The Collector's Guide to the Minerals of New York State

by George W. Robinson and Steven C. Chamberlain

Continuing a tradition that began in 1842, this book examines 24 localities of particular interest to mineral collectors. These localities are organized by how they occur (in sedimentary rocks, in crystalline rocks, in fractures)--a new approach that brings coherence to relationships among similar localities. For each locality, its significance to specimen mineralogy, collecting history, geological setting, origin, and a thorough description of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764343343
• ISBN13: 9780764343346
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.4" x 10.9"