Michael Stanley
Best known for his focus on the intuitive force within, Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) also anticipated major modern discoveries in mineralogy, psychology, and anatomy. In this succinct and readable collection, Stanley expertly brings the most ... [... more]
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Manual of Mineralogy: After James D. Dana
 old-school text: Oi, how much more convoluted can a text get? With every edition, this text gets less organized. Or that is at least true for the last 3 editions, anyways ... Eg. In how many chapters can the topic of "symmetry" be covered? [... more]
$92.30
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Introduction to Optical Mineralogy
Introduction to Optical Mineralogy, Third Edition describes in detail more than 125 common rock-forming minerals and a selection of common ore minerals. Revised chapters on optical theory discuss the petrographic microscope, the nature and properties of [... more]
$99.00
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Mineralogy
This learner-oriented text is written in a casual, jargon-free style to present a modern introduction to mineralogy. It emphasizes real-world applications and an outside-in approach as well as the history and human side of mineralogy. Chapter topics [... more]
$118.60
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Sedimentary Petrography - Geology and Mineralogy
Sedimentary Petrography - Geology and Mineralogy [... more]
$54.95
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Applied Clay Mineralogy: Occurrences, Processing and ...
This book on Applied Clay Mineralogy is comprehensive. It covers the structure, composition, and physical and chemical properties of kaolinite, halloysite, ball clays; bentonites including sodium montmorillonite, calcium montmorillonite, and hectorite; [... more]
$133.33
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Dana's New Mineralogy: The System of Mineralogy of James ...
First published in 1837, Dana's System of Mineralogy has remained the definitive reference on descriptive mineralogy for over 150 years and seven editions. Now, for the first time in half a century, comes a new edition of this undisputed classic- [... more]
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Science News / Early Asteroids Unexpectedly Crusty
Mineralogy of two meteorites chronicles formation of crust on an ancient asteroid Two meteorites retrieved from West Antarctica contain a type of rock commonly found in Earth's crust but previously unseen in meteorites. Analyses suggest that the ... [... more]
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Curtain Drain Tips
My college major was geology. I was very interested in the subject. I learned much about the movement of subsurface water in my clay mineralogy class, hydrology and geomorphology. WOW! I can't believe I remember those cryptic names. The point is ... [... more]
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Dictionary of Geology & Mineralogy
A Necessary Book: Excellent book, good definitions, but wish it also included pronunciation guide for each word. Dictionary of Geology & Mineralogy: The is a must for anyone reading geological work. Rarely are words not to be found and in those [... more]
$19.95
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Dictionary of Geology and Mineralogy
The mineralogy section is a disaster. An error rate of 80%!: I am a mineralogist and bought this book for my wife as an office copy. Upon checking it out I found, to my horror, that the mineral entries are essentially worthless. There are an appalling [... more]
$16.95
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Introduction to Mineralogy and An Atlas of Minerals in ...
Mineralogy Book: This is a very informative book. It is quite helpful in the field of gemology, as well as the intended field of geology. Half way decent Min book: I will be short and to the point. I just took mineralogy this fall, and this book was [... more]
$129.00
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