Rock-forming Minerals, Volume 2,deel 1 Online

: Key tests and characteristics to differentiate similar minerals under a microscope.

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Each mineral or mineral group is analyzed through five standardized sub-sections: : Key tests and characteristics to differentiate similar

: Pyroxenes alone account for 544 pages of the text. optic axial angles

: Descriptions of atomic structure and X-ray methods for identification.

: Data on refractive indices, optic axial angles, and density, often correlated with chemical composition.