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The Collector's Guide to the Three Phases of Titania. Rutile, Anatase, and Brookite.
Lauf, Robert J., Phd.
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Description for The Collector's Guide to the Three Phases of Titania. Rutile, Anatase, and Brookite.
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 107 color photos. BIC Classification: WNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 218 x 8. Weight in Grams: 490.
The mineral Titania is found in large, well-formed crystals at localities around the world. Over 100 color photos display three of the common titanium dioxide minerals: rutile, anatase, and brookite, along with a variety of interesting mineralogical phenomena. These are specimens the average collector will be able to obtain and study. The text is informative and thorough, listing the classic localities and describing both their fascinating diversity, including such phenomena as oriented growth, twinning, and pseudomorphism. The book also provides a solid explanation of the structures of rutile, anatase, and brookite and their phase relations. Their formation and geochemistry is ... Read more
The mineral Titania is found in large, well-formed crystals at localities around the world. Over 100 color photos display three of the common titanium dioxide minerals: rutile, anatase, and brookite, along with a variety of interesting mineralogical phenomena. These are specimens the average collector will be able to obtain and study. The text is informative and thorough, listing the classic localities and describing both their fascinating diversity, including such phenomena as oriented growth, twinning, and pseudomorphism. The book also provides a solid explanation of the structures of rutile, anatase, and brookite and their phase relations. Their formation and geochemistry is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764332685
SKU
V9780764332685
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About Lauf, Robert J., Phd.
Robert J. Lauf has been studying and writing about minerals for many years. This is his sixth book with Schiffer Publishing.
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