{"product_id":"the-mineral-encyclopedia","title":"The Mineral Encyclopedia","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMineral collecting by amateur \"rockhounds\" has never been more popular. Old quarries, road cuts, and exposed landscapes are being examined by new generations of minerals enthusiasts. Each needs a comprehensive guidebook with clear photographs and accurate data. This is it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn a thick but handy format, more than 700 different minerals and rocks are grouped by color (for ease of location in the book) -- blue, red, yellow, brown, green, white and black crystals; brown and gray sedimentary rocks; and meteorites for anyone lucky enough to find one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEach has a picture -- four to a page -- opposite detailed but clear data:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChemical formula\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHardness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eColor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDensity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLustre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCleavage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFracture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTenacity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCrystal form\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSimilar minerals and where they are likely to occur. And many will have a diagram of its crystal form -- up to four, for fluorite, for example.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Minerals Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis unusual for the number of minerals it covers: more than 700 in 448 pages, with a useful glossary, an introduction to mineral collecting, printed front and back flaps that offer quick reference in the field, and a measuring rule on the back cover. This is a superior reference for rockhounds, geology students and outdoors people with an interest in what's under their feet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Firefly Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67889437606167,"sku":"mxh1792569469298","price":22.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/8479\/4647\/files\/the-mineral-encyclopedia_1.jpg?v=1792569475","url":"https:\/\/riverlyn.shop\/products\/the-mineral-encyclopedia","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}