Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana Volumen 75, núm. 3, P131123, 2023 http://dx.doi.org/10.18268/BSGM2023v75n3p131123

“A practical guide to ore microscopy” by Ricardo Castroviejo

Volume 1 - Mineral identification: Switzerland, Springer Cham, 980p. ISBN: 978-3-031-12653-6. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12654-3 

Volume 2 - Ore textures and automated ore analysis: Switzerland, Springer Cham, 308p. ISBN: 978-3-031-18954-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18954-8

Joaquín A. Proenza¹

¹ EcoDepartament de Mineralogia, Petrologia i Geologia Aplicada, Facultat de Ciències de la Terra, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Martí i Franqués s/n, 08028, Barcelona, Spain.

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How to cite this book review:

Proenza, J.A., 2023, A practical guide to ore microscopy by Ricardo Castroviejo (Book review): Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana, 75 (3), P131123. http://dx.doi.org/10.18268/BSGM2023v75n3p131123

ABSTRACT

Ore microscopy, based on reflected light, is the most appropriate and widely used technique for the identification and characterisation of ‘opaque’ minerals in polished sections (blocks or thin sections). This methodology is essential in exploration, characterisation and evaluation of ore deposits. Moreover, it is helpful in petrographic studies of rocks containing opaque minerals and the characterisation of synthetic solids, as well as in mineral processing, metallurgical testing and environmental impact of mining exploitation.