Minerals in Thin Section 2nd Edition by Dexter Perkins and Kevin R. Henke focuses on the practical, need-to-know information absolutely necessary for work in the laboratory. Chapter topics cover: what is light?, polarization of light and the polarizing microscope, the velocity of light in crystals and the refractive index, interaction of light and crystals, other mineral characteristics in thin sections, and a detailed mineral description.
This is the second edition of a concise, straightforward, and balanced presentation of the theory and techniques of optical mineralogy. Designed for students to have on hand in the laboratory, this manual includes data and photos for all major igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary minerals. This book is the perfect supplement for mineralogy, optical mineralogy, and petrography courses.
Part I: Theoretical Considerations discusses the interaction of minerals and light, the properties of minerals in thin section, and the most practical aspects of optical mineralogy. Part II: Identifying Minerals in Thin Section describes in detail the most common and significant or special minerals (see mineral index), including: name, formula, occurrence, distinguishing features, similar minerals, properties and interference figures, color, form, cleavage, relief, interference colors, extinction and orientation, and twinning.
Box 2 (inside back cover) provides a straightforward process users can follow in order to determine a mineral's properties. This text contains 34 pages of color photographs, including at least one for each of the 60 minerals described in detail, to illustrate the minerals in thin sections and to help students with mineral identification.
Appendices contain additional information on: Common Opaque Minerals; Isotropic Minerals Ordered by Refractive Index; Uniaxial Minerals Sorted by Optic Sign and Ordered by Refractive Index; Biaxial Minerals Sorted by Optic Sign and Ordered by Refractive Index; Minerals Ordered by Interference Colors and Sorted by Optic System and Optic Sign; and an Alphabetical List of Minerals and Mineral Properties.
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