Download or read book Rock-forming Minerals written by William Alexander Deer and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 1978 with total page 986 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1963, this text provides a major revision of the first edition. It is devoted to the feldspar minerals, incorporating the advances in knowledge and understanding arising from the new and improved techniques for the study of minerals that have developed over the decades between editions. The authors have set out to maintain the general approach used in the other volumes, summarizing important research results and presenting them in an organized fashion.