Collecting Fluorescent Minerals

by Stuart Schneider

Book Overview

Seeing fluorescent minerals up close for the first time is an exciting experience. The colors 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 870 beautiful color photographs illustrate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764336193
• ISBN13: 9780764336195
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.4" x 10.9"