Anthony R. Philpotts
Abstract
Introduction. 1. Review of the Microscope and Mineral Optics. 2. Rock-Forming Minerals and Their Optical Properties. 3. Classification of Igneous Rocks. 4. Texture and Structures of Igneous Rocks. 5. Classification and Textures of Metamorphic Rocks. Index.
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Introduction. 1. Review of the Microscope and Mineral Optics. 2. Rock-Forming Minerals and Their Optical Properties. 3. Classification of Igneous Rocks. 4. Texture and Structures of Igneous Rocks. 5. Classification and Textures of Metamorphic Rocks. Index.
Key concepts: Igneous rock, Metamorphic rock, Petrography, Geology, Texture (cosmology), Geochemistry, Mineral, Petrology