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Collector´s Guide to the Axinite Group
Robert J. Lauf
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Description for Collector´s Guide to the Axinite Group
Paperback. Num Pages: 93 pages, 97 color photos. BIC Classification: PNV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 218 x 7. Weight in Grams: 490.
The axinite group of rock-formed minerals is well known to collectors through the spectacularly sharp crystals collected in quantity at Dal'negorsk and Puiva in Russia and at Tomas and other localities in Pakistan. Axinites are occasionally cut as gems. This concise monograph provides an up-to-date review of the group, incorporating recent changes to the names of three axinite species. The book is illustrated with over 90 full-color photographs of representative specimens. After a brief introduction, the text provides an explanation of the chemistry and taxonomy of the group and an illustration of the crystal structure and morphologies of real crystals. ... Read more
The axinite group of rock-formed minerals is well known to collectors through the spectacularly sharp crystals collected in quantity at Dal'negorsk and Puiva in Russia and at Tomas and other localities in Pakistan. Axinites are occasionally cut as gems. This concise monograph provides an up-to-date review of the group, incorporating recent changes to the names of three axinite species. The book is illustrated with over 90 full-color photographs of representative specimens. After a brief introduction, the text provides an explanation of the chemistry and taxonomy of the group and an illustration of the crystal structure and morphologies of real crystals. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764332166
SKU
V9780764332166
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99-50
About Robert J. Lauf
The author 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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