| Series |
Reviews in economic geology
Reviews in economic geology. ^A190746
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| Summary |
Measurements of the optical properties of opaque minerals using a reflected-light polarizing microscope are difficult because they require demanding and exacting techniques. Unlike transparent minerals, which can be easily identified by tests using a transmitted-light petrographic microscope, opaque minerals have few optical properties that can lead to unambiguous identification. The principal properties used to identify opaque minerals are colour and colour intensity. The tables given here are designed to serve as a rapid and efficient way of identifying the common opaque minerals. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Spec. audience char. |
Specialized. |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 1, 2016). |
| Issued in other form | Print version : 9781887483025 |
| ISBN | 9781629490076 (ebook) : |
