Atlas of sedimentary rocks under the microscope A third volume to accompany the successful Atlas of Rock-forming Minerals in Thin Section and Atlas of Igneous Rocks and Their Textures, this full-colour handbook presents over 200 colour illustrations of the common constituents and textures of sedimentary rocks as seen using thin sections or acetate peels. Since carbonate rocks show the greatest variety of grain types half the book is devoted to them, but the authors also cover sandstones, ironstones, phosphatic rocks, evaporites and cherts. In addition to the plates and their captions a short introduction outlines the classifications used and the staining techniques applied to most of the limestone samples. Like its predecessors, this atlas provides an essential guide and laboratory manual for geology students and teachers. Amateur geologists will also find much to help them enjoy the study of sedimentary rocks under the microscope with the aid of relatively simple equipment. A.E. Adams is Lecturer in Geology at the University of Manchester. W.S. MacKenzie is Emeritus Professor of Petrology at the University of Manchester. C. Guilford was formerly Superintendent of the Department of Geology at the University of Manchester.
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This color atlas serves as a lab handbook to assist students and researchers in the study of sedimentary rocks. Photographs of all the major components and sedimentary rocks in their section are included, and detailed appendixes describe important lab procedures, such as the making of sections and acetate peel.
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Atlas of sedimentary rocks under the microscope A third volume to accompany the successful Atlas of Rock-forming Minerals in Thin Section and Atlas of Igneous Rocks and Their Textures, this full-colour handbook presents over 200 colour illustrations of the common constituents and textures of sedimentary rocks as seen using thin sections or acetate peels. Since carbonate rocks show the greatest variety of grain types half the book is devoted to them, but the authors also cover sandstones, ironstones, phosphatic rocks, evaporites and cherts. In addition to the plates and their captions a short introduction outlines the classifications used and the staining techniques applied to most of the limestone samples. Like its predecessors, this atlas provides an essential guide and laboratory manual for geology students and teachers. Amateur geologists will also find much to help them enjoy the study of sedimentary rocks under the microscope with the aid of relatively simple equipment. A.E. Adams is Lecturer in Geology at the University of Manchester. W.S. MacKenzie is Emeritus Professor of Petrology at the University of Manchester. C. Guilford was formerly Superintendent of the Department of Geology at the University of Manchester.
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This book serves as an excellent companion to geology students in describing and identifying sedimentary rocks under a polarized microscope. The pictures are clear and colored. The descriptions are brief, but very informative.
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coal measures, inferior oolite, stained acetate peel, terrigenous elastic rocks, stained thin section, ferroan calcite cement, sparite cement, micritic sediment, order interference colours, igneous rock fragments, micrite envelopes, echinoderm plates, sparry calcite cement, echinoderm fragments, dolomite crystals, detrital grains, clastic rocks, quartz grains, crystal boundaries Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Middle Jurassic, Lower Carboniferous, Upper Jurassic, South Wales, Alizarin Red, Woo Dale Limestone, North Yorkshire, Lower Jurassic, Lower C'arhoniferous, Upper Cretaceous, Upper Carboniferous, Long Dale, Cap Rhir, Lower Cretaceous, Western High Atlas, Crossed Polars Browse Sample Pages:
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coal measures, inferior oolite, stained acetate peel, terrigenous elastic rocks, stained thin section, ferroan calcite cement, sparite cement, micritic sediment, order interference colours, igneous rock fragments, micrite envelopes, echinoderm plates, sparry calcite cement, echinoderm fragments, dolomite crystals, detrital grains, clastic rocks, quartz grains, crystal boundaries Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Middle Jurassic, Lower Carboniferous, Upper Jurassic, South Wales, Alizarin Red, Woo Dale Limestone, North Yorkshire, Lower Jurassic, Lower C'arhoniferous, Upper Cretaceous, Upper Carboniferous, Long Dale, Cap Rhir, Lower Cretaceous, Western High Atlas, Crossed Polars Browse Sample Pages:
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