A Key for Identification of Rock-Forming Minerals in Thin Section Contributor(s): Barker, Andrew J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138430161 ISBN-13: 9781138430167 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $218.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2018 |
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BISAC Categories: - Nature | Ecology - Science | Earth Sciences - Geology - Technology & Engineering | Civil - Soil & Rock |
Dewey: 549 |
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Publisher Description: Structured in the form of a dichotomous key, comparable to those widely used in botany, the mineral key provides an efficient and systematic approach to identifying rock-forming minerals in thin-section. This unique approach covers 150 plus of the most commonly encountered rock-forming minerals, plus a few rarer but noteworthy ones. Illustrated in full colour, with 330 plus high quality mineral photomicrographs from a worldwide collection of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks, it also provides a comprehensive atlas of rock-forming minerals in thin-section. |