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Description:From the back cover: "On the Origin of Mineral Names and much more... Have you ever wondered about the origin of mineral names? The name of a mineral may reflects its chemical composition, a physical property, the name of a person or of an organisation, an event, or the mineral's discovery locality. A mineral may have been named thousands of years ago (some minerals have been known since Antiquity) or just this year, as twenty to thirty new mineral species are approved and named every year by the International Mineralogical Association."Encyclopedia of Mineral Names gives an up-to-date listing of all IMA-approved mineral species and provides nswers to the following questions: What is the etymology of the name? Who discovered the mineral? Where is the discovery locality? What is its chemical formula? What are its symmetry and space group? What is its relationship with other species? Where can one find further information? "The phrase "No information on etymology available" appears only once in this book!"We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Encyclopedia Of Mineral Names (The Canadian Mineralogist Special Publication 1). To get started finding Encyclopedia Of Mineral Names (The Canadian Mineralogist Special Publication 1), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 360

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Mineralogical Association of Canada

Release: 1997

ISBN: 092129445X

Description: From the back cover: "On the Origin of Mineral Names and much more... Have you ever wondered about the origin of mineral names? The name of a mineral may reflects its chemical composition, a physical property, the name of a person or of an organisation, an event, or the mineral's discovery locality. A mineral may have been named thousands of years ago (some minerals have been known since Antiquity) or just this year, as twenty to thirty new mineral species are approved and named every year by the International Mineralogical Association."Encyclopedia of Mineral Names gives an up-to-date listing of all IMA-approved mineral species and provides nswers to the following questions: What is the etymology of the name? Who discovered the mineral? Where is the discovery locality? What is its chemical formula? What are its symmetry and space group? What is its relationship with other species? Where can one find further information? "The phrase "No information on etymology available" appears only once in this book!"We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Encyclopedia Of Mineral Names (The Canadian Mineralogist Special Publication 1). To get started finding Encyclopedia Of Mineral Names (The Canadian Mineralogist Special Publication 1), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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