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Minerals Encyclopedia : 700 Minerals, Gems and Rocks by Rupert Hochleitner (2022, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherFirefly Books, The Limited

ISBN-100228103622

ISBN-139780228103622

eBay Product ID (ePID)8057246171

Product Key Features

Number of Pages448 Pages

Publication NameMinerals Encyclopedia : 700 Minerals, Gems and Rocks

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2022

SubjectEncyclopedias, Rocks & Minerals

TypeNot Available

Subject AreaNature, Référence

AuthorRupert Hochleitner

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight25.5 Oz

Item Length7.7 in

Item Width5.2 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN2022-934050

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal549.03

Intended AudienceTrade

SynopsisMineral 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 color (for ease of location in the book) -- blue, red, yellow, brown, green, white and black crystals; brown and gray 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 Color 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 448 pages, with a useful glossary, an introduction to mineral collecting, 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.

LC Classification NumberQE389