First published in 1848, authored by J.D. Dana, the Manual of Mineral
Science now enters its 23rd edition. This new edition continues in the
footsteps or its predecessors as the standard textbook in
Mineralogy/Mineral Science/Earth Materials/Rocks and Minerals courses.
This new edition contains 22 chapters, instead of 14 as in the prior
edition. This is the result of having packaged coherent subject matter
into smaller, more easily accessible units. Each chapter has a new and
expanded introductory statement, which gives the user a quick overview
of what is to come. Just before these introductions, each chapter
features a new illustration that highlights some aspect of the subject
in that particular chapter. All such changes make the text more
readable, userfriendly and searchable. Many of the first 14 chapters
are reasonably independent of each other, allowing for great
flexibility in an instructor's preferred subject sequence. The
majority of illustrations in this edition were rerendered and/or
redesigned and many new photographs, mainly of mineral specimens, were
added.
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ISBN
9780470536872
Publisert
2009
Utgave
23. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Wiley
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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