Part 1: Principles and Techniques of Optical Mineralogy
Properties of Light
Sample Preparation for Transmitted Microscopy
Refractometry
Optical Crystallography
The Polarizing Microscope
Microscopic Examination of Minerals I: Orthoscopic Condition
Microscopic Examination of Minerals II
Microscopic Examination of Minerals III: Conoscopic Condition
Reorienting Techniques
New Frontiers in Microscopy
Part II: Systematic Description of Common Rock Forming Minerals
Nesosilicates
Sorrosilicates and Cyclosilicates
Inosilicates
Phyllosilicates
Tektosilicates
Non-silicates

This textbook presents the fundamental concepts and application of optical mineralogy in a very simple, systematic, and comprehensive way. The book is organized into 2 parts: Part I deals with the theory and techniques, and Part II provides a description of the optical properties of common minerals. The book is written in a lucid manner so that students are able to understand the realization behind the concepts in optics and the methods employed to elicit information about the interior of mineral crystals. All the subject fundamentals and related derivations are discussed in an easy and comprehensive way to make the students strong in the basics of optical mineralogy. The key features lie in the illustrations, examples, and questions at the end of each chapter to provide students with practical usage insights into optical mineralogy. The book benefits students who are taking introductory courses in optics to characterize rock minerals