Atlas of Minerals and Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks in Thin-Section

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Alessandro Da Mommio (University of Milan) Victoria Pease (Stockholms Universitet)

Atlas of Minerals and Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks in Thin-Section

Alessandro Da Mommio (University of Milan), Victoria Pease (Stockholms Universitet)

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Cambridge University Press
29 May 2025

Volcanology & seismology; Petrology

The Atlas of Minerals and Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks in Thin-Section provides the geology student and geoscientist with a stunning new color atlas of the main rock-forming minerals and igneous and metamorphic rocks in thin-section. It showcases minerals in various settings and degrees of alteration and preservation to allow users to best identify their own specimens in practice. Chapter 1 highlights the distinctive characteristics used to identify different minerals. Building on this base, following chapters describe rock textures and types, summarizing their petrogenesis within a plate tectonic framework. This book also includes insights into how additional information from petrographic thin-sections can be obtained using modern analytical methods to increase our understanding of geological processes. The Atlas is an indispensable reference textbook for all facilities that use a petrographic microscope, for professional geoscientists, and as an aid for any student studying minerals and rocks.

By: Alessandro Da Mommio (University of Milan), Victoria Pease (Stockholms Universitet)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 277mm, Width: 215mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 1.180kg
ISBN: 9781009112055
ISBN 10: 1009112058
Pages: 411
Publication Date: 29 May 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alessandro Da Mommio completed his PhD in geology at the University of Milan in 2015. With a long-standing expertise in petrography since his undergraduate studies, he has developed a distinguished website dedicated to his specialty: the petrography of minerals and rocks. In 2014, one of his images secured second place in the Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition. He's currently teaching science and mathematics. Victoria Pease is Professor of Tectonics and Magmatism at Stockholm University. Her research focuses on Arctic tectonics. She has been teaching the next generation of geologists for more than 20 years. She sits on a number of international scientific committees and is Chief Editor of Precambrian Research. Victoria is co-author (with Hugh Rollinson) of the reference textbook Using Geochemical Data: To Understand Geological Processes, Second Edition (2021, Cambridge University Press).