num_pages: 440
description: Minerals of the World is an attractive and up-to-date guide to more than 500 minerals from around the world. The succinct text--covering crystallography, properties, names and varieties, structure, diagnostic features, and occurrence--and the discussion of less common minerals not found in other guides make this an invaluable resource. With over 600 exquisite color photographs and crystallographic diagrams, this book is unequalled. It is set to become the field guide of choice for mineral collectors and students of mineralogy.
language: English
title: Minerals of the World
titlecomplete: Minerals of the World (Princeton Field Guides, 20)
genres: Science
ratings_count: 13
publisher: Princeton University Press