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.

Author: Alessandro Da Mommio, Victoria Pease
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 07/24/2025
Pages: 411
Weight: 2.58lbs
Size: 10.81h x 8.54w x 0.85d
ISBN: 9781009112055