The Ore Minerals Under the Microscope: An Optical Guide

The Ore Minerals Under the Microscope: An Optical Guide
ISBN-10
0080931642
ISBN-13
9780080931647
Category
Science
Pages
894
Language
English
Published
2008-11-11
Publisher
Elsevier
Author
Bernhard Pracejus

Description

This is a very detailed colour atlas for ore/opaque minerals (ore microscopy) with the main emphasis on name and synonyms, mineral group, chemical composition, information about major formation environment, optical data, reflection colour/shade comparison with 4 common/standard minerals of a similar colour or grey shade, up to 5 high-quality photos for each mineral with scale, and a short description of the pictures. A compilation from some of the prominent publications in the field of ore microscopy yielded a list of 431 minerals are included in this atlas. * Concise full-color pictorial reference for scientists and geologists * Explains how to describe and identify microscopic samples of minerals * Draws material from prominent literature yielding over 400 different minerals

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