Publisher's Synopsis
Heavy minerals - minerals that sink rather than float in a dense liquid - are introduced in this reference book which is fully illustrated in colour. In the context of sedimentological research and petroleum exploration studies, interest in heavy minerals has increased significantly in recent years and the appearance of this new reference will facilitate the exploitation of their full potential.;The primary aim of the book is to provide a manual to assist in the microscopic identification of the most common transparent heavy minerals in sediments. Part 1, which deals with the principles of heavy mineral analysis, concludes with some useful examples. Part 2 focuses on identification and presents a detailed description of 61 transparent heavy-mineral species. Each mineral description is accompanied by one or more colour illustrations.
