By edward salisbury dana, professor of physics and curator of mineralogy, yale university. A major milestone in the development of mineralogy was provided by the danish scientist. This book is a printed edition of the special issue mineralogy of quartz and silica minerals. A catalogue of minerals, rocks and fossils collected in the colony by the mining department, melbourne, victoria 1866. The physical properties of minerals are described after a brief introduction.
Mineralogy an introduction to minerals, rocks, and mineral. Gy 302 crystallography and mineralogy important optical. The inhouse pdf rendering service has been withdrawn. With an extended treatise on crystallography and physical. Free mineralogy books download ebooks online textbooks. A text book of mineralogy with an extended treatise on crystallography and physical mineralogy.
Students and even nongeologists who love science will enjoy this book. The first few chapters provide a surprisingly clear and. Considered by many to be the ultimate encyclopaedia of mineralogy, this text is very comprehensive and detailed, and has provided the basis for a plethora of other mineralogy and crystallography books. Buy individual chapters or complete textbook 2019 color edition as pdfs here.
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