KEY FOR IDENTIFICATION OF ROCK-FORMING MINERALS IN THIN SECTION
Structured in the form of a dichotomous key, comparable to those widely used in botany, the mineral key provides an effi cient and systematic approach to identifying rock-forming minerals in thin-section. This unique approach covers 150+ of the most commonly encountered rock-forming minerals, plus a...
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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CRC Press
2017.
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Edición: | 1st ed |
Colección: | Balkema Book.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009755178806719 |
Sumario: | Structured in the form of a dichotomous key, comparable to those widely used in botany, the mineral key provides an effi cient and systematic approach to identifying rock-forming minerals in thin-section. This unique approach covers 150+ of the most commonly encountered rock-forming minerals, plus a few rarer but noteworthy ones. Illustrated in full colour, with 330+ 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.Commencing with a brief introduction |
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Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (181 p.) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9781317697237 9780429227486 9781138430167 9781138001145 |