Tables for the determination of common opaque minerals / by Paul G. Spry and Brian L. Gedlinske ; edited by Brian J. Skinner.

Author/creator Spry, Paul G. author.
Other author Gedlinske, Brian author.
Other author Skinner, Brian J., 1928-2019 editor.
Format Electronic
PublicationNew Haven, CT : Society of Economic Geologists, 1987.
Description1 online resource.
Supplemental ContentGeoScienceWorld
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SeriesReviews in economic geology
Reviews in economic geology. ^A190746
Summary Measurements of the optical properties of opaque minerals using a reflected-light polarizing microscope are difficult because they require demanding and exacting techniques. Unlike transparent minerals, which can be easily identified by tests using a transmitted-light petrographic microscope, opaque minerals have few optical properties that can lead to unambiguous identification. The principal properties used to identify opaque minerals are colour and colour intensity. The tables given here are designed to serve as a rapid and efficient way of identifying the common opaque minerals.
General noteIncludes index.
Spec. audience char. Specialized.
Source of descriptionDescription based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 1, 2016).
Issued in other formPrint version : 9781887483025
ISBN9781629490076 (ebook) :

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