Crystal Identification with the Polarizing Microscope [electronic resource] by R.E. Stoiber, S.A. Morse.

Some of the simpler measurements of optical mineralogy are so precise and powerful that they give satisfaction to beginning students. Not long after mastering the strike and dip of rock surfaces with the Brunton compass, many geology students are able to determine precisely the identity of quartz, o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Stoiber, R.E (Author)
Morse, S.A (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1994.
Edition:1st ed. 1994.
Subjects:
Physical chemistry.
Mineralogy.
Online Access:
Springer Book Archive - Chemistry & Material Science: 1994 (Springer Link)
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • 1 Crystal Identification and Optical Principles
  • 2 Equipment and Preparation of Materials
  • 3 The Immersion Method
  • 4 Isotropic Crystal Identification
  • 5 Phase Relationships and Interference
  • 6 Anisotropic Crystals
  • 7 Uniaxial Crystal Optics
  • 8 Uniaxial Interference Figures
  • 9 Identification of Uniaxial Crystals
  • 10 Biaxial Crystal Optics
  • 11 Biaxial Interference Figures
  • 12 Identification of Biaxial Crystals
  • 13 Crystallographic Relations of Biaxial Crystals
  • 14 Optic Orientation in Stereo
  • 15 Special Orientation Methods
  • 16 Use of the Dispersion Method
  • 17 Crystal Identification Recipes
  • Appendix A. Optical Properties of Common Rock-Forming Minerals
  • Appendix B. Identification of Fibrous Asbestos
  • References.