Introduction to Mineralogy consolidates much of the material now covered in traditional mineralogy and optical mineralogy courses and focuses on describing minerals within their geologic context. It presents the important traditional content of mineralogy including crystallography, chemical bonding, controls on mineral structure, mineral stability, and crystal growth to provide a foundation that enables students to understand the nature and occurrence of minerals. Physical, optical, and X-ray powder diffraction techniques of mineral study are described in detail, and common chemical analytical methods are outlined as well. Detailed descriptions of over 100 common minerals are provided, and the geologic context within which these minerals occur is emphasized. Appendices provide tables and diagrams to help students with mineral identification, using both physical and optical properties. Numerous line drawings, photographs, and photomicrographs help make complex concepts understandable. Introduction to Mineralogy not only provides specific knowledge about minerals but also helps students develop the intellectual tools essential for a solid, scientific education. This comprehensive text is useful for undergraduate students in a wide range of mineralogy courses.
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"A fine text, as good as Hurlbut and Klein's published by Wiley, and at a lesser cost! The latter is important, especially for overseas universities like ours!"--Lewis D. Ashmal, RAU, South Africa
"Finally, a book that combines the essentials of crystallography, mineralogy, and optics with complete mineral descriptions and excellent artwork."--Drew Coleman, Boston University
"Contains good coverage of other important topics together with essential optical mineralogy."--Doug Smith, University of Texas at Austin
"Concise and informative."--Harold Stowell, University of Alabama
"Finally, a book that combines the essentials of crystallography, mineralogy, and optics with complete mineral descriptions and excellent artwork."--Drew Coleman, Boston University
"Contains good coverage of other important topics together with essential optical mineralogy."--Doug Smith, University of Texas at Austin
"Concise and informative."--Harold Stowell, University of Alabama
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Good geology book,
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This review is from: Introduction to Mineralogy (Hardcover)
This is a good book for beginning geology students. It is very technical and does not have any colored pictures and the images and not very clear. However, despite this it is a book that holds a lot of pertinent information.
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Half way decent Min book,
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This review is from: Introduction to Mineralogy and An Atlas of Minerals in Thin Section: Book & CD Pack (Hardcover)
I will be short and to the point. I just took mineralogy this fall, and this book was pretty good. It's not a sit down and read type of textbook, however. It comes in handy during optical mineralogy with microscopes, and for learning terms. The information for each mineral is well documented with optical, chemical, physical, symmetry, and locations where they're found. One thing I would have liked was color pictures and even thin section images, but there are other books for that. Overall, it's very helpful for anyone he needs a good guide or is just starting in mineralogy.
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Mineralogy Book,
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This review is from: Introduction to Mineralogy (Hardcover)
This is a very informative book. It is quite helpful in the field of gemology, as well as the intended field of geology.
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Almost every human endeavor is influenced by minerals. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
high positive relief, optic axis dispersion, pelitic metamorphic rocks, acute bisectrix figures, fast ray vibration direction, numerous isochromes, optic orientation, other rhombohedral carbonates, reflection pleochroism, bisectrix dispersion, bisectrix interference figures, maximum interference color, optic axis interference figure, show parallel extinction, cleavage folia, hydrothermal sulfide deposits, hydrothermal vein systems, more distinctly green, reconstructive polymorphs, slow ray vibration direction, anomalous interference colors, orthoscopic illumination, inclined extinction, isogyres form, strong anisotropism Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Color Properties Luster, Distinguishing Features Hand Sample, Optical Characteristics Relief, New York, American Mineralogist, Cleavage Perfect, Mineralogical Society of America, Composition Most, John Wiley, Cleavage None, Cleavage Good, Use None, Oxford University Press, Mineralogical Magazine, Rock Forming Minerals, Cambridge University Press, South Africa, Cleavage Poor, Occurrence Most, Handbook of Mineralogy, Academic Press, Amphibole Group, Cleavage Imperfect, Englewood Cliffs, Feldspar Group New!
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Almost every human endeavor is influenced by minerals. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
high positive relief, optic axis dispersion, pelitic metamorphic rocks, acute bisectrix figures, fast ray vibration direction, numerous isochromes, optic orientation, other rhombohedral carbonates, reflection pleochroism, bisectrix dispersion, bisectrix interference figures, maximum interference color, optic axis interference figure, show parallel extinction, cleavage folia, hydrothermal sulfide deposits, hydrothermal vein systems, more distinctly green, reconstructive polymorphs, slow ray vibration direction, anomalous interference colors, orthoscopic illumination, inclined extinction, isogyres form, strong anisotropism Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Color Properties Luster, Distinguishing Features Hand Sample, Optical Characteristics Relief, New York, American Mineralogist, Cleavage Perfect, Mineralogical Society of America, Composition Most, John Wiley, Cleavage None, Cleavage Good, Use None, Oxford University Press, Mineralogical Magazine, Rock Forming Minerals, Cambridge University Press, South Africa, Cleavage Poor, Occurrence Most, Handbook of Mineralogy, Academic Press, Amphibole Group, Cleavage Imperfect, Englewood Cliffs, Feldspar Group New!
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- Rock-Forming Minerals, Vol. 4B: Framework Silicates - Silica Minerals, Feldspathoids and Zeolites by W. A. Deer on 6 pages
- Silicate Crystal Chemistry by Dana T. Griffen on page 200, page 234, and page 325
- The System of Mineralogy, Vol. 3: Silica Minerals by James D. Dana on page 4, and page 5
- Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry: Introduction to the Geometry of the Solid State by F.Donald Bloss on page 38, and page 73
- Health Effects of Mineral Dusts (Reviews in Mineralogy) by Brooke Mossman on page 234, and page 260
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- Ionic Compounds: Applications of Chemistry to Mineralogy by Claude H. Yoder in Back Matter
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