A key for identification of rock-forming minerals in thin section /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Andrew J. Barker, University of Southampton, UK
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
vi, 173 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations (chiefly color) ;
Dimensions
25 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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1. Introduction -- 2. Key to rock-forming minerals in thin-section
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"The key for identification of rock-forming minerals provides an efficient and systematic approach to identifying minerals in thin-section. It is structured in the form of a dichotomous key, comparable to those widely used in botany and entomology. The present key gives a unique solution for each mineral. The key covers more than 150 of the most commonly encountered rock-forming minerals, plus a few rarer but noteworthy minerals, indicative of particular conditions. Illustrated in full colour, with high quality photomicrographs of each mineral, it also provides the most comprehensive atlas of rock-forming minerals currently available."--