Collector's Guide to the Black Tourmaline of Pierrepont, New York (Paperback)

Since its discovery by a teenager in 1859, thousands of specimens of lustrous black tourmaline crystals from Pierrepont, New York, have found their way into both museum and private mineral collections worldwide. Pierrepont is a classic American mineral locality and a popular site for field collecting, and the discovery of new collecting sites there in the past decade has only enhanced its importance. Yet no detailed scientific research has been published until now. The six authors represent a team with comprehensive skills to tackle this study, which covers the locality's history, geology, and mineralogy. The origin of the mineralization, the true nature of the black tourmaline, and the extensive suite of accessory minerals are presented in detail. The authors also resolve identification questions about the tourmaline and its many accessory minerals.

General

Imprint:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2016
Authors:	Steven C Chamberlain • George Robinson • Michael Walter • Jeffrey Chiarenzelli
Dimensions:	279 x 216 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	128
ISBN-13:	978-0-7643-5199-0
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > Rocks, minerals & fossils
LSN:	0-7643-5199-0
Barcode:	9780764351990

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