Atlas of Minerals and Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks in Thin-Section

The Atlas of Minerals and Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks in Thin-Section provides the geology student and geoscientist with a stunning new color atlas of the main rock-forming minerals and igneous and metamorphic rocks in thin-section. It showcases minerals in various settings and degrees of alteration and preservation to allow users to best identify their own specimens in practice. Chapter 1 highlights the distinctive characteristics used to identify different minerals. Building on this base, following chapters describe rock textures and types, summarizing their petrogenesis within a plate tectonic framework. This book also includes insights into how additional information from petrographic thin-sections can be obtained using modern analytical methods to increase our understanding of geological processes. The Atlas is an indispensable reference textbook for all facilities that use a petrographic microscope, for professional geoscientists, and as an aid for any student studying minerals and rocks.

• A superlative new atlas of minerals and rocks in thin section, with hundreds of beautiful color photomicrographs
• Definiitve text to aid in the identification of minerals and rocks for students, and a reference atlas for researchers and lab technicians
• Contains up-to-date and comprehensive explanations of how, where, and why rocks form, deepening the reader's understanding of mineralogy, petrology, and rock textures
• Includes examples of how to apply this information, demonstrating modern methodologies and providing a potential framework for further studies