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Ore minerals under the microscope : an optical guide / Bernhard Pracejus.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Atlases in geoscience ; 3.Publication details: Amsterdam : Elsevier, ©2015.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xix, 1098 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 31 cmISBN:
  • 9780444627254
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 549.028 23 P895
Contents:
Front Cover; The Ore Minerals Under the Microscope; Copyright; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface to the Second Edition; Explanations & Abbreviations; Textures; Magmatic Environments; Post-magmatic Environments; Post-magmatic Environments; Metamorphic Environments; Sedimentary Environments & Soils; Supergene Replacement; Biomineralisation; Optical Characteristics -- Search Index; Mineral Descriptions; I -- Elements; I/A -- Metallic and Intermetallic Compounds, Carbides, Nitrides, Phosphides, and Silicides; Copper, native I/A.01-010; Silver, native I/A.01-020; Gold, native I/A.01-040
Summary: The Ore Minerals Under the Microscope: An Optical Guide, Second Edition, is a very detailed color atlas for ore/opaque minerals (ore microscopy), with a main emphasis on name and synonyms, short descriptions, mineral groups, chemical compositions, information on major formation environments, optical data, reflection color/shade comparison with four common/standard minerals of a similar color or grey shade, and up to five high-quality photos for each mineral with scale. In addition, the atlas contains a compilation from some of the prominent publications in the field of ore microscopy prese.
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Includes bibliographic references and index.

Front Cover; The Ore Minerals Under the Microscope; Copyright; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface to the Second Edition; Explanations & Abbreviations; Textures; Magmatic Environments; Post-magmatic Environments; Post-magmatic Environments; Metamorphic Environments; Sedimentary Environments & Soils; Supergene Replacement; Biomineralisation; Optical Characteristics --
Search Index; Mineral Descriptions; I --
Elements; I/A --
Metallic and Intermetallic Compounds, Carbides, Nitrides, Phosphides, and Silicides; Copper, native I/A.01-010; Silver, native I/A.01-020; Gold, native I/A.01-040

The Ore Minerals Under the Microscope: An Optical Guide, Second Edition, is a very detailed color atlas for ore/opaque minerals (ore microscopy), with a main emphasis on name and synonyms, short descriptions, mineral groups, chemical compositions, information on major formation environments, optical data, reflection color/shade comparison with four common/standard minerals of a similar color or grey shade, and up to five high-quality photos for each mineral with scale. In addition, the atlas contains a compilation from some of the prominent publications in the field of ore microscopy prese.

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