TY - BOOK AU - Guastoni,Alessandro AU - Appiani,Roberto TI - Minerals SN - 1554070562 (hbk.) AV - QE363.2 .G7913 2005 U1 - 549 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Richmond Hill, Ont., Buffalo, N.Y. PB - Firefly Books KW - Mineralogy KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Minerals KW - Mineralogie KW - Guides, manuels, etc KW - Mineralaux KW - Guides, manuels etc N1 - Originally published: Italy : Mondadori, 2003; Translation of: Minerali; Includes bibliographical references (p. 256) and index; Introduction -- The science of mineralogy -- The forms of crystals and twinning -- Physical properties -- How minerals are studied -- The environments in which minerals form -- The classification of minerals --Minerals -- Class 1: Native elements -- Class 2: Sulfides and sulfosalts -- Class 3: Halides -- Class 4: Oxides and hydroxides -- Class 5: Carbonates -- Class 6: Borates -- Class 7: Sulfates, chromates, molybdates, tungstates -- Class 8: Phosphates, arsenates, vanadates -- Class 9: Silicates -- Class 10: Organic minerals ER -