Minerals and Man,

By Cornelius Searle Hurlbut and Jr.. Cornelius S. Hurlbut

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394436253
• ISBN13: 9780394436258
• Release Date: January 1975
• Publisher: Random House
• Weight: 3.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.9" x 11.2"

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Minerals and Man, by Cornelius S. Hurlbut, Jr.

Our civliization as we know it is dependent upon mining and minerals. This book is a sparkling discussion on the nature, origins, and characteristics and lore of the Earth's most common and valued minerals. Chapters include such as Minerals and How to Know Them, the early uses of minerals, the Earth and its rocks (an intro to geology), and other chapters focus on various types of deposits, or mineral groups such as pegmatites, zeolites, metals, and enviroments in which they grow; unusual properties, gemstones, the uses, history, and beauty of minerals. Accompanied by many beautiful photographs, many of these in color. 19 chapters, and Appendix and Index.