Description
A textbook covering the essentials of crystallography, mineralogy, and the igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks for first year undergraduates. It is also suitable for A-level students.
Chapter
Chapter
2. Crystallography
pp.:
18 – 34
Chapter
3. The Classification of Crystals
pp.:
34 – 53
Chapter
4. The Physical Properties of Minerals
pp.:
53 – 77
Chapter
5. The Rocks
pp.:
77 – 90
Chapter
6. Structure and Texture in Igneous Rocks
pp.:
90 – 95
Chapter
7. The Field Occurrence of Igneous Rocks
pp.:
95 – 105
Chapter
8. The Classification of the Igneous Rocks
pp.:
105 – 112
Chapter
9. The Rock Clans
pp.:
112 – 123
Chapter
10. The Syenite Clan
pp.:
123 – 130
Chapter
11. The Diorite Clan
pp.:
130 – 134
Chapter
12. The Gabbro Clan
pp.:
134 – 143
Chapter
13. The Ultrabasic Clan
pp.:
143 – 147
Chapter
14. Weathering
pp.:
147 – 156
Chapter
15. The Sedimentary Rocks
pp.:
156 – 182
Chapter
16. Structures in Sedimentary Rocks
pp.:
182 – 201
Chapter
17. The Clastic Sedimentary Rocks
pp.:
201 – 224
Chapter
18. The Calcareous Rocks
pp.:
224 – 238
Chapter
19. The Chemically Formed Sediments
pp.:
238 – 253
Chapter
20. The Carbonaceous Deposits
pp.:
253 – 263
Chapter
21. Pyroclastic Rocks
pp.:
263 – 268
Chapter
22. Metamorphism
pp.:
268 – 286
Bibliography
pp.:
286 – 287
FURTHER READING
pp.:
321 – 322