The Practical Encyclopedia of Rocks & Minerals: How to Find, Identify, Collect and Maintain the World's best Specimens, with over 1000 Photographs and Artworks [Hardcover]

John Farndon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 7, 2006

This is the ultimate photographic guide to the world of rocks and minerals, with a strong emphasis on how to build a diverse and colorful collection.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Anness (March 7, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0754815412
• ISBN-13: 978-0754815419
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 9.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,814,739 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Encyclopedia of Rocks and Minerals, a Review, March 20, 2007

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Stuart Schneider "Author of books on collecti... (Teaneck, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Practical Encyclopedia of Rocks & Minerals: How to Find, Identify, Collect and Maintain the World's best Specimens, with over 1000 Photographs and Artworks (Hardcover)

I am the author of two books, "Collecting Fluorescent Minerals" and "The World of Fluorescent Minerals" and needed additional resources for non-fluorescent minerals. This book was nicely done - good illustrations, lots of variety, clearly written - but the information covering fluorescent minerals in this book was not very accurate. Every mineral collector needs several sources to get a good idea of what he or she has and this is one that I will continue to use. This should not be your only book, but it is worth having among your library.