Rocks and Minerals of the World
by Duda, Rudolf
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1840560258
- ISBN 13
- 9781840560251
- Seller
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ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
UK: Tiger Books. Very Good/Very Good. 1998. Hard Cover. 4to 1840560258 THIS IS A VERY HEAVY BOOK AND DUE TO THE WEIGHT CAN ONLY BE SHIPPED TO A UK ADDRESS, no extra charge will be asked for. 450 Colour Photographs, 300 Line Drawings 520 pages clean and tight. This book presents over 600 various types of minerals and their important varieties. Colour photographs are supplemented with instructive line drawings of crystal forms. The text provides information on the varieties, crystals, physical and chemical properties of individual minerals and the places they can be found, pointing out the practical significance of rocks and minerals, their processing or cutting. In conclusion the book offers practical identification tables. The authors of the book are experienced mineralogists and writers of popular science publications. RNDr. Rudolf Duda graduated from the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava. He works in the East Slovak Museum in Kogice as mineralogist and curator of collections of precious stones and minerals. RNDr. Lubos Rejl graduated from the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Masaryk University, Brno. He is employed in Geophysics, joint-stock Co., as geologist. His specialization includes mineralogy, petrography and physical properties of rocks and minerals. His experience is based on long-time research and practical work with minerals and precious stones with particular reference to the Bohemian Massif and the Carpathian System. The exquisite photographs in this book are by Dugan Slivka, graduate of the Film and TV Faculty, Academy of Performing Arts, Prague. He collected the material with his co-authors in many museums and private collections. .
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- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 128704
- Title
- Rocks and Minerals of the World
- Author
- Duda, Rudolf
- Illustrator
- 450 Colour Photographs, 300 Line Drawings
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good/Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1840560258
- ISBN 13
- 9781840560251
- Publisher
- Tiger Books
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 1998
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CHARLES BOSSOM
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ELY, Cambridgeshire
About CHARLES BOSSOM
Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.