Collecting Fluorescent Minerals
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About the Book
Seeing fluorescent minerals up close for the first time is an exciting experience. The colours are so pure and the glow is so seemingly unnatural, that it is hard to believe they are natural rocks. Hundreds of glowing minerals are shown, including Aragonite, Celestine, Feldspar, Microcline, Picropharmacolite, Quartz, Spinel, Smithsonite, plus many more. But don't let the hard-to-pronounce names keep you away. Over 800 beautiful colour photographs illustrate how fluorescent minerals look under the UV light and in daylight, making this an invaluable field guide. Here are minerals from the United States, including mines in New Jersey, New York, Arizona, and California, as well as beautiful and unusual minerals from Canada, Mexico, Greenland, Italy, Sweden, and other places. Included are values, a comprehensive resources section, plus helpful advice on caring for, collecting, and displaying minerals. The field of collecting fluorescent minerals is relatively new and this is one of the most complete references available.
Book Details
ISBN-13: 9780764320910
EAN: 9780764320910
Publisher Date: 01 Aug 2004
Binding: PAPERBACK
Continuations: English
Dewey: 549.125
Illustration: Y
LCCN: 2004004164
No of Pages: 191
Returnable: N
Spine Width: 15 mm
ISBN-10: 0764320912
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Ltd
Acedemic Level: English
Book Type: English
Depth: 6
Height: 279 mm
Language: English
MediaMail: Y
PrintOnDemand: N
Series Title: English
Width: 216 mm