The Descriptive Handbook of Rock Forming Minerals is a simple reference book of all rock forming and accessory minerals. There are two listings for each mineral: 1. Physical properties, listing all physical properties and 2. Optical properties, listing all optical properties visible with a polarizing microscope. Where minerals are of a small size or microscopic in nature, only the optical properties are listed for that mineral
The Descriptive Handbook of Rock Forming Minerals is a simple reference book of all rock forming and accessory minerals. There are two listings for ea...