Rock-Forming Minerals: Non-Siicates: Sulphates, Carbonates, Phosphates, and Halides:, Volume 5B

This latest volume in the second edition of Rock-Forming Minerals deals mainly with the sulphates, carbonates, phosphates and halides. This volume has been completely rewritten and considerably expanded, incorporating the many advances in knowledge arising from new and improved techniques for investigating minerals. Since the publication of the first edition, crystal structures are now far better known, and the use of the electron-probe microanalysis has led to an even greater appreciation ...