Call number:
AWI G1-97-0105
Description / Table of Contents:
This revised and updated new edition has entailed a thorough re-writing of the text to take account of the impressive advances that have been made in all aspects of earth sciences, particularly mineralogy, over recent years. The organization of the text and treatment of the subject remains the same with each of the common minerals of igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks being discussed in terms of structure, chemistry, optical and physical properties, distinguishing features and paragenesis. Quantitative and qualitative correlations between the various aspects of mineralogy are shown wherever possible to provide a scientific understanding of minerals as well as their description and identification. Tabulated data and optic orientation sketches at the head of each section aim to make identification of each mineral clear and accessible. For this new edition the tabulations include unit cell parameters, and reflectances and Vickers hardness for opaque minerals. Selected references illustrate the different approaches to the study of minerals and include review publications of particular mineral groups. New for this edition is the inclusion of a fourcolour fold-out birefringence chart. This will be an essential textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students of mineralogy, petrology and geochemistry. lt will also have wide appeal as a reference work for postgraduate research students and research workers in related fields.
Type of Medium:
Monograph available for loan
Pages:
XVI, 696 S.
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Ill., graph. Darst.
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24 cm
Edition:
2. ed., repr.
ISBN:
0582300940
Note:
Contents: Preface to Second Edition. - Preface to First Edition. - Acknowledgements. - Abbreviations and Symbols. - ORTHO-, AND RING SILICATES. - Olivine group. - Olivine, monticellite. - Humite group. - Zircon. - Sphene (titanite). - Garnet group. - Vesuvianite (idocrase). - Sillimanite. - Mullite. - Andalusite. - Kyanite. - Topaz. - Staurolite. - Chloritoid. - Larnite. - Merwinite. - Spurrite. - Eudialyte-eucolite. - Epidote group. - Lawsonite. - Pumpellyite. - Melilite group. - Rankinite. - Tilleyite. - Beryl. - Cordierite. - Tourmaline. - Axinite. - CHAIN SILICATES. - Pyroxene group. - Enstatite-orthoferrosilite, pigeonite, diopside-hedenbergite, augite-ferroaugite, omphacite, jadeite, aegirine, aegirine-augite, spodumene. - Wollastonite. - Pectolite. - Rhodonite. - Bustamite. - Pyroxmangite. - Sapphirine. - Aenigmatite. - Amphibole group. - Anthophyllite-gedrite, cummingtonite-grunerite, tremolite-actinolite, hornblende, kaersutite, glaucophane-riebeckite, richterite, katophorite, eckermannite-arfvedsonite. - SHEET SILICATES. - Mica group. - Muscovite, paragonite, glauconite, phlogopite-biotite, lepidolite, zinnwaldite, margarite, clintonite. - Stilpnomelane. - Astrophyllite. - Pyrophyllite. - Talc. - Chlorite. - Serpentine. - Clay minerals. - Kaolinite group, illite, smectite group, vermiculite. - Apophyllite. - Prehnite. - FRAMEWORK SILICATES. - Feldspar group. - Alkali feldspars, plagioclase, barium feldspars (celsian, hyalophane). - Silica minerals. - Quartz, tridymite, cristobalite. - Nepheline group. - Nepheline, kalsilite. - Petalite. - Leucite. - Sodalite group. - Sodalite, nosean, häuyne. - Cancrinite-vishnevite. - Scapolite. - Analcite. - Zeolite group. - NON-SILICATES. - Oxides. - Periclase, cassiterite, corundum, hematite, ilmenite, rutile, anatase, brookite, perovskite. - Spinel group: spinel series, magnetite series, chromite series. - Hydroxides. - Brucite, gibbsite, diaspore, boehmite. - Goethite, Jepidocrocite, limonite. - Sulphides. - Pyrites, pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, galena. - Sulphates. - Baryte, celestine, gypsum, anhydrite. - Carbonates. - Calcite, magnesite, rhodochrosite, siderite, dolomite, ankerite, huntite, aragonite, strontianite, witherite. - Phosphates. - Apatite, monazite. - Halides. - Fluorite, halite. - Appendix I: Calculation of a chemical formula from a mineral analysis. - Appendix 2: Atomic and molecular weights for use in calculations of mineral formulae from chemical analyses. - Appendix 3: End member calculations. - Index. - Birefringence chart. - The plate section appears between pages 368 and 369.
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AWI Library
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