
Dana's Minerals and How to Study Them
Wiley (Publisher)
4th Edition
Published on 27. February 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
328 pages
978-0-471-15677-2 (ISBN)
Description
This short, practical guide to the identification of hand specimen minerals utilizes simple methods of observation and inexpensive tools. It gives a guidline on how to collect minerals as well as a tone and language that evoke the charm of an earlier scientific era. A companion volume to the newly revised Dana's New Mineralogy, this book will reward the student of nature seeking an introduction to minerals and their identification.
More details
Edition
4., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 16.3 cm
Thickness: 1.7 cm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-15677-2 (9780471156772)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
CORNELIUS S. HURLBUT, Jr. is Professor Emeritus of Mineralogy at Harvard University.
W. EDWIN SHARP is Professor of Geology at the University of South Carolina.
W. EDWIN SHARP is Professor of Geology at the University of South Carolina.
Content
Minerals and Mineralogy.
Preliminary Hints on How to Study Minerals.
Crystals and Crystallography.
Physical Properties of Minerals.
Mineral Chemistry.
Mineral Genesis.
Description of the Mineral Species.
On the Determination of Minerals Determinative Tables.
Appendices.
Index.
Preliminary Hints on How to Study Minerals.
Crystals and Crystallography.
Physical Properties of Minerals.
Mineral Chemistry.
Mineral Genesis.
Description of the Mineral Species.
On the Determination of Minerals Determinative Tables.
Appendices.
Index.