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Handbook of Rocks, Minerals, and Gemstones (Rocks, Minerals and Gemstones) (Paperback)

by Walter Schumann (Author)

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Paperback: 380 pages
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (Trade) (4 Jan 1993)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0395511372
ISBN-13: 978-0395511374
Product Dimensions: 18.5 x 12.4 x 2.8 cm

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Shows and describes different kinds of rocks and minerals, and tells how to identify rocks by testing for hardness, streak color, and density.

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1.0 out of 5 stars This book is a waste of money, it is very poor, 23 Dec 1998

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I have actually reviewed this book for publication but the journal's policy is to not use negative reviews so it never appeared. It is difficult in just 1,000 words to summarize my review but I will say that the book is loaded with technical deficiencies, flat-out errors and inconsistencies that make it a very poor reference work. Furthermore, it was translated by someone who knew nothing of minerals so the errors introduced by the translator are monumental, hundreds! There are terms devised by the translator that mean nothing to English readers and don't appear in any other mineral/gem book of any kind!

A truly bad look, yet it enjoys good sales because the public is so ill-informed about mineralogy.

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