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This book serves as a comprehensive guide to rock-forming minerals, tailored for students and researchers in mineralogy, petrology, and geochemistry. This updated second edition incorporates significant advancements in earth sciences, offering insights into the structure, chemistry, and properties of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rock minerals.
It provides a scientific understanding of minerals, showcasing correlations between various aspects of mineralogy for clear identification. With tabulated data including unit cell parameters, reflectance, and Vickers hardness, the book emphasises modern concepts in plate tectonics, geothermometry, and fluid inclusions. Enhanced by microscopic features and a birefringence chart, it's an essential resource for anyone studying Earth's composition.
Condition: Used (good, see images, some cover wear) Softcover ISBN 0582300940
