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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Arizona Press
ISBN-100816515557
ISBN-139780816515554
eBay Product ID (ePID)1007529
Product Key Features
Edition3
Book TitleMineralogy of Arizona
Number of Pages208 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMining, Earth Sciences / Geology
Publication Year1995
IllustratorYes
GenreTechnology & Engineering, Science
AuthorRaymond W. Grant, John W. Anthony, Sidney A. Williams, Wendell E. Wilson, Richard A. Bideaux
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight41.6 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width7.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN94-018765
Reviews"This book is among the best of the various US state and regional guides to minerals and their localities. Arizona minerals are of popular interest, and Arizona mineral specimens are especially apparent in collections and museums throughout the world. The authors, respected academic mineralogists, have directed this expanded update of two widely used earlier editions to the needs of the professional geologist and the serious mineral collector." - Choice "This handsome edition, like its predecessors, is the definitive source of information on Arizona minerals. The size of this exceptional work is more than double that of the first and second editions. . . . Essential for anyone interested in Arizona's minerals, from the novice to the professional geologist." - Arizona Mineral Resources "The section of color plates of 60 showy specimens is in perfect color registration, and the extensive bibliography makes this a mineralogy sourcebook for any person or any collection with an interest in the subject." - Books of the Southwest, "This book is among the best of the various US state and regional guides to minerals and their localities. Arizona minerals are of popular interest, and Arizona mineral specimens are especially apparent in collections and museums throughout the world. The authors, respected academic mineralogists, have directed this expanded update of two widely used earlier editions to the needs of the professional geologist and the serious mineral collector." -- Choice "This handsome edition, like its predecessors, is the definitive source of information on Arizona minerals. The size of this exceptional work is more than double that of the first and second editions. . . . Essential for anyone interested in Arizona's minerals, from the novice to the professional geologist." -- Arizona Mineral Resources "The section of color plates of 60 showy specimens is in perfect color registration, and the extensive bibliography makes this a mineralogy sourcebook for any person or any collection with an interest in the subject." -- Books of the Southwest, "This book is among the best of the various US state and regional guides to minerals and their localities. Arizona minerals are of popular interest, and Arizona mineral specimens are especially apparent in collections and museums throughout the world. The authors, respected academic mineralogists, have directed this expanded update of two widely used earlier editions to the needs of the professional geologist and the serious mineral collector." — Choice "This handsome edition, like its predecessors, is the definitive source of information on Arizona minerals. The size of this exceptional work is more than double that of the first and second editions. . . . Essential for anyone interested in Arizona's minerals, from the novice to the professional geologist." — Arizona Mineral Resources "The section of color plates of 60 showy specimens is in perfect color registration, and the extensive bibliography makes this a mineralogy sourcebook for any person or any collection with an interest in the subject." — Books of the Southwest
Dewey Decimal553/.09791
SynopsisFor nearly 20 years, Mineralogy of Arizona has been respected as the definitive reference on Arizona minerals. Now completely revised and greatly expanded with breathtaking new color photographs, the third edition covers 232 minerals discovered in Arizona since the first edition, including 28 first identified in the state., Long awaited by professional geologists and amateur rockhounds alike, the new Mineralogy of Arizona is a completely revised and greatly expanded edition of a book first published in 1977 and updated in 1982. New material covers 232 minerals discovered in Arizona since the first edition, including 28 first identified in the state. Also new is a section on the history of Arizona mining and mineralogy, which provides context for understanding the significance of mineral discoveries and production since prehistoric times. For nearly 20 years , Mineralogy of Arizona has been respected as the definitive reference on Arizona minerals. Now completely revised and greatly expanded with breathtaking new color photographs, the third edition covers 232 minerals discovered in Arizona since the first edition, including 28 first identified in the state.
LC Classification NumberQE375.5.A6M56 1995
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Excellent up to date review of Arizona minerals and their formation. I especially liked the story of Bisbee.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
