Minerals / Alessandro Guastoni, Roberto Appiani.
Material type:
- 1554070562 (hbk.)
- 9781554070565 (hbk.)
- Minerali. English
- 549 22
- QE363.2 .G7913 2005
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.
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