Main Title |
Heavy minerals in colour / |
Author |
Mange, Maria A.
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Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Chapman & Hall, |
Year Published |
1989 |
OCLC Number |
19776730 |
ISBN |
0412439107; 9780412439100; 004445564X; 9780044455646 |
Subjects |
Heavy minerals--Identification--Handbooks, manuals, etc ;
Atlas--(DE-588)4143303-8 ;
Schwermineral--(DE-588)4180525-2
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELBM |
QE364.2.H4M36 1989 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
04/01/1994 |
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Edition |
1st ed. |
Collation |
147 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-141). Includes indexes. |
Contents Notes |
pt. I. Heavy minerals in the study of sediments: principles and practice. 1. Introduction. 2. Heavy minerals in the study of sediments: their application and limitations. Hydraulic effects. Heavy minerals and grain size. The chemical stability of heavy minerals. 3. Methods. Sampling for heavy mineral analyses. Preparation of samples. Size reduction, disaggregation and cleaning. Sieving. Heavy mineral separation. General considerations. Gravity separation. Centrifuge technique. Miscellaneous separations. Preparation for optical analysis. Splitting of heavy mineral fractions. Grain mounts. Microscopic identification. Grain counting. Study of varietal types. Advanced auxiliary techniques. X-ray diffraction. X-ray fluorescence spectrometry. Electron-probe microanalysis. The scanning electron microscope. Cathodoluminescence. 4. Presentation and numerical analysis of heavy mineral data. 5. Application of heavy minerals -- pt. II. Descriptions of heavy minerals. 6. Introduction. |