A 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 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, plu...

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Main Author Barker, Andrew J
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published United States CRC Press 2017
Taylor & Francis Group
Edition1
Subjects
Ecology
Rock-forming minerals
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / Soil & Rock
Thin sections (Geology)
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Summary: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
ISBN:1315778696
9781315778693
1138001147
9781138001145
9781138430167
1138430161
DOI:10.1201/b17437