Research Catalog
Minerals and man
- Title
- Minerals and man, by Cornelius S. Hurlbut, Jr. Photos. by Studio Hartmann [and others].
- Author
- Hurlbut, Cornelius S. (Cornelius Searle), 1906-2005.
- Publication
- New York, Random House [1968]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | 8522.484 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 304 pages illustrations (some color); 29 cm
- Summary
- The nature, origin, and properties of 150 principal minerals are discussed in this illustrated volume as well as past and present uses.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Festschriften.
- Note
- "A Chanticleer Press edition."
- Contents
- Minerals and How to Know Them -- Early Use of Minerals -- The Earth and Its Rocks -- Minor Minearls of the Rocks -- Nature's Treasure House -- A Traprock Suite: Zeolites and Related Minerals -- Crystals in Sedimentary Rocks -- Minerals from the Sea -- Minerals of Land-Locked Lakes -- Metals as Minerals -- Ore Minerals of the Common Metals -- Minerals That Glow in the Dark -- Iron and Its Ores -- Minerals of the Precious Stones -- Quartz -- Colored Stones and Ornamental Minerals -- Minerals for Atomic Energy -- The Mines and Minerals of Cornwall -- An Incombustible Fabric and a Stone That Burns.
- LCCN
- 68028329
- OCLC
- ocm00233880
- 233880
- SCSB-298387
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library