| Description |
1 online resource. |
| Series |
Open textbook library.
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| Contents |
Module 1: Overview -- 1.1 What is Petrology? -- 1.2 How is This Book Organized? -- 1.3 Why is Petrology Useful? -- Module 2: Using the Petrographic Microscope -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Thin Sections -- 2.3 Light and Optics Part 1: Electromagnetic Spectrum, Properties of Light -- 2.3 Light and Optics Part 2: Refractive Index, Polarized Light, Birefringence -- 2.4 Parts of the Petrographic Microscope -- 2.5 Common Issues Using a Petrographic Microscope -- 2.6 Properties Under Plane Polarized Light -- 2.7 Properties Under Cross Polarized Light -- 2.8 Interference Figures: Part 1 -- 2.8 Interference Figures: Part 2 -- 2.9 Atlas of Minerals in Thin Section -- 2.10 Synthesis Exercises -- Bushveld Igneous Complex -- Southwestern Virginia Case Study |
| Summary |
Learn about igneous and metamorphic rocks (and how to analyze them), the fun way! Students learn concepts and practice knowledge by conducting inquiries guided with examples based on videos and interactive diagrams. |
| Note |
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike |
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Description based on print resource. |
| Local Note |
Promoted: Local to Global Cooperative Open Textbook Library |
| Language |
In English. |
| Subject |
Science -- Textbooks.
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Earth sciences -- Textbooks.
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Earth sciences. (OCoLC)fst00900729
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Science. (OCoLC)fst01108176
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| Genre/Form |
Textbooks. (OCoLC)fst01423863
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| Added Author |
Johnson, Elizabeth, author.
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Liu, Juhong Christie, author.
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Open Textbook Library, distributor.
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