Rocks and Minerals in Thin Section: A Colour Atlas

by Kate H. Brodie, Ian R. MacKenzie, W.S. MacKenzie James, et al.

This concise, clear and handy-sized volume, aimed at the undergraduate level, provides an introduction to the observation, description and identifi cation in thin section, using the polarizing microscope, of samples of the commonlyoccurring rocks and minerals. Illustrated with a wealth of full colour thin section photomicrographs, and with the original images enhanced by new examples and a revised text, the book explains how to observe mineral...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138028061
• ISBN13: 9781138028067
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"