Alastair McBeath has kindly passed on his observation that the book Atlas of Meteorites is now available for preorder from the Cambridge University Press web site. The web page says "Not yet published - available from January 2012".
http://www.cambridge.org/gb/knowledge/i ... cale=en_GB
Atlas of Meteorites
Monica Grady, The Open University, Milton Keynes
Giovanni Pratesi, Università degli Studi, Florence
Vanni Moggi Cecchi, Museo di Scienze Planetarie, Prato
Hardback
ISBN: 9780521840354
800 colour illus.
Dimensions: 276 x 219 mm
Not yet published - available from January 2012
£95.00
A complete visual reference for meteorite classification, this atlas combines high resolution optical microscope images with detailed descriptions. It provides a systematic account of meteorites and their most important classification parameters, making it an essential resource for meteorite researchers. Each chapter starts with a description of the meteorite class, with a summary of the mineralogical, chemical and isotopic characteristics of the group. The full-color images are taken in plane- and cross-polarized light and reflected light, and arranged to highlight textural variations in meteorites. Specimens are grouped to show the effects of increasing thermal alteration and shock, as well as variations in chondrule size and type. Chapters on iron meteorites, pallasites and mesosiderites are included, photographed as mounts in reflected light, to show the range of textural variations that accompany these meteorites. Images from the book can be downloaded from http://www.cambridge.org/9780521840354.
