Sedimentary Petrology
Sedimentary Petrology

Author: Maurice E. Tucker

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-05-22

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1118698908

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The earlier editions of this book have been used by successivegenerations of students for more than 20 years, and it is thestandard text on the subject in most British universities and manyothers throughout the world. The study of sediments and sedimentary rocks continues to be acore topic in the Earth Sciences and this book aims to provide aconcise account of their composition, mineralogy, textures,structures, diagenesis and depositional environments. This latest edition is noteworthy for the inclusion of 16 plateswith 54 colour photomicrographs of sedimentary rocks inthin-section. These bring sediments to life and show their beautyand colorful appearance down the microscope; they will aid thestudent enormously in laboratory petrographic work. The text hasbeen revised where necessary and the reference and further readinglists brought up-to-date. New tables have been included to helpundergraduates with rock and thin-section description andinterpretation. New 16-page colour section will mean students do not need tobuy Longman Atlas All illustrations redrawn to higher standard Complete revision of text - new material on sedimentarygeochemistry, etc

Petrology for Students
Petrology for Students

Author: Alfred Harker

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780265801246

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Excerpt from Petrology for Students: An Introduction to the Study of Rocks Under the Microscope IN this section will be included such notes on the Optical properties of minerals as may be of use to a novice; but there will be no attempt to supersede the use of books dealing systematically with the subject. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Earth Materials
Earth Materials

Author: Cornelis Klein

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 552

ISBN-13: 052114521X

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Key concepts in mineralogy and petrology are explained alongside beautiful full-color illustrations, in this concisely written textbook.

Petrology for Students; An Introduction to the Study of Rocks; Under the Microscope
Petrology for Students; An Introduction to the Study of Rocks; Under the Microscope

Author: Alfred 1859-1939 Harker

Publisher: Wentworth Press

Published: 2016-08-28

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 9781372529139

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