Minerals Encyclopedia
700 Minerals, Gems and Rocks
$59.24
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
24 October 2022
Summary
Mineral 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 colour (for ease of location in the book) - blue, red, yellow, brown, green, white and black crystals; brown and grey sedimentar…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780228103622 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0228103622 |
| Author: | Rupert Hochleitner |
| Publisher: | Firefly Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Firefly Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 24 October 2022 |
| Weight: | 710g |
| Dimensions: | 32mm x 136mm x 197mm |
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Rupert Hochleitner
Rupert Hochleitner has a PhD in Mineralogy. His area of specialization is systematic mineralogy. Other research areas are meteorites, in particular those of the planet Mars, oxidation minerals, and pegmatitic phosphate minerals. He has published numerous scientific articles and was for a long time editor-in-chief of the journal LAPIS, a specialist magazine for mineral collectors and mineral lovers. Since 1993, he has been deputy director of the Mineralogical State Collection, Munich.
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