Rock-forming Minerals in Thin Section

Identification of rock-forming minerals in thin section is a key skill needed by all earth science students and practising geologists. This translation of the completely revised and updated German second edition (by Leonore Hoke, Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences, New Zealand) provides a comprehensive guide to identifying 140 of the most important rock-forming mineral species.The book is divided into three main parts. Part A is a practical guide to the fundamentals of crystal optics, polarization microscopy and the practical use of microscopes. Part B gives a detailed description of the characteristic optical features, special features, and the paragenesis of the most common rock-forming minerals. This well-illustrated part is divided into opaque minerals, isotropic, uniaxial and optical biaxial mineral groups. Part C contains identification tables for the minerals and diagrams showing the international classification of magmatic rocks, as well as a colour plate section showing crystal forms of minerals. The book will provide an invaluable guide to all undergraduate earth scientists, as well as to professional geologists requiring an overview of mineral identification in thin section.

ISBN 0412644606   DEWEY edition DC21 ISBN13 9780412644603 (What's this?)   Pages 232 Publisher Chapman and Hall   Volumes 1 Imprint Chapman and Hall   Weight (grammes) 715 Format Hardback   Published in London Publication date 01 May 1997   Height (mm) 246 Translator Leonore Hoke   Width (mm) 189 Library of Congress QE   Spine width (mm) 19 DEWEY 549.114   Academic level Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly

		Preface to the English edition
		Preface to the German second edition
		List of symbols and abbreviations
Pt. A		Optical Crystallography
1		The polarizing microscope		2
2		Orthoscopic observations		6
3		Observations under conoscopic light		19
Pt. B		Optical Mineralogy
1		Opaque minerals and substances		30
2		Optically isotropic (also pseudo-cubic) minerals and amorphous substances		35
3		Optically uniaxial minerals		54
4		Biaxial crystals		79
Pt. C		Appendices
1		Tables for the microscopic identification of rock-forming minerals		170
2		Diagrams for the classification of magmatic rocks		205
3		Diagrams of mineral and rock structures		208
		Bibliography		215
		Index		217

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