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 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Key to rock-forming minerals in thin-section; Section 1: 2 (or 3) cleavage traces; Section 2: 1 Cleavage trace, inclined extinction; Section 3: 1 Cleavage trace, straight extinction, colourless; Section 4: 1 Cleavage trace, straight extinction, coloured; Section 5: Imperfect cleavage, parting or arranged fractures; Section 6: 0 Cleavage traces, colourless; Section 7: 0 Cleavage traces, coloured; Section 8: Opaque minerals; Appendix 1: Birefringence value (δ) and corresponding interference colours for a 30μm rock thin-section
- Appendix 2: Birefringence table of minerals in order of δ valuesAppendix 3: Glossary; Appendix 4: Mineral abbreviations; References
