Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 328 pages
- Published by: Wiley
- Edition: 4th Edition February 13, 1998
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0471156779
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0471156772
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Book Dimensions:
9.2 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
- Weighs: 15.8 ounces
Product 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.
Publisher 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.