Introduction to Optical Mineralogy

by William D. Nesse

The third edition of Introduction to Optical Mineralogy provides comprehensive coverage of the optical properties of minerals. It describes in detail more than 125 common rock-forming minerals and a selection of common ore minerals. Revised chapters on optical theory discuss the petrographic microscope, the nature and properties of light, the behavior of light in isotropic and anisotropic materials, and uniaxial and biaxial anisotropic optics. Ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in optical mineralogy, this accessible text is also an essential resource for petrology/petrography courses.

Features of the Third Edition


·Includes a new section on reflected light optics


·Reorganizes material so that silicates-which comprise over 95% of the earth's crust-are discussed first in order to reflect their abundance and petrologic significance


·Contains numerous photomicrographs and revised illustrations throughout


·Provides step-by-step procedures for using the petrographic microscope and a flow chart detailing the process of identifying unknown minerals

Also Companion CD
A Textural Atlas of Minerals in Thin Section by Daniel Schulze contains color images of 65 minerals in thin selection, pictures of common alteration products-all indexed by mineral structure and composition-and more than 200 illustrations of important optical properties used in thin selection identification.

Genres: Geology, Mineralogy, Reference, School, Textbooks

370 pages, Hardcover

First published June 26, 1986

Reviews

[Robert Coleman · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great resource for introductory optical mineralogy courses. The main gripe that I have with the 4th edition is the interference color chart - the colors don't look natural! The 3rd edition interference color chart looks way more realistic. The color chart made it hard to figure out the interference color orders, length fast/slow, etc. I'd recommend using this book with a different color chart. Otherwise this book does a great job.

[Iloivar · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is an excellent reference except that it lacks both index and glossary. Any book this dense in information really needs at least one of those, especially if it is going to be used as a text book.

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