Minerals of the World
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.23 (545 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0806985712 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
More than 500 mineral forms are presented with entries that include: name fracture; lustre; chemical formula; aggregates; and occurrence and localities.. Colour-coded bars enable the reader to locate the possible matches. This guide helps the reader identify minerals quickly and easily, using the author's "Rapid Identification System" based on three measurable properties: the streak or inherent colour of a mineral; its Mohs' hardness, which can be determined using the "scratch test"; and its specific gravity or relative density
Language Notes Text: English (translation) Original Language: German
Jurgen G. Hixon said Five Stars. well done. "Good value quick identifier, with some irritations" according to A Customer. Quick mineral identifier, with a few columns of data on the left and small but quality colour pix on the right for 500 different entries, classified by streak colour and hardness. Comprehensive enough for a beginning/intermediate collector, but the lack of connecting text prevents any appreciation of relationships and associations between minerals, or detailed locality information. Emphasis on. Cory D. Slipman said Colorful rock and mineral manual. Not a must have for hard core rockhounds. Colorful presentaton of about 500 different rock specimens grouped according to their streak. Not impressive from a scientific and mineralogic standpoint in terms of information on individual species. The highlight of this book is the impressive array of colorful plates depicting the specimens. Common collecting locales are given. This book should be c