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GUASTONI: Minerals (A Firefly Guide) (Firefly Books, 2005)
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Era
- 2000s
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Original Language
- English
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9781554070565
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Firefly Books, The Limited
ISBN-10
1554070562
ISBN-13
9781554070565
eBay Product ID (ePID)
46831779
Product Key Features
Book Title
Minerals
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Earth Sciences / Mineralogy, Rocks & Minerals
Publication Year
2005
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature, Science
Book Series
A Firefly Guide Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
0 Oz
Item Length
7.6 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
Compact, aesthetic, and accurate guidebook... Whether novice, amateur, or professional, all collectors and natural scientists will benefit from and greatly enjoy this most beautifully illustrated volume. Summing Up. Highly recommended., Compact, aesthetic, and accurate... all collectors and natural scientists will benefit from and greatly enjoy this most beautifully illustrated volume.
Dewey Decimal
549
Table Of Content
Foreword INTRODUCTION The science of mineralogy The forms of crystals and twinning Physical properties How minerals are studied The environments in which minerals form The classification of minerals MINERALS Class 1: Native Elements Class 2: Sulfides and Sulfosalts Class 3: Halides Class 4: Oxides and Hydroxides Class 5: Carbonates Class 6: Borates Class 7: Sulfates, Chromates, Molybdates, Tungstates Class 8: Phosphates, Arsenates, Vanadates Class 9: Silicates Class 10: Organic Minerals REFERENCES Essential Glossary Classification of Minerals Index of Minerals Bibliography and Websites
Synopsis
A beautifully illustrated concise reference to 288 mineral specimens, organized in 10 categories and with a quick identification key and characteristics of each. Ideal for rock hounds, geologists and gem collectors., Excerpted from the Introduction: THE SCIENCE OF MINERALOGY Mineralogy is the science of minerals. To the uninitiated, mineralogy can appear to be a very complicated subject. Many of the disciplines that form its core, such as chemistry, crystallography, physics and mathematics, can constitute forbidding barriers to understanding this fascinating natural science. This book endeavors to eliminate such barriers and to accompany the reader seeking to enter the world of minerals. The primary goals of this introduction are to illustrate some of the principal properties of minerals, present the modern tools used in their study, describe the natural environments in which minerals are formed, and explain the criteria by which minerals are classified. The main section of this book is an illustrated guide to 288 mineral species, all of them illustrated with unique photographs taken by nature photographer Roberto Appiani. Special thanks go to Dr. Federico Pezzotta, Curator of Mineralogy and Petrography at the Museum of Natural History in Milan, Italy, who wrote the section of this introduction that deals with the environments in which minerals are formed. Minerals throughout history Minerals are crystalline substances that are found in their natural state. Minerals are familiar to everyone, as they compose the rocks and mountains around us, as well as the sand on our beaches and the soil in our gardens. Many of the products we use every day are composed of minerals: toothpaste, for example, contains microcrystals of mica, calcite and fluorite, while detergents contain such mineral additives as calcite, dolomite, clays and zeolites. Minerals are components of meteorites and planets, while gemstones are nothing more than rough fragments of crystals, unusually transparent or colorful, that have been cut to emphasize their brilliance and transparency. Minerals have always had great importance in our world; from the dawn of history, each step in mankind's development can be measured by the use of metals. Today, minerals are the principal elements of steel and special alloys, and are integral to electronic and communication devices; they ace also used in the space industry and in the manufacture of a great many everyday items. The science of mineralogy came into being in relatively recent times. In order to understand the scientific criteria that governs its principles, one needs to trace the most important steps along its path over the centuries. The oldest use of minerals is related to art: primitive humans used natural pigments, hematite reds and manganese oxide blacks, to paint the walls of the caves in which they lived. About 5,000 years ago, the Egyptians were making objects from precious metals, using such colored minerals as malachite, lazurite and the emerald variety of beryl. The first texts to deal with mineralogical subjects were those of the Greek Theophrastus, around 370 B.C., and Pliny the Elder 400 years later. With Historio Naturalis , Pliny describes the perfect geometric shapes of crystals, laying the basis for the science of mineralogy. However, it is the German physician and scientist Georgius Agricola who is considered the father of mineralogy. In De Re Metallica ("On Metals"), first printed in 1556, Agricola describes the mining practices of his day in great detail, especially the techniques for exploiting and refining minerals and the procedures involved in the use of fusion to extract metals. Modern crystallography, the study of the forms that compose crystals, was born between the second half of the 1600s and the end of the 1700s, thanks to the contributions of Nicholas Steno, Carangeot and Rom de l'Isle. In 1801, Abb Ren -Just Ha y discovered that minerals are composed of countless "molecules" that exactly reproduce the shape of their crystals, anticipating important discoveries that would only be confi
LC Classification Number
QE372.2
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- t***6 (28)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseGreat experience. I ordered a luxury hardcover for which the condition of the book is important and the packing was great and the item was as described. I asked questions during the process and the seller was responsive and helpful. I would definitely buy again from this sellerPARMET: Kennedy: Jack/Presidency (Two-Volume Set) (Lib of Pres) (Easton, 1986) (#267087637499)
- s***l (5)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseBook received clearly packaged with great care. Clean cover with no creases. Like-new book for a great used price. Excited to dive in. Seller was prompt and professional. Will go back to seller next time I’m looking for books.
- -***a (33)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThank you William for the book and the kind note! The book is as described and it's a great source of knowledge concerning North American Geology. It was very well packaged and arrived within the mentioned times.