Introduction to Optical Mineralogy by Dr. William Nesse

Description: About this productProduct InformationThe purpose of this book is to serve the needs of students in learning the procedures and theory required to use the petrographic microscope. In the second edition the book has been updated and there has been a number of changes.Product IdentifiersPublisherOxford University Press, IncorporatedISBN-100195060245ISBN-139780195060249eBay Product ID (ePID)78785Product Key FeaturesAuthorWilliam D. NessePublication NameIntroduction to Optical MineralogyFormatHardcoverLanguageEnglishFeaturesRevisedPublication Year1991TypeTextbookNumber of Pages352 PagesDimensionsItem Length7.5in.Item Height1in.Item Width9.3in.Item Weight38.4 OzAdditional Product FeaturesLc Classification NumberQe397.N47 1991Edition DescriptionRevised EditionEdition Number2Reviews"This book makes a very welcome addition to the current list of optical mineralogy texts. The organization of the book follows a clear logical path. The introductory sections are very clear, and excellent use has been made of diagrams and photographs. The pace is about right for moststudents and the course is well graded in terms of increasing complexity. Particularly attractive are the 'cut-away' diagrams illustrating extinction in various sections through different minerals in chapters 6 and 7. I find this one of the best available textbooks on introductory opticalmineralogy - it is easy to read, beautifully illustrated and factually satisfying." --Geological Magazine, "An excellent book with many clear diagrams to aid the text . . . .Certainly teachers will find it a useful tool." --Applied Optics, "This book makes a very welcome addition to the current list of optical mierology texts. The organization of the book follows a clear logical path. The introductory sections are very clear, and excellent use has been made of diagrams and photographs. The pace is about right for moststudents and the course is well graded in terms of increasing complexity. Particularly attractive are the 'cut-away' diagrams illustrating extinction in various sections through different minerals in chapters 6 and 7. I find this one of the best available textbooks on introductory opticalminerology - it is easy to read, beautifully illustrated and factually satisfying." --Geological Magazine, "Nesse's book has a central role for the undergraduate curriculum in most geology departments in the United States. [It] is already excellent. It should be considered strongly for adoption as a required text for mineralogic and petrologic optics by al undergraduate geology departments."--American Minerologist, "This book represents an attempt to combine crystallography and optical mineralogy into one handy volume . . . . The author should be complemented for his success in achieving a good balance between two subjects while keeping the volume down to a reasonable and affordable size . . . . Thispractical book will serve very well as an introductory-level textbook." --American Mineralogist, "This book makes a very welcome addition to the current list of opticalmierology texts. The organization of the book follows a clear logical path.The introductory sections are very clear, and excellent use has been made ofdiagrams and photographs. The pace is about right for most students and thecourse is well graded in terms of increasing complexity. Particularlyattractive are the 'cut-away' diagrams illustrating extinction in varioussections through different minerals in chapters 6 and 7. I find this one of thebest available textbooks on introductory optical minerology - it is easy toread, beautifully illustrated and factually satisfying." --GeologicalMagazine, "This book represents an attempt to combine crystallography and opticalmineralogy into one handy volume . . . . The author should be complemented forhis success in achieving a good balance between two subjects while keeping thevolume down to a reasonable and affordable size . . . . This practical book willserve very well as an introductory-level textbook." --AmericanMineralogist, From reviews of the first edition: "Well written; the text makes the concepts readily understandable. Abundant well-labeled line diagrams, which closely complement the text, are present in all chapters . . . .Step-by-step procedures for the measurement of optical properties of minerals inthin section as well as grain mounts are outlined in detail . . . . To those teaching an introductory course in optical mineralogy or a petrology course involving thin-section work, I strongly recommend this book." --Geology, "Fills a long-felt need for a brief text on microscopial optics containing adequate descriptions of a reasonable selections of actual minerals." --American Journal of Science, "A first class textbook aimed at a specific audience, and I recommend it for introductory optical mineralogy." --Geological Sciences, "It is clearly an attractive proposition to the undergraduate, who canobtain one textbook for two courses . . . .Nesse's book is profusely illustratedwith well-designed and clearly-drawn diagrams, from which a student working onhis own could learn a great deal." Times Higher Education Supplement, "An excellent book with many clear diagrams to aid the text . . . . Certainly teachers will find it a useful tool." --Applied Optics, "It is clearly an attractive proposition to the undergraduate, who can obtain one textbook for two courses . . . .Nesse's book is profusely illustrated with well-designed and clearly-drawn diagrams, from which a student working on his own could learn a great deal." Times Higher EducationSupplement, "This book makes a very welcome addition to the current list of opticalmineralogy texts. The organization of the book follows a clear logical path.The introductory sections are very clear, and excellent use has been made ofdiagrams and photographs. The pace is about right for most students and thecourse is well graded in terms of increasing complexity. Particularlyattractive are the 'cut-away' diagrams illustrating extinction in varioussections through different minerals in chapters 6 and 7. I find this one of thebest available textbooks on introductory optical mineralogy - it is easy toread, beautifully illustrated and factually satisfying." --GeologicalMagazine, From reviews of the first edition: "Well written; the text makes theconcepts readily understandable. Abundant well-labeled line diagrams, whichclosely complement the text, are present in all chapters . . . .Step-by-stepprocedures for the measurement of optical properties of minerals in thin sectionas well as grain mounts are outlined in detail . . . . To those teaching anintroductory course in optical mineralogy or a petrology course involvingthin-section work, I strongly recommend this book." --Geology, "Nesse has combined a generally non-technical style of prose with a profuse use of well conceived illustrations to provide highly readable explanations of most aspects of light transmission through minerals." --Journal of Geological Education, "Nesse's book has a central role for the undergraduate curriculum in mostgeology departments in the United States. [It] is already excellent. It shouldbe considered strongly for adoption as a required text for mineralogic andpetrologic optics by al undergraduate geology departments." --AmericanMinerologist, "Nesse has combined a generally non-technical style of prose with aprofuse use of well conceived illustrations to provide highly readableexplanations of most aspects of light transmission through minerals." --Journalof Geological Education, "A first class textbook aimed at a specific audience, and I recommend itfor introductory optical mineralogy." --Geological Sciences, "Fills a long-felt need for a brief text on microscopial optics containingadequate descriptions of a reasonable selections of actual minerals." --AmericanJournal of ScienceCopyright Date1991Target AudienceCollege AudienceTopicEarth Sciences / Mineralogy, Chemistry / GeneralLccn90-007328Dewey Decimal549/.125Dewey Edition21IllustratedYesGenreScience

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