The Minerals Encyclopedia: 700 Minerals, Gems and Rocks Hochleitner Rupert
The Minerals Encyclopedia: 700 Minerals, Gems and Rocks Hochleitner Rupert Mineral collecting by amateur rockhounds has never been more popular. Each needs a comprehensive guidebook with clear…
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The Minerals Encyclopedia: 700 Minerals, Gems and Rocks Hochleitner Rupert
Mineral collecting by amateur rockhounds has never been more popular. Each needs a comprehensive guidebook with clear photographs and accurate data. Old quarries, road cuts, and exposed landscapes are being examined by new generations of minerals enthusiasts.
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 formulaHardnessColorDensityLustreCleavageFractureTenacityCrystal form Similar minerals and where they are likely to occur. And