Atlas of Minerals and Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks in Thin-Section

A stunning color atlas of minerals and igneous and metamorphic rocks in thin-section, indispensable for geology students and geoscientists.

Alessandro Da Mommio (Author), Victoria Pease (Author)

9781009112055, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 29 May 2025

411 pages
27.7 x 21.5 x 2.3 cm, 1.18 kg

'This book is the unmistakable descendent of the classic mineralogy text of Deer, Howie, and Zussman but is richly illustrated with beautiful photomicrographs of the minerals themselves. Collectors, students and professionals will all enjoy and benefit from it.' Robert J. Stern, University of Texas at Dallas

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.

Preface
List of information boxes
List of application highlights
1. Rock-forming minerals
2. Igneous rocks
3. Metamorphic rocks – their textures and fabrics
Index.

Subject Areas: Earth sciences [RB]