 | | Book | | Mineral Museums of Europe Burchard • Bode . Frontcover Upper left: The observatory at Kremsmunster...the landmark of this famous gem town. U Irich Burchard • Rainer Bode Mineral Museums of Europe '...ff/~/? • /"'--:7]'fi ' The mineralogical cabinet of the convent at Kremsmunster, Austria. The . specimens...displayed m baroque furniture. Mineral Museums of Europe Text by Ulrich Burchard Photos by Rainer Bode...Distributor: Mineralogical Record P. 0. Box 1656 Carson City, NV 89702, USA N. Bariand 90/91; British Museum |  | | Book | | THE WORLD OF NATI In full color — an introduction to the reernn reste) beauty and structure of our worlds... THE WORLD MINER’ 2 | Adapted fre” ——__.afian of Vincenz. < Michele In the Earth’s crust lie numerous...easily accessible, some deeply concealed — which are of considerable value to man. They differ in their structure...individual species of mineral, which will be of value and interest to students of the subject, while...the beauty of the mineral kingdom. The foreword is by Dr G. F. Claringbull, formerly Keeper of Mineralogy |  | | Catalog/List | | guaranteed on return of specimen(s), in good condition. please quote the name and number of the specimen(s)...P.o./Cheque with order. All prices are inclusive of V.A.T. No charge is made for postage and packing...welcome. We hope that we may be of some service to you, and assure you of our best attention at all times...£4.50; Specimen B - As Specimen A - with odd books of Muscovite Mica in association and with Albite crystals...crystals of Arsenopyrite and a little crystalise. Musvovite Mica and small crystals and blades of Wolframite |  | | | | WORLD OF NATURE | In full colour-an introduction to the composition, beauty and structure of our worlds...easily accessible, some deeply concealed—which are of considerable value to man. They differ in their structure...individual species of mineral, which will be of value and interest to students of the subject, while...the beauty of the mineral kingdom. The foreword is by Dr G. F. Claringbull, formerly Keeper of Mineralogy...British Museum (Natural History) and now Director of that museum. As he points out, there are not many |  | | Book (edition) | | & Sydney ST. PAUL PUBLIC LIBRARY OTHER BOOKS OF INTEREST Color Guide to Tropical Fish Tropical...Baker Street, London W 1 All rights reserved Library of Congress Catalog Card No.: 72-1 51706 ISBN 0-8069-3040-3... leaves and nuts, butterflies, or insects? Most of us have, and yet we are not all conchologists, botanists...ever thought of collecting the many beautiful abundant minerals in nature? Has the task of identification...Part of the fun of finding specimens, of course, is in knowing what you are saving. The science of mineralogy |  | | Book (volume) | | Dr, PROFESSOR REINHARD OF MINERALOGY OF THE 91 OF (73 AND 275 OF F. BRITISH WHICH BONN...TEXT-FIGURES ESSLINGEN J. M.A., MINERALOGICAL OF BY ADDITIONS, DEPARTMENT, THE PLATES UNIVERSITY...Cothen-Anhalt (Germany). Translation This book has book of but Mineralogy, general interest natural form...Dana, a few of special the cases, more volume important The suffice, Mainz, of Idar. by Dr... 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Symmetry and symbolism The shapes of crystals 10...Triclinic system Development of crystals Twinning 15 Aggregates Regular growth of crystals All photographs...by Carlo Bevilacqua Translated from the Italian of Vincenzo De Michele © Orbis Publishing Limited...1967 Printed in Italy by IGDA, Novara 1972 by Crown Publishers Inc Translation Library of Congress Catalog |  | | Book | | PRESS New York CONTENTS Introduction The Birth of Minerals Giants among the Experts Collectors and...Dimension Map of Mining Locations The Gallery List of Plates The Plates Geographical Directory of Museum Collections...7 ii *3 z5 18 2.0 14-2.5 26 27 171 *74 PANEL OF JUDGES AND CONSULTANTS These are the distinguished...that make up the Gallery of this book. 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Traversella Mine, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy