Introducing Mineralogy

by John Mason

People have been fascinated by minerals since prehistory. The attractions of minerals lie in their colours, their beautiful crystals and the discoveries of their uses and the metals that can be obtained from them. Minerals receive attention from a wide variety of people: mining executives, collectors, prospectors and scientists unravelling their molecular structure and origins. But, for someone new to mineralogy, the subject can appear to be overwhelmingly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780460287
• ISBN13: 9781780460284
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.6" x 8.6"