Brilliant for 1st years, but perhaps not a long-term investment?
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I'm a first year Earth Sciences student and found this book invaluable, as a revision guide but also to clear up anything I was unsure on.
The photographs are excellent and the text well-written.
I do appreciate, however, that for some it may be a bit basic: I don't really see myself using this much beyond this first year of my degree scheme.
In short, great for a better basic understading, but not a great long-term investment... I borrowed mine from the uni library - perhaps a better idea.
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Good book for beginners or out-of-practice seasoned pros.
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I was in two minds about buying this book after reading the previous reviews. However, I am very happy with the purchase. The book is great for students new to the study of rocks in thin section. It covers all of the most important rock-forming minerals and then introduces the rocks that they are most commonly found in. There are also sections covering most of the most common and important textures. The accompanying text is simple and easy to understand and does not become bogged down with elaborate language or over-complication. All in all, a good low-cost option for 1st and 2nd year students who take fright at the price of Mackenzie's Atlases.
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Atlas of Rocks and Minerals
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An excellent book for my BSc Geology degree. Very helpful if you are unsure about the properties and appearances of certain minerals in thin section. An invaluable tool. Anyone who says it is not useful is obviously not using it correctly!
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This atlas is not really that useful
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I bought this atlas and basically all it is really is pretty pictures. Not worth the money. If you want real help in mineralogy then buy "A practical introduction to optical mineralogy" by Gribble and Hall instead. The colour atlas is a real beginner's guide which shows the perfect examples of various rocks in thin section and the more popular minerals. The section on feldspars is ok, but could go into more detail - it only shows sanidine, microcline and plagioclase for some odd reason. As it result this book lay unused for three years and was a sheer waste. Spend your loans on other books by MacKenzie - but not this one!
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