A pictorial guide to metamorphic rocks in the field / Kurt Hollocher.
By: Hollocher, Kurt [author.]
Language: English Publisher: Leiden, The Netherlands : CRC Press/Balkema, [2014]Description: xvi, 310 pages : illustrations (some colors) ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781138026308 (paperback)Subject(s): Metamorphic rocks -- Pictorial works | SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology | TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / Soil & RockDDC classification: 552/.4 LOC classification: QE475 | .H65 2014Other classification: SCI031000 | TEC009150 Online resources: Cover image Summary: "This book is an illustrative introduction to metamorphic rocks as seen in the field, designed for advanced high school to graduate-level earth science and geology students to jump-start their observational skills. In addition to photographs of rocks in the field, there are numerous line diagrams and examples of metamorphic features shown in thin section. The thin section photos are all at a scale and in a context that can be related to views seen in the field through a hand lens. This book will serve as a pictorial atlas of metamorphic rocks, processes, and features. Suitable for a broad range of education, background, and interests"-- Provided by publisher.| Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This book is an illustrative introduction to metamorphic rocks as seen in the field, designed for advanced high school to graduate-level earth science and geology students to jump-start their observational skills. In addition to photographs of rocks in the field, there are numerous line diagrams and examples of metamorphic features shown in thin section. The thin section photos are all at a scale and in a context that can be related to views seen in the field through a hand lens. This book will serve as a pictorial atlas of metamorphic rocks, processes, and features. Suitable for a broad range of education, background, and interests"-- Provided by publisher.
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