TITLE: The Complete Encyclopedia of Minerals AUTHOR: Korbel, Petr AUTHOR 2 (if applicable): Novák, Milan PUBLISHER: Chartwell Books, Inc., Date: 1999 ISBN: 0517221691 FORMAT: Hardcover, 296 pages EDITION: First Edition Thus PRINTING [if applicable]: 1st Printing (No Later Stated) BOOK CONDITION: Very Good JACKET CONDITION: Very Good DIMENSIONS (if available): 9.50 x 6.75 x 0.875 in. approx. KEYWORDS: Mineral, Encyclopedia, Encyclopaedia, Mineralogy, Collecting, Locations, European, American, African, Asian, Hobby, Identification DESCRIPTION: From the dustjacket: Deep in the earth lie stones and minerals in fantastic shapes and sizes. When they come to the surface, they can be wondrously beautiful or simply fascinating for their sizes, shapes, and colors. This comprehensive and breathtakingly illustrated guide to minerals covers over 600 varieties, arranged according to the mineralogical system. Each entry discusses the special properties of a particular mineral, where it's usually found, frequency of its occurrence in nature, description of its crystal structure, and chemical formula. Photographs show some each mineral's more dramatic features. THE COMPLETE MINERAL ENCYCLOPEDIAis chock full of information: • Learn the difference among sulfides, halides, oxides, carbonates, borates, sulphates, phosphates, silicates, organic compounds, and more• Find out what meteorites are composed of• Discover elements, the building blocks of the Earth• Learn how diamonds are formed• Discover what makes amethysts purple and garnets red• Find out why the same type of stone can be different colors All these facts and more are at your fingertips in THE COMPLETE MINERAL ENCYCLOPEDIA. An ideal book for anyone interested in the science of minerals, from gneiss to sapphires, this amazing volume will entrance and inform. ******* This book has appeared in several versions in the last twenty-odd years. If you have a mineral encyclopaedia by Korbel and Novák with about 600 minerals and a lot of reasonably good colour photos, it is probably this one. It's a very nice middle-of-the-road book for species and localities if you don't have it, though. CONDITION: In dustjacket with some age-toning, light shelf wear. Laminate pictorial boards match the jacket. Interior appears clean and unmarked. A very nice copy. FROM THE BOOKSELLER: Thank you for visiting the Dactyl Books eBay Store! Dactyl Books is a second-hand and antiquarian reseller of books specialising in History, Science, Literature, and Mystery & Detective Fiction, but we have a little bit of everything in our boxes of goodies! 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