Description based on: v. 3, published in 2003.

This revised edition has entailed a thorough re-writing of the text, taking account of the impressive advances that have been made in all aspects of earth scien

Introduction to Mineralogy and Petrology, second edition, presents the essentials of both disciplines through an approach accessible to industry professionals,

Structured in the form of a dichotomous key, comparable to those widely used in botany, the mineral key provides an efficient and systematic approach to identif

Key concepts in mineralogy and petrology are explained alongside beautiful full-color illustrations, in this concisely written textbook.