Mineral Reference Manual

by Ernest Nickel and Nickel

of a Roman numeral, an alphabetic character and an Arabic numeral. This designation constitutes the classification symbol based on the system in Mineralogische Tabellen by Hugo Strunz (a summary is shown in Appendix A). The Roman numeral and alphabetical character divide the minerals into broad groups based mainly on chemistry, with the silicate subdivision based on silicate polymerization. The Arabic numeral specifies the group to which a particular...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0412078112
• ISBN13: 9780412078118
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"