TY - BOOK ID - 134183957 TI - Guide for the microscopical identification of ore and gangue minerals PY - 2020 PB - Tübingen Tübingen University Press DB - UniCat KW - Mineralogy & gems KW - ore minerals KW - reflected-light microscopy KW - microscopic identification KW - ore petrography KW - Ore microscopy KW - ore mineral guide UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:134183957 AB - Reflected-light microscopy is an essential method in earth and materials sciences for the observation of opaque minerals in rocks, metallic ores, coals, and of synthetic phases in slags, cements, metalls/alloys and coal. In contrast to other analytic investigations, ore microscopy does not only allow for the identification of many minerals but also enables the user to characterise their intergrowths and fabrics, resulting in the interpretation of their genesis and of the subsequent transformation processes, like alteration, replacement, exsolution and deformation. This guide is intended to serve as an introduction and helpful resource for geosciences students and professionals in the industry for identifying important opaque minerals and some synthetic phases. It includes the optical properties of 130 ore and gangue minerals as well as at least four photomicrographs of their typical appearances, textures, and assemblages. ER -