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This translation of the completely revised and updated german second edition by leonore hoke, institute of geological and nuclear sciences, new zealand provides a comprehensive guide to identifying 140 of the most important rockforming mineral species. Now that you are familiar with how to use a petrographic. Minerals in thin section by dexter perkins, kevin r. Buy minerals in thin section by dexter perkins, kevin r. This book is extremely helpful for identifying minerals under thin section, especially for those who have no prior experience. Illustrated with a wealth of full color thin section photographs the book explains how. The second edition of this concise, clear, and handysized volume, highly respected and successful authors explain to the reader, with the help. Buy rocks and minerals in thin section a colour atlas 1 by w. This book is good for identifying minerals in thin section, ideal for those exams and practices, although it is fairly limited as it doesnt cover all the minerals you will come across in even first year geology. Read download rocks and minerals in thin section pdf pdf. A colour atlas of rocks and minerals in thin section. In this concise, clear, and handysized volume, aimed at the introductory undergraduate level, highly respected and successful authors explain to the reader, with the help of 180 superb color photomicrographs, how to observe, describe and identify thin section samples of rocks and minerals using the polarising microscope.
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