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Symbols and abbreviations used in the text -- 1. Introduction to the microscopic study of minerals. 1.2. The transmitted-light microscope. 1.3. The appearance of thin sections using transmitted-light microscopy. 1.4. Systematic description of minerals in thin section using transmitted light. 1.5. The reflected-light microscope. 1.6. The appearance of polished sections under the reflected-light microscope. 1.7. Systematic description of minerals in polished section using reflected light. 1.8. Observations using oil immersion in reflected-light studies. 1.9. Polishing hardness. 1.10. Microhardness (VHN). 1.11. Practical points on the use of the microscope (transmitted and reflected light). 1.12. Preparation of thin and polished sections -- 2. Silicate minerals. 2.1. Crystal chemistry of silicate minerals. 2.2. Mineral descriptions -- 3. The non-silicates. 3.2. Arsenides. 3.3. Carbonates. 3.4. Halides. 3.5. Hydroxides. 3.6. Native elements. 3.7. Oxides. 3.8. Phosphates. 3.9. Sulphates. 3.10. Sulphides. 3.11. Tungstates -- 4. Transmitted-light crystallography. 4.2. Refraction. 4.3. The refractive index. 4.4. The Becke effect and the Becke line. 4.5. Birefringence and Newton's Scale of Interference Colours. 4.6. Isotropic and anisotropic minerals. 4.7. The isotropic indicatrix. 4.8. The uniaxial indicatrix. 4.9. The biaxial indicatrix. 4.10. Pleochroism -- 5. Reflected-light theory. 5.2. Colour of minerals in PPL. 5.3. Isotropic and anisotropic sections -- Appendix A Refractive indices. A.1 Biaxial minerals. A.2 Uniaxial positive minerals. A.3 Uniaxial negative minerals. A.4 Isotropic minerals -- Appendix B 2V size and sign of biaxial minerals -- Appendix C Properties of ore minerals -- Appendix D Mineral identification chart -- Appendix E Gangue minerals.