Synopses & Reviews
Comprehensive and up-to-date, this revised introductory text presents a balanced treatment of basic concepts in mineralogy and descriptive discussions of about 200 of the most common minerals. New in this 20th Edition are a more simplified approach to crystal morphology, a chapter on internal order and structure, a new chapter on gem minerals with four color plates, and revisions throughout the text which reflect a more quantitative approach.
Table of Contents
Crystallography: External Form.
Crystallography: Internal Order.
Crystal Chemistry and Chemical Composition of Minerals.
Physical Properties of Minerals.
X-Ray Crystallography.
Optical Properties of Minerals.
Systematic Mineralogy Part I: Native Elements, Sulfides and Sulfosalts.
Systematic Mineralogy Part II: Oxides, Hydroxides, and Halides.
Systematic Mineralogy Part III: Carbonates, Nitrates, Borates, Sulfates, Chromates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Phosphates, Arsenates, and Vanadates.
Systematic Mineralogy Part IV: Silicates.
Mineral Associations: An Introduction to Petrology.
Minerals as Gems.
Determinative Tables.
Mineral index.
Subject Index.