Contents Notes |
An introduction to the study of rocks and minerals. Your mineral collection (Care of the collection, collecting and testing equipment, reagents, testing supplies) ; Rocks and minerals and where to find them (Geographical distribution ; Rock classifications ; Igneous rocks ; Sedimentary rocks ; Metamorphic rocks ; Mineral environments) ; Physical properties of minerals (Distinguishing characteristics ; Mineral textures and outlines of aggregates) ; Crystal classifications (The crystal systems ; Other forms and phenomena ; The chemical classification of minerals ; Tests, techniques, and tips) -- Mineral descriptions. Elements ; Sulfides and sulfosalts ; Oxides ; Halides ; Carbonates ; Nitrates ; Borates ; Sulfates ; Phosphates, arsenates, vanadates, and uranates ; Tungstates (wolframates) and molybdates ; Silicates ; Silica type ; Disilicate type ; Metasilicate types ; Pyrosilicate type ; Orthosilicate type ; Subsilicate type. Explains how to start and organize a rock collection; provides detailed descriptions of hundreds of minerals with information on geographic distribution, physical properties, chemical composition, and crystalline structures; and includes 385 color photographs. |