Manual of Rapid Mineral Identification - Volume I: Mineral ID Tests and Determinations

By Uwe Richard Kackstaetter

This unique publication was written with a broad spectrum of users in mind, from the novice rockhound to the trained professional, including students, prospectors, geoscientists and mineral laboratories. It is literally a step-by-step cookbook approach to mineral identification and includes easily administered "how-to methods" some of which are proprietary. For the first time it is now possible for even a novice to derive at a reasonable positive identification of an unknown mineral sample. Surprisingly, expensive research equipment is not necessary to achieve positive results.

Trained professionals and laboratories may find the publication useful as a ready reference for certain steps or methodologies that can be executed with a high degree of accuracy. In addition, integrated into the mineral identification process is an exhaustive collection of tables and charts.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0982058020
• ISBN13: 9780982058022
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Earthscience Education LLC
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"