Originally published in 1963, this text provides a major revision of the first edition. It is devoted to the feldspar minerals, incorporating the advances in knowledge and understanding arising from the new and improved techniques for the study of minerals that have developed over the decades between editions. The authors have set out to maintain the general approach used in the other volumes, summarizing important research results and presenting them in an organized fashion.
This revised edition has entailed a thorough re-writing of the text, taking account of the impressive advances that have been made in all aspects of earth sciences, particularly mineralogy, over...
This edition takes account of the advances that have been made in all aspects of earth sciences, particularly mineralogy, over the recent years.
'Hurray for Mackenzie and Guilford for at last we have a pictorial guide to the rock-forming minerals! . . . such feasts of colour in mineralogy books are rare . . . an admirable guide' New Scientist
For example , the organic complexes of the Te Puke ( New Zealand ) halloysite studied by Carr & Chih ( 1971 ) generally yielded significantly lower spacings than the organic complexes of the Hungarian halloysite investigated by MacEwan ...
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.
ROCK - FORMING MINERALS Volume 5A ( Second edition ) Non - Silicates : Oxides , Hydroxides and Sulphides By J. F. W. ... The Rock - Forming Minerals Series : Volume 1A : Orthosilicates ( second edition ) Volume 1B : Disilicates & ring ...
Rock-forming Minerals: Framework silicates
This book provides a very basic introduction to electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS). It has the largest compiled collection of EDS spectra ever published and covers most common rock forming minerals.
Rock-Forming Minerals, Volume 1A: Orthosilicates, 2nd ed. London, UK, The Geological Society. Deer, W.A., Howie, R.A., & Zussman, J. (1986). Rock-Forming Minerals, Volume 1B: Disilicates and Ring Silicates, 2nd ed.
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