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Collector´s Guide to Quartz and Other Silica Minerals
Robert J. Lauf
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Description for Collector´s Guide to Quartz and Other Silica Minerals
Paperback. Num Pages: 95 pages, 133 color & 3 b/w photos. BIC Classification: WC; WNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 490.
Quartz is prized by both mineral collectors and lapidary artists. Over 130 vivid photographs of these beautiful minerals are presented to show each mineral in its geological context. Superb examples are found in diverse geological settings from pegmatites to Alpine clefts and hydrothermal veins. The silica minerals are chemically simple, yet structurally complicated. Several high temperature and high pressure polymorphs are known. In addition to the polymorphs of silica, this book treats related minerals, including: lechatelierite, opal, and two natural clathrates, chibaite and melanophlogite. After a brief introduction, the general treatment explains the chemistry and taxonomy of the group. A ... Read more
Quartz is prized by both mineral collectors and lapidary artists. Over 130 vivid photographs of these beautiful minerals are presented to show each mineral in its geological context. Superb examples are found in diverse geological settings from pegmatites to Alpine clefts and hydrothermal veins. The silica minerals are chemically simple, yet structurally complicated. Several high temperature and high pressure polymorphs are known. In addition to the polymorphs of silica, this book treats related minerals, including: lechatelierite, opal, and two natural clathrates, chibaite and melanophlogite. After a brief introduction, the general treatment explains the chemistry and taxonomy of the group. A ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
95
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
Weight
489g
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764341618
SKU
V9780764341618
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About Robert J. Lauf
Robert J. Lauf holds a Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering, and has conducted wide-ranging scientific research in fields ranging from nuclear fuel to microwave processing and biomineralization. He has been granted over forty U.S. Patents, and has written ten books on mineralogy for the collector.
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