The Petrographic Microscope by Daniel E. Kile
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The Mineralogical Record, Special Edition #1. Tucson Arizona, 8 x 11", 96 pages, softcover
The petrographic microscope, designed to observe and
measure the optical properties of minerals as a means of identifying them, has
provided a foundation for mineralogical and petrological research for more than
120 years. Much of what is known today in these fields is attributed to this
instrument, the development of which paralleled an evolution of fundamental
optical theory and its correlation with mineral structure and composition. This
instrument and its related accessories have evolved through a range of models
and designs, which are in themselves distinctive for their scientific function
and elegant construction, and are today prized by collectors of scientific
instruments.