Publisher |
PHI Learning |
Publication Year |
2012 |
ISBN-13 |
9788120346659 |
ISBN-10 |
9788120346659 |
Binding |
Paperback |
Number of Pages |
112 Pages |
Language |
(English) |
Weight (grms) |
190 |
Introduction to Ore Microscopy is a brief introduction to the science of ore minerals. It is designed to help undergraduate and postgraduate students of geology and earth science for their practical course. The book gives a comprehensive, handy and scientific description of ores which form a part of ore geology and economic geology. Illustrated with a wealth of full-colour and black-and-white polished section photographs, the book explains how to observe ores under the microscope in the reflected light. Besides dealing with the texture, structures, and paragenesis of ore minerals, it also deals with the methodology to study physical and optical characters of important ore minerals, such as sulphides, arsenides, antimonides, molybdenites, tungstate, and oxides ores. A brief description mineral paragenesis, paragenetic diagrams and some important ore-deposits of India and other parts of the world are also given. The book will also prove to be useful for those working in the mineral industry
Jaya Prakash Shrivastava
Jaya Prakash Shrivastava, Ph.D., is a Senior Professor of Geology, University of Delhi. He has over three decades of teaching and research experience in various postgraduate departments. Dr. Shrivastava has contributed more than 60 research papers to various journals of international and national repute. He has been honoured with the National Mineral Award for his outstanding contribution to Geology. His areas of research includes Geochemistry, Igneous Petrology and Ore Geology. Nishi Rani, Ph.D., is a Research Associate in the Department of Geology, University of Delhi. She has published more than 10 research papers in various journals of national and international repute.
Jaya Prakash Shrivastava
PHI Learning