THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MINERALS & ROCKS. - KOURIMSKY, J. Dr.

Rocks and minerals have always held a dual appeal for man - as objects of fascination and beauty and for their historic and scientific interest. The 400 photographs in this encyclopedia are therefore both a visual pleasure and also an essential means of identification. The text describes for the layman and the collector of many aspects of rocks and minerals - formation, location, history, cultural and technological uses. Marginal notes list the main physical and chemical characteristics of the minerals and line drawings illustrate their structures.
Bound, dust hardcover, original editor's jacket in colours, 16.7x23.5 cm., 351 pp., illustrations in b/w and in colours. ISBN 0706405188. [Auteur: KOURIMSKY, J. Dr.] [Pagina's: 351] [Uitgever: London, Octopus/Randolph Lucas, 1977] [Jaar: 1977] [Titel: THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MINERALS & ROCKS.]