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By (author) Nesse, William
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The fourth edition of Introduction to Optical Mineralogy has been thoroughly revised and updated to increase reading comprehension and improve the clarity of its illustrations. Ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in optical mineralogy, this accessible text is also an essential resource for petrology and petrography courses.
The fourth edition of Introduction to Optical Mineralogy has been thoroughly revised and updated to increase reading comprehension and improve the clarity of its illustrations. Author William D. Nesse continues his detailed discussions of the petrographic microscope, the nature and properties of light, and the behavior of light in isotropic and anisotropic minerals, with detailed coverage of uniaxial and biaxial optics. Ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduatecourses in optical mineralogy, this accessible text is also an essential resource for petrology and petrography courses.
Table of contents
Chapter 1 ; Light ; The Nature of Light ; Electromagnetic Radiation ; Phase ; The Perception of Color ; Interaction of Light and Matter ; Transmitted Light ; Velocity ; Index of Refraction ; Reflection ; Critical Angle and Total Internal Reflection ; Optical Class ; Optical Indicatrix ; Dispersion ; Light Absorption and Color ; Polarized Light ; Polarization by Double Refraction ; Polarization by Reflection ; Polarization by Scattering ; Chapter 2 ; The Petrographic Microscope ; Direction Conventions ; Samples ; Illuminator ; Substage Assembly ; Microscope Stage ; Objective Lenses ; Epi-Illuminator ; Upper Polarizer ; Bertrand Lens ; Ocular ; Focusing Mechanism ; Accessories ; Additional Equipment ; General Care of the Microscope ; Adjustment of the Microscope ; Adjusting the Oculars ; Focusing ; Adjusting the Illuminator ; Centering the Objectives ; Adjusting the Substage ; Alignment of Polarizers ; General Considerations ; Chapter 3 ; Refractometry ; Relief ; Becke Line Method ; Dispersion Effects ; Oblique Illumination Method ; Practical Considerations ; Accuracy of the Immersion Method ; Determining Indices of Refraction in Thin Section ; Chapter 4 ; Optics of Isotropic Materials ; Isotropic Indicatrix ; Distinguishing Between Isotropic and Anisotropic Minerals ; Identification of Isotropic Minerals ; Grain Mount ; Thin Section ; Chapter 5 ; Optics of Anisotropic Minerals: Introduction ; Interference Phenomena ; Monochromatic Illumination ; Retardation ; Birefringence ; Interference of the Two Rays ; Polychromatic Illumination ; Orders of Interference Colors ; Anomalous Interference Colors ; Determining Thickness of a Sample ; Thin Section ; Grain Mount ; Determining Birefringence from the ; Color Chart ; Thin Section ; Grain Mount ; Recognizing the Different Orders of ; Interference Colors ; Extinction ; Categories of Extinction ; Use of the Accessory Plates ; Sign of Elongation ; Relief ; Pleochroism ; Chapter 6 ; Uniaxial Optics ; Optic Sign ; Crystallographic Considerations ; Uniaxial Indicatrix ; Use of the Indicatrix ; Birefringence and Interference Colors ; Extinction ; Tetragonal Minerals ; Hexagonal Minerals ; Rhombohedral Cleavage ; Prismatic and Pinacoidal Cleavage ; Pleochroism ; Interference Figure ; Optic Axis Interference Figure ; Formation of Isochromes ; Formation of Isogyres ; Determining Optic Sign ; Off -Center Optic Axis Figure ; Flash Figure ; Selecting Grains to Give Interference Figures ; Optic Axis Figure ; Flash Figure ; Determining Indices of Refraction ; Grain Mount ; Determining nv ; Determining ne ; Thin Section ; Spindle Stage ; Chapter 7 ; Biaxial Optics ; Biaxial Indicatrix ; Mathematical Relationships ; Use of the Indicatrix ; Normal Incidence Parallel to an Indicatrix Axis ; Normal Incidence Parallel to an Optic Axis ; Normal Incidence In a Random Direction ; Inclined Incidence ; Crystallographic Orientation of Indicatrix Axes ; Orthorhomb
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