Collector's Guide to Fluorite

by Arvid Eric Pasto

Fluorite is found everywhere, has been important to industry for centuries, and is a minor ornamental material as well. Fluorite presents a fascinating array of colors, habits, and associated minerals and is widely available. See spectacularly large "museum quality" specimens that can be found. Fluorite presents a wealth of scientific opportunities to see crystallography, geochemistry, and solid-state physics at work in the natural world. This book...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764331930
• ISBN13: 9780764331930
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.4" x 10.9"