Rocks and Minerals of the World Tapa dura - 1998

Hardback. Very Good.

Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

UK: Tiger Books. Very Good/Very Good. 1998. Hard Cover. 4to 1840560258 THIS IS A VERY HEAVY BOOK AND DUE TO THE WEIGHT CAN ONLY BE SHIPPED TO A UK ADDRESS, no extra charge will be asked for. 450 Colour Photographs, 300 Line Drawings 520 pages clean and tight. This book presents over 600 various types of minerals and their important varieties. Colour photographs are supplemented with instructive line drawings of crystal forms. The text provides information on the varieties, crystals, physical and chemical properties of individual minerals and the places they can be found, pointing out the practical significance of rocks and minerals, their processing or cutting. In conclusion the book offers practical identification tables. The authors of the book are experienced mineralogists and writers of popular science publications. RNDr. Rudolf Duda graduated from the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava. He works in the East Slovak Museum in Kogice as mineralogist and… Leer más