Mineralogy from GlobalAcademics

Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1939. Classic historical text presents contents of hearings of a resolution authorizing a special committee of the Senate to investigate the administration, and the economic and commercial effect, of the Silver Purchase Act of 1934. Includes testimonies of various officials from the Treasury department, Bureau of Mines, Federal Reserve, etc., inserted material, letters, reports,… Read more about this item

Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1989. Comprehensive scholarly text presents a detailed preeminent study of the renown mineral locality of Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, one of the most important sources of rare and beautiful minerals in the world. Over 200 mineral species have been identified at Mont Saint-Hilaire, some of which are not found anywhere else, or may be in very… Read more about this item

Princeton, N.J.: D.Van Nostrand, 1953. Classic comprehensive revised text contains updated procedures used in blowpiping in chemical analysis, including a history of the blowpipe and blowpiping. Topics covered include ultra-violet light and fluorochemistry; mineral chemistry; qualitative chemical tests; physical properties of minerals; tables of chemical reactions; and mineral identification tables. 385 pgs. Illustrated with black/white figures and 28 color plates.… Read more about this item

Moscow, Russia: Mir Publishers, 1979. Comprehensive reference text presents describes nearly 200 widespread and valuable minerals. Contains Determinative Tables for the identification of minerals by simple physical properties the recognition of which does not require any special equipment or instruments. Includes tables of rock-forming and metallic minerals; methods of determination of the chemical composition of minerals; mineral composition of principal… Read more about this item

Berlin-Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 1995. Comprehensive revised text translated from the fifth German edition, presents updated material in morphology covering stereographic, orthographic, and gnomonic projections; studies of crystals, fundamentals of crystal chemistry, and crystal defects; interrelationship of point and space groups; molecular symmetry; crystal indexing and crystal forms; etc. 307 pgs. Illustrated with 261 figures. Small light scuff mark to outer edge.… Read more about this item

New York: Society of Mining Engineers, 1982. Comprehensive reference text presents detailed topics covering computer modeling of engineering systems; computer applications in mineral processing; geostatistical applications; maintenance, equipment replacement, and mine valuation; computer modeling in rock mechanics; mine planning and scheduling; applications of interactive graphics and mini computers; applications of mathematical programming; geostatistical modeling; applications of computer simulation; modeling mineral… Read more about this item

Oman: Sultanate of Oman Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals, 1985. Comprehensive text presents a detailed study of the regional geology and mineral deposits of the Sultanate of Oman, including topics covering heavy minerals; geological mapping; paleogeographic and structural evolution of the platform and its basement; the Sohar copper mining project; geological history of the northern Oman mountains; stratigraphy and coal… Read more about this item

Mexico: Consejo De Recursos Naturales No Removables, 1963. Classic comprehensive text limited to 1000 copies in English, presents a detailed study of the Pachuca-Real del Monte mining district- one of the principlal global producers of silver- which began in 1949 and completed by the authors in 1960. Includes detailed investigations of the ore minerals, paragenesis, petrographic composition of the rocks,… Read more about this item

France: Societe Des Mines et Produits Chimiques De Salsigne (Aude), 1970. Comprehensive text presents a detailed study of the Salsigne Gold Mine located at the south-western extremity of the Montagne Noire, France. The main structural elements in chronological order, are an overturned synclinorium, a thrust fault, a series of N-S striking normal faults and a later series of cross-faults. The… Read more about this item

Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 1974. Classic comprehensive text presents detailed topics covering theoretical and analytical aspects of the spilite-keratopphyre problem, including spilitic magma; petrogenesis of spilites; petrochemical features of spilitic rocks; environmental effects in magmatic spilite; autohydrothermal and autometamorphic origins; mineral facies of spilitic rocks; alpine spilites; diagenetic and metamorphic origins; etc. 482 pgs. Illustrated with 138 figures and 13 plates.… Read more about this item

Washington,D.C.: U.S. Department of the Interior, 1984. Comprehensive reference text presents relevant thermodynamic data for elements, oxides, and compounds, including irreversible transformations, decomposition, metastable phases, enthalpy changes and increments, entropy, etc. Contains sections on thermodynamic background and applications, thermodynamic property tables, measurement and abbreviation units and symbols. 355 pgs. Prior owner's name stamps on endpapers; small label and numerals to… Read more about this item

Warrendale, PA.: The Metallurgical Society, 1987. Comprehensive text contains detailed technical papers presented by leading international scientists and field experts covering a variety of interdisciplinary topics covering the association and characterization of gold and other precious metals in organic matter and pyrite in the form of disseminated carbonaceous gold ores; complexity of the nature of carbonaceous matter and its effect… Read more about this item

New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981. Classic comprehensive text presents a detailed study of andesite genesis, including topics covering: typical calcalkaline andesite; plate tectonic connection; geophysical setting of vaolcanism at convergent plate boundaries; andesite magmas, ejecta, eruptions, and volcanoes; nulk chemical composition of orogenic andesites; mineralogy and mineral stabilities; role of the subducted ocean crust in the genesis of orogenic andesites; role… Read more about this item

Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 1979. Classic comprehensive text is a revised, updated and supplemented translation from the Russian edition, presenting a complete system of recent theories of solids as they apply to minerals and inorganic materials. Includes topics on quantum theory and the structure of atoms; crystal field theory; molecular orbital theory; energy band theory and reflectance spectra of minerals; spectroscopy,… Read more about this item

San Francisco, CA.: W.H. Freeman, 1981. Classic comprehensive reference text contains a detailed description of the more common mineral varieties of the common rock-forming mineral groups, and an abbreviated summary of the essential optical constants and occurrence of "all" nonopaque mineral varieties. Topics include: minerals with and without complex anions (excluding silicates); neosilicates; sorosilicates and cyclosilicates; inosilicates; tektosilicates; phyllosilicates; etc.… Read more about this item

Colorado Springs, CO.: Earth Science Publishing, 1976. Classic text presents a collection of stereoscopic drawings of crystal geometry, including explanations of each crystal system; labeling of the axes; description and naming of each crystal face; alternate names; applicable Miller indices; examples of actual minerals that illustrate the forms; introduction to crystal classification and geometry. 79 pgs. Illustrated. Small labels to… Read more about this item

London, U.K.: Mining Journal Books, 1982. Comprehensive text contributed technical papers by international experts covering detailed topics in mineral development issues and policies; transnational corporations; mining legislation and mineral development contracts; contract stability; mineral development agreements: risk and security; international and national programs and projects; etc. 223 pp. Illustrated. Prior owner's name on front endpaper. Blank pocket remnant on rear… Read more about this item

New York: Macmillan, 1966. Classic comprehensive text contains contributions from prominent professional experts in various technical topics including: the history of ore microscopy; reflected light microscopy; reflected light microscopy in the investigation of ore deposits; selection of ore specimens and the preparation of polished sections; microscopic investigation of the iron ore minerals and of the more important minerals of the… Read more about this item

Denver, Colorado: Colorado Geological Survey Dept. Of Natural Resources, 1990. Comprehensive reference text contains detailed information on the gold mining districts and major placer areas of the state; the extent, classification and ages of Colorado's Cenozoic igneous rocks, including those of the COMB; major tectonic events and metallogeny, tectonic settings and linear features; estimated gold production by district; etc. 101… Read more about this item

Mineralogical Society of America, 1989. Detailed text contains scientific papers covering Cosmochemistry of Rare Earth Elements; Rare Earth Elements in Lunar Materials; Aqueous Geochemistry of Rare Earth Elements; Economic Geology of Rare Earth Minerals; Cathodoluminescence Emission Spectra of Rare Earth Activators in Minerals, etc. 347 pgs. Illustrated. Corners slightly bumped.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"… Read more about this item