Dana's New Mineralogy: The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana

By James Dwight Dana and Richard V. Gaines

A reference work containing descriptions of all of the 3000-plus recognized mineral species. This edition features an emphasis on mineral structure, presenting descriptions of all the important species and specially commissioned structure diagrams describing the important mineral groups. Effort has been made to identify and classify structurally homologous species as well as to identify polymorphic forms. Global coverage of tens of thousands of locations are provided, highlighting the locations providing exceptional crystals.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471193100
• ISBN13: 9780471193104
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
• Length: 1872 Pages
• Weight: 3.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.6" x 2.2" x 6.4"