Authors:L. L. Y. Chang, R. A. Howie, J. Zussman,
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Keywords: rock, forming, minerals, halides, phosphates, silicates, sulphates, carbonates, non
Number of Pages: 392
Published: 1995-10-01
List price: $190.00
ISBN-10: 189779990X
ISBN-13: 9781897799901

This latest volume in the second edition of Rock-Forming Minerals deals mainly with the sulphates, carbonates, phosphates and halides. This voulume has been completely rewritten and considerably expanded, incorporating the many advances in knowledge arising from new and improved techniques for investigating minerals. Since the publication of the first edition, crystal structures are now far better known, and the use of the electron-probemicroanalysis has led to an even greater appeciation of the chemical variations in many of the minerals. Furthermore studies offliud inclusions and of stable i

Authors:William Alexander Deer, R. A. Howie, J. Zussman,
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Keywords: minerals, forming, rock, orthosilicates
Number of Pages: 932
Published: 1982-11-01
List price: $190.00
ISBN-10: 1897799888
ISBN-13: 9781897799888

A second edition, in two parts, of Volume 1 of this well-known reference series. This volume deals mainly with the olivine and garnet groups and also the humite group, zircon, sphene, vesuvianite, the Al2SiO5 (including mullite), topaz, staurolite and chloritoid. The disilicates and ring-silicates are covered in Volume 1B. In the years since the first edition was published, the quantity and scope of research on the olivines, garnets and the aluminosilicates has grown enormously and has given rise to a wide variety of literature. This book, which has been completely rewritten and considerably e

Authors:William Alexander Deer, R. A. Howie, J. Zussman,
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Keywords: forming, minerals, rock, silicates, ring, disilicates
Number of Pages: 630
Published: 1986-11-01
List price: $190.00
ISBN-10: 1897799896
ISBN-13: 9781897799895

A second edition, in two parts, of Volume 1 of this well-known reference series. This volume deals mainly with the disilcates and ring silicates including the epidote, melilite, cordierite, and tourmaline groups. In addition to the minerals dealt with in the first edition, some of the rarer but typical minerals in the calc-silicate rocks and the accessory minerals of nepheline-syenites and related rocks have been included. The orthosilicates, in particular the olivine, garnet and humite groups are covered in Volume 1A. In the years since the first edition was published, the quantity and scope

Authors:William Alexander Deer, R. A. Howie, J. Zussman,
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Keywords: silicates, feldspars, framework, volume, forming, minerals, rock
Number of Pages: 992
Published: 2001-06-01
List price: $250.00
ISBN-10: 1862390819
ISBN-13: 9781862390812

This major revision takes place 38 years after the publication of the first edition. This volume in the second edition of the series Rock-forming Minerals is devoted entirely to the feldspar minerals. The text has been completely re-written and very much expanded,incorporating the advances in knowledge and understanding arising from the new and improved techniques for the study of minerals that have developed over the decades between editions. The authors have maintained the general approach used in the other volumes, summarising important research results and presenting them in an organised f

Authors:W. A. Deer, R. A Howie, J. Zussman, W. A. Deer, J. Zus
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Keywords: minerals, micas, clay, excluding, layered, forming, rock, silicates
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2009-04-15
List price: $200.00
ISBN-10: 1862392595
ISBN-13: 9781862392595

This extensive revision deals with the minerals talc, pyrophyllite, chlorite, serpentine, stilpnomelane, zussmanite, prehnite and apophyllite. The text has been completely rewritten and very much expanded to take account of the many advances that have been made in all aspects of the Earth sciences, not least mineralogy. Each chapter is headed by a brief tabulation of mineral data and ends with full references. Crystal structures are described and illustrated, followed by discussion of structural information gained from spectroscopic as well as X-ray and electron-optic methods. Chemical section