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Gribble, Colin Duncan was born on November 26, 1936 in London. Son of Joseph Main and Elizabeth Forsyth (Duncan) Gribble.
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Covering theory and practice, this wide-ranging introductory textbook covers the main optical properties of rock-forming minerals that can be recognized under the polarizing microscope. The authors elucidate the basic elements of microscopy, the theory of light transmission through translucent minerals, and the properties of light reflected from opaque minerals. They discuss properties of the main silicate and non-silicate minerals, both translucent and opaque and how the optical properties may be used to identify a mineral. The book features many diagrams, summary tables, and four pages of color illustrations, making it an ideal textbook as well as an authoritative reference.
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This seasoned textbook introduces geology for civil engineering students. It covers minerals and rocks, superficial deposits and the distribution of rocks at or below the surface. It then looks at groundwater and gives guidance on the exploration of a site before looking at the civil engineering implications of rocks and the main geological factors which affect typical engineering projects.
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Gribble, Colin Duncan was born on November 26, 1936 in London. Son of Joseph Main and Elizabeth Forsyth (Duncan) Gribble.
Bachelor of Science with honors, Aberdeen University, Scotland, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, Edinburgh University, Scotland, 1965.
Geologist, Anglo-American Corporation, Tanzania, 1959-1962; lecturer, Glasgow (Scotland) U., 1965-1981; senior lecturer, Glasgow (Scotland) U., 1981-1992; head geology, Glasgow (Scotland) U., since 1992.
(Microscopy is a servant of all the sciences, and the micr...)
(Covering theory and practice, this wide-ranging introduct...)
( This seasoned textbook introduces geology for civil eng...)
Fellow Geological Society (chartered geologist), Institute Quarrying. Member Mineral. Society (member county 1977-1980).