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Collector's Guide to the Feldspar Group
Robert J. Lauf
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Description for Collector's Guide to the Feldspar Group
Paperback. Num Pages: 93 pages, 107 color & 2 b/w photos. BIC Classification: WNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 215 x 10. Weight in Grams: 496.
Over 100 vivid color photographs of beautiful feldspar minerals show each species in its geological context. The feldspar minerals, as a group, make up nearly sixty percent of the earth’s crust. Large crystals are found at many locales worldwide, in both igneous and metamorphic rocks. Often, feldspar forms the matrix for stunning gem crystals found in pegmatites. This book explains how feldspars are formed and the complicated structural features that create fine crystals, twins, and vivid colors. After a brief introduction, the general treatment begins with an explanation of the chemistry and taxonomy of the group. A section on their ... Read more
Over 100 vivid color photographs of beautiful feldspar minerals show each species in its geological context. The feldspar minerals, as a group, make up nearly sixty percent of the earth’s crust. Large crystals are found at many locales worldwide, in both igneous and metamorphic rocks. Often, feldspar forms the matrix for stunning gem crystals found in pegmatites. This book explains how feldspars are formed and the complicated structural features that create fine crystals, twins, and vivid colors. After a brief introduction, the general treatment begins with an explanation of the chemistry and taxonomy of the group. A section on their ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
93
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764343292
SKU
V9780764343292
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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 twelve books on mineralogy for the collector.
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