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				A Practical Guide to Rock Microstructure 606 pages - paperback Cambridge University Press - (isbn 0-521-89133-7) Oct. 2004
	Price:			66,12 EUR
	Author(s):			Vernon, Ron H. (Macquarie University, Sydney)
	Description:			Rock microstructures provide clues for the interpretation of rock history. A good understanding of the physical or structural relationships of minerals and rocks is essential for making the most of more detailed chemical and isotopic analyses of minerals. Ron Vernon discusses the basic processes responsible for the wide variety of microstructures in igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic and deformed rocks, using high-quality colour illustrations. He discusses potential complications of interpretation, emphasizing pitfalls, and focussing on the latest techniques and approaches. Opaque minerals (sulphides and oxides) are referred to where appropriate. The comprehensive list of relevant references will be useful for advanced students wishing to delve more deeply into problems of rock microstructure. Senior undergraduate and graduate students of mineralogy, petrology and structural geology will find this book essential reading, and it will also be of interest to students of materials science.
	Contents List:			Preface; 1. Background; 2. Microstructures of sedimentary rocks; 3. Microstructures of igneous rocks; 4. Microstructures of metamorphic rocks; 5. Microstructures of deformed rocks; Mineral symbols used in this book; Glossary of microstructural terms.
	Illustrations etc.:			61 diagrams, 254 colour figures
	Weight:			1450 g
	Dimensions:			247 x 190
	Publisher:			Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)
				Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)