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Optical Mineralogy

Principles and Practice

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  • © 1992

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Authors:
  1. C. D. Gribble

    1. Department of Geology & Applied Geology, University of Glasgow, UK

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  2. A. J. Hall

    1. Department of Geology & Applied Geology, University of Glasgow, UK

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction to the microscopic study of minerals

    • C. D. Gribble, A. J. Hall
    Pages 1-34

  3. Silicate minerals

    • C. D. Gribble, A. J. Hall
    Pages 35-154

  4. The non-silicates

    • C. D. Gribble, A. J. Hall
    Pages 155-214

  5. Transmitted-light crystallography

    • C. D. Gribble, A. J. Hall
    Pages 215-242

  6. Reflected-light theory

    • C. D. Gribble, A. J. Hall
    Pages 243-268

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 269-303
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About this book

This book is the successor to A practical introduction to optical mineralogy, which was written in the early 1980s, and published by George Allen & Unwin in 1985. Our intention, once again, is to introduce the student of geology to the microscopic examination of minerals, by both transmitted and reflected light. These techniques should be mastered by students early in their careers, and this text has been proposed in the full awareness that it will be used as a laboratory handbook, serving as a quick reference to the properties of minerals. However, care has been taken to present a systematic explanation of the use of the microscope, as well as to include an extended explanation of the theoretical aspects of optical crystallography in transmitted light. The book is therefore intended as a serious text that introduces the study of minerals under the microscope to the intending honours student of geology, as well as providing information for the novice or interested layman.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Geology & Applied Geology, University of Glasgow, UK

    C. D. Gribble, A. J. Hall

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Optical Mineralogy

  • Book Subtitle: Principles and Practice

  • Authors: C. D. Gribble, A. J. Hall

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9692-9

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1992

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4615-9694-3Published: 21 March 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-9692-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 303

  • Number of Illustrations: 135 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Mineralogy, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary

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