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Mineralogy - 9780130620996, paperback, Dexter Perkins
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- Book Title
- Mineralogy
- ISBN
- 9780130620996
- Item Length
- 10.8in
- Publisher
- Prentice Hall PTR
- Publication Year
- 2001
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7in
- Features
- Revised
- Genre
- Science
- Topic
- Earth Sciences / Mineralogy
- Item Width
- 8.3in
- Item Weight
- 37.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 483 Pages
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For undergraduate courses in mineralogy or courses that combine mineralogy and petrology. This student-oriented text is written in a casual, jargon-free style to present a modern introduction to mineralogy. It emphasizes real-world applications and an "outside-in approach" as well as the history and human side of mineralogy.
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Publisher
Prentice Hall PTR
ISBN-10
0130620998
ISBN-13
9780130620996
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2223378
Product Key Features
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Revised
Topic
Earth Sciences / Mineralogy
Publication Year
2001
Type
Textbook
Genre
Science
Number of Pages
483 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
10.8in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
8.3in
Item Weight
37.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Qe363.2.P42 2001
Edition Description
Revised Edition
Edition Number
2
Publication Name
Mineralogy
Table of Content
Preface. I. MINERAL PROPERTIES AND OCCURRENCES. 1. Elements and Minerals. Minerals. The Importance of Minerals. Elements: The Basic Building Blocks. Atoms and Elements. Ions. The Modern Periodic Table. Bonding in Minerals. Origin of the Elements and the Earth. Abundant Elements and Minerals. Major Elements, Minor Elements, and Trace Elements. 2. Crystallization and Classification of Minerals. Crystals and Crystallization. Crystal Imperfections: Defects. Crystal Imperfections: Compositional Zoning. Crystal Imperfections: Twinning. Igneous Minerals. Minerals That Precipitate from Aqueous Solutions. Metamorphic and Diagenetic Minerals. Common Rocks and Minerals. Life Spans of Minerals. The Laws of Thermodynamics. Classification of Minerals. A Classified List of Minerals. 3. Mineral Properties: Hand Specimen Mineralogy. Identification of Minerals. Mineral Appearance. Crystal Shape. Strength and Breaking of Minerals. Density and Specific Gravity. Magnetism of Minerals. Electrical Properties. Reaction to Dilute Hydrochloric Acid. Other Properties. 4. Optical Mineralogy. What Is Light? Polarization of Light and the Polarizing Microscope. The Velocity of Light in Crystals and the Refractive Index. Interaction of Light and Crystals. Other Mineral Characteristics in Thin Sections. 5. Igneous Rocks and Silicate Minerals. Magmas and Igneous Rocks. Composition of Igneous Rocks. Crystallization of Magmas. Silicate Minerals. The Naming of Igneous Rocks. Common Types of Igneous Rock. 6. Sedimentary Minerals and Sedimentary Rocks. Weathering. Transportation, Deposition, and Lithification. Sedimentary Minerals. Common Sedimentary Rocks. Diagenesis. 7. Metamorphic Minerals and Metamorphic Rocks. The Causes of Metamorphism. Metamorphic Textures. Metamorphic Minerals. Metamorphic Facies. Some Common Types of Metamorphic Rock. Metamorphic Reactions. Equilibrium. Metamorphic Phase Diagrams and the Phase Rule. The Thermodynamics of Reactions. 8. Ore Deposits and Economic Minerals. Mineral Use and Profitability. Types of Ore Deposits. Ore Minerals. Gems and Gem Minerals. II. SYMMETRY, CRYSTALLOGRAPHY AND ATOMIC STRUCTURE. 9. Crystal Morphology and Symmetry. Symmetry. Stereo Diagrams. Forms and Crystal Morphology. Plotting Crystal Faces on a Stereo Diagram. Point Groups and Crystal Systems. 10. Crystallography. Observations in Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. Unit Cells and Lattices in Two Dimensions. Unit Cells and Lattices in Three Dimensions. Bravais Lattices. Unit Cell Symmetry and Crystal Symmetry. Point Groups and Crystal Systems. Symmetry of Three-Dimensional Crystal Structures. Crystal Habit and Crystal Faces. 11. Units Cells, Points, Lines, and Planes. Unit Cell Parameters and Crystallographic Axes. The Compostion of Unit Cells. Point in Unit Cells. Lines and Directions in Crystals. Planes in Crystals. Crys
Copyright Date
2002
Target Audience
College Audience
Lccn
2001-055488
Dewey Decimal
549
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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