An Introduction to the Rock-Forming Minerals
The third edition of An Introduction to the Rock-Forming Minerals has been published by the Mineralogical Society and is available for purchase from the Mineralogical Society online bookshop. The list price, for institutions is £55 The reduced price for members of the Mineralogical Society is £35 The reduced price for individuals who are not members of the Mineralogical Society is £45 Copies are also available for purchase from the Geological Society online bookshop. In this edition, most of the commonly occurring minerals of igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks are discussed in terms of structure, chemistry, optical and other physical properties, distinguishing features and paragenesis. Important correlations between these aspects of mineralogy are emphasized wherever possible. The content of each section has been updated where needed in the light of published research over the 21 years between editions. Tables of over 200 chemical analyses and formulae are included and a number of older entries have been replaced by more recent examples. Major new features: • Entirely new views of crystal structures in perspective using CrystalMaker colour images; Free CrystalViewer interactive CD with >100 mineral structures included (download the latest version of the minerals library here) • Over 60 colour photographs of minerals in thin sections of rocks under the petrological microscope • Considerably expanded treatment of feldspar and zeolite minerals • Mineral identification table based on birefringence and listing other properties • Colour strip with appropriate interference colours and birefringences for the main rock-forming minerals
Print Book, English, 2013
3. ed
Mineralogical Society of Great Britain & Ireland, London, 2013