Collector's Guide to Silicates: Di and Ring Silicates

This book explains the structural relationships among di- and ringsilicate minerals, known for their hardness and brilliant colors, and the geological conditions that create the beautiful crystals prized by collectors. The minerals are arranged systematically to emphasize how they fit into structural groups, and generously illustrated with nearly 600 structure diagrams, color photos, and drawings. An extensive bibliography includes a broad range of easily accessible references ranging from the foundational literature and original species descriptions to reports on current scientific research.

Aceasta carte explica relatiile structurale dintre mineralele di- si inelicilicate, cunoscute pentru duritatea si culorile lor stralucitoare, precum si conditiile geologice care creeaza frumoasele cristale apreciate de colectionari. Mineralele sunt aranjate sistematic pentru a sublinia modul in care se incadreaza in grupuri structurale si sunt ilustrate cu generozitate cu aproape 600 de diagrame structurale, fotografii color si desene.