Author: Dana James
Title: Manual of Mineralogy and Petrography
Description: John Wiley, 1906. First Edition Later Printing. Hardcover. Manual of Mineralogy and Petrography by Dana James John Wiley & Sons, 1906 4th edition Hardback in good condition, NO dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, some tanning of pages due to paper used and age. Cover is clean but does show some slight signs of wear but is over all good. This appears to be a book for the do it yourself prospector that has been revised several times and contains everything you need to know to recognize various minerals when you see them. Covers Crystallization of minerals, physical properties of minerals, chemical properties of minerals, sight description of minerals in and out of ground, the silica and silicates and determination of minerals. There is also a section on Rocks of all kinds and hydrocarbon compounds. B&W illustrations, large index to minerals and rocks, 517 pages additional pages of ads from John Wiley & Sons. Good.

Keywords: MINERALOGY, PETROGRPAHY, MINING


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