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Title: Minerals Format: Hardcover Condition: Very good A concise guide to the origin and properties of many of the world's most common minerals 180 illustrations and photographs in full colour. Minerals are objects of great beauty and value to many, while industrialists see them as being of even greater commercial importance. All minerals, both those treasured as gemstones and those used industrially, are found in the rocks of the earth. The author tells how these rocks, some up to 3,500 million years old, came to be com posed of minerals which are naturally occurring compounds of the chemical elements. Some rocks consist of one mineral, but most are aggregates of a number of minerals. He explains how the type of rock indicates the origin of the minerals it contains. Most of the book is devoted to a survey of the minerals themselves, which are grouped in the accepted chemical sequence. The chemical for mula of a mineral is given, as are its chemical properties, and aids to its identification - SO important to those building a mineral collection. A remarkable amount of information is clearly outlined on the most common minerals and some that are less common. The selection ranges from native elements like gold, platinum, silver, diamond and graphite to Phosphates like apatite and vanadinite. All are beautifully illustrated. Collecting minerals is the hobby of a lifetime; the collection grows with the knowledge of the collector, as does his or her appreciation of the wonders of the natural world. ISBN:9780600356592