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A Color Atlas of Rocks and Minerals in Thin Sectio N

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A Color Atlas of Rocks and Minerals in Thin Sectio N

by A.E. Adams (Author)
by W.S. MacKenzie (Author)

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ISBN: 9780470233382

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An introduction to the use of thin sections in the study of petrography--the scientific description of rocks. It covers all rock types--igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic--and provides readers with an excellent overview of the subject.

ISBN	470233389
ISBN13	9780470233382
Publisher	John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format	Paperback
Publication date	31/01/1994
Pages	192
Weight (grammes)	362
Published in	United States
Height (mm)	280
Width (mm)	217

Partial table of contents: OPTICAL MINERALOGY
The Polarizing Microscope
Description of Minerals
MINERALS
Olivine
Amphibole
Quartz
Microcline
Calcite
Garnet
IGNEOUS ROCKS
Basalt
Gabbro
Andesite
Diorite
Microgranite
Phonolite
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
Sub-Arkose
Greywacke
Micaceous Sandstone
Ooid Grainstone
Bioclast Packstone
Dolomite
Replacement Chert
Banded Ironstone
Volcaniclastic Rocks
METAMORPHIC ROCKS
Mylonite
Biotite Hornfels
Serpentinite
Garnet Mica Schist
Kyanite Gneiss
Two Pyroxene Granulite
Retrograde Eclogite
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