Rocks and minerals of Nunavut / Jurate Gertzbein
- Author:
- Gertzbein, Jurate
- Additional Titles:
- Common rocks and minerals of Nunavut
- Published:
- Iqaluit, Nunavut ; Toronto, Ontario : Inhabit Media, [2013]
- Copyright Date:
- ©2013
- Physical Description:
- 241 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour portrait ; 23 cm
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1.What Is a Mineral? -- 2.What Is a Gem? -- 3.Mineral Identification -- 4.Mineral Classes -- 5.What Is a Rock? -- 6.Classification of Rocks -- 7.Rock Cycle Flow Chart -- 8.Identifying Rocks -- 9.Igneous Rock ID Flow Chart -- 10.Sedimentary Rock ID Flow Chart -- 11.Metamorphic Rock ID Flow Chart -- 12.Igneous Rock Settings -- 13.Sedimentary Rock Settings -- 14.Metamorphic Rock Settings -- 15.Geologic Time Scale -- MINERAL DESCRIPTIONS -- Native Elements -- Diamond -- Gold -- Graphite -- Silver -- Sulphides -- Arsenopyrite -- Chalcopyrite -- Galena -- Pyrite -- Pyrrhotite -- Sphalerite -- Oxides -- Corundum -- Hematite -- Magnetite -- Spinel -- Halides -- Halite -- Carbonates -- Calcite -- Dolomite -- Sulphates -- Gypsum -- Phosphates -- Apatite -- Silicates -- Actinolite -- Andalusite -- Biotite -- Chlorite -- Epidote -- Garnet -- Hornblende -- Kyanite -- Muscovite -- Nepheline -- Olivine -- Orthoclase -- Phlogopite -- Plagioclase -- Pyroxene -- Quartz -- Serpentine -- Sillimanite -- Talc -- Tourmaline -- Tremolite -- ROCK DESCRIPTIONS -- Igneous Rocks -- Extrusive rocks -- Andesite -- Ash tuff -- Basalt -- Dacite -- Obsidian -- Rhyolite -- Intrusive Rocks -- Anorthosite -- Diabase -- Diorite -- Gabbro -- Granite -- Granodiorite -- Kimberlite -- Lamprophyre -- Monzonite -- Nepheline syenite -- Pegmatite -- Peridotite -- Syenite -- Sedimentary Rocks -- Biogenic -- Dolostone -- Chemical -- Chert -- Gypsum rock -- Iron formation -- Limestone -- Rock salt -- Detrital -- Arkose -- Breccia -- Conglomerate -- Greywacke -- Sandstone -- Shale -- Siltstone -- Organic -- Coal -- Metamorphic Rocks -- Contact -- Calc-silicate -- Hornfels -- Skarn -- Regional -- Amphibolite -- Eclogite -- Gneiss -- Granulite -- Marble -- Migmatite -- Phyllite -- Quartzite -- Schist -- Serpentinite -- Slate -- Extraterrestrial -- Meteorite.
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- ISBN:
- 9781927095102
1927095107
9781927095096
1927095093 - Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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