Collector's Book Of Fluorescent Minerals [Hardcover]

Manuel A. Robbins (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 289 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (November 30, 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0442275064
• ISBN-13: 978-0442275068
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 7.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #207,561 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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  • #38 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Earth Sciences > Mineralogy
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Early book with lots of easy reading, January 28, 2004

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Stuart Schneider "Author of books on collecti... (Teaneck, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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Manny's first book on Fluorescent minerals and a great read. Not as technical as his later book, but good stories about the mines and the miners. I am the author of "Collecting Fluorescent Minerals" and I really enjoyed learning from this book. It is expensive because it is out of print, but if you are serious about collecting Fluorescent Minerals, then this should be in your library (along with my book which is due out by June, 2004)

3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fluorescent Minerals books, June 29, 2001

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Stuart Schneider "Author of books on collecti... (Teaneck, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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Although quite a bit of information in this expensive book is contained in Manuel Robbins later less expensive book, this is really a book that you should own or at least read. If you are intrigued and excited about collecting fluorescent minerals, this book is extremely easy to read and contains a wealth of information. I especially liked the story about his friend who worked in the Sterling Mine and collected interesting minerals. It put the rarity (although many are not that tough to find an example of) of the NJ fluorescent minerals into perspective. When you look at a piece of Hardystonite or Espirite, you really appreciate that you are looking at something rare and wonderful. The color charts in the book are handy and easy to work with. I am an author of books on antiques and collectibles and would love to write a book to identify fluorescent minerals. There is so much good, easily understandable material in this book that I would have trouble doing better. When the author M. Robbins wrote his next book, his technical buddies must have asked him to include lots of technical information. The second book is more like a graduate school textbook. I am not a geologist. I like to understand what I am reading. I enjoyed this book a great deal.