The book is structured thematically, encompassing principles, processes and products, practice and applications. Discussion of processes that control heavy mine

Although some handbooks on the microscopic identi In Part I the concept of heavy mineral analysis is fication of heavy mineral grains are available, a introduce

The principal aim of this book is to provide a wide range of information and a useful reference for researchers interested to investigate heavy mineral assembla

The geology of six geographically separated but geneti- cally related heavy-mineral placer deposits are investigated along 40 miles of coastal-marine sandstone