The SEM Petrology Atlas

The SEM Petrology Atlas was originally published by AAPG in 1984. The scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) are valuable tools for lithological analysis. This CD-ROM (PDF format) offers 235 pages of b/w and color images in a catalog format. Excellent for expert and novice alike.

American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)

Founded in 1917, AAPG is the world's largest professional geological society.

AAPG is a pillar of the world-wide scientific community. Our books foster timely scientific research, advance the science of geology and promote the most efficient methods of energy exploration & processing technology and practices available today.

Some of the areas we publish in include:
Well Log Analysis
Geological Modeling
Carbonate Petrology
Seismic Imaging
Reservoir Characterization
Regional Petroleum Analysis
Tectonics and Sedimentation
Stratigraphy