TY  - BOOK
AU  - Johnson,Elizabeth
AU  - Liu,Juhong Christie
ED  - Open Textbook Library
TI  - Introduction to Petrology
T2  - Open textbook library
AV  - QH301 
CY  - Minneapolis, MN
PB  - Open Textbook Library
KW  - Science
KW  - Textbooks
KW  - Earth Sciences
N1  - Module 1: Overview -- 1.1 What is Petrology? -- 1.2 How is This Book Organized? -- 1.3 Why is Petrology Useful? -- Module 2: Using the Petrographic Microscope -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Thin Sections -- 2.3 Light and Optics Part 1: Electromagnetic Spectrum, Properties of Light -- 2.3 Light and Optics Part 2: Refractive Index, Polarized Light, Birefringence -- 2.4 Parts of the Petrographic Microscope -- 2.5 Common Issues Using a Petrographic Microscope -- 2.6 Properties Under Plane Polarized Light -- 2.7 Properties Under Cross Polarized Light -- 2.8 Interference Figures: Part 1 -- 2.8 Interference Figures: Part 2 -- 2.9 Atlas of Minerals in Thin Section -- 2.10 Synthesis Exercises -- Bushveld Igneous Complex -- Southwestern Virginia Case Study
N2  - Learn about igneous and metamorphic rocks (and how to analyze them), the fun way! Students learn concepts and practice knowledge by conducting inquiries guided with examples based on videos and interactive diagrams
UR  - https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/1000
ER  -