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Minerals Encyclopedia - 700 Minerals, Gems and Rocks (Paperback)
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Minerals Encyclopedia - 700 Minerals, Gems and Rocks (Paperback)
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Mineral collecting by amateur “rockhounds” has never been more
popular. Old quarries, road cuts, and exposed landscapes are being
examined by new generations of minerals enthusiasts. Each needs a
comprehensive guidebook with clear photographs and accurate data.
This is it. In a thick but handy format, more than 700 different
minerals and rocks are grouped by colour (for ease of location in
the book) — blue, red, yellow, brown, green, white and black
crystals; brown and grey sedimentary rocks; and meteorites for
anyone lucky enough to find one. Each has a picture – four to a
page—opposite detailed but clear data: Chemical formula;
Hardness; Colour; Density; Lustre; Cleavage; Fracture; Tenacity;
Crystal form; Similar minerals and where they are likely to occur.
And many will have a diagram of its crystal form—up to four, for
fluorite, for example. The Minerals Encyclopedia is unusual for the
number of minerals it covers: more than 700 in 444 pages, with a
useful glossary, an introduction to mineral collecting, and printed
front and back flaps that offer quick reference in the field, and a
measuring rule on the back cover. This is a superior reference for
rockhounds, geology students and outdoors people with an interest
in what’s under their feet.
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