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020			_a9781108427241
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a552.06 _bV598p2
100			_aVernon, Ron H.
245			_aA practical guide to rock microstructure [2nd ed.] _cRon H. Vernon
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aCambridge _bCambridge University Press _c2018
300			_aviii, 431p.
520			_aA clear understanding of the processes responsible for observed rock microstructures is essential for making reliable petrogenetic interpretations, including inferences made from chemical and isotopic analyses of minerals. This volume presents a comprehensive survey of rock microstructures, emphasising basic concepts and the latest methods, while highlighting potential pitfalls in the interpretation of the origin of rock microstructure. Richly illustrated with over 250 colour photographs, including more than 10 percent new photomicrographs and several mesoscopic images, it demonstrates the basic processes responsible for the wide variety of microstructures in igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks. This second edition includes extensive updates to the coverage of igneous rocks as well as recent ideas on physical processes in migmatites and partial melting of sedimentary rocks. This practical guide will continue to be an invaluable resource to advanced students and early-career researchers of mineralogy, petrology and structural geology, as well as professional geologists and material scientists.
650			_aRocks -- Analysis
650			_aMetamorphisms (Geology)
650			_aMicrostructure
942			_cBK
999			_c560097 _d560097