Dana's New Mineralogy: The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana |  | Authors: Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, Abraham Rosenzweig
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: 8
Pages: 1872
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Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.3 x 2.2
ISBN: 0471193100
Dewey Decimal Number: 549
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Following in the tradition of the "System of Mineralogy" introduced by Wiley in 1837, this one-of-a-kind reference brings mineralogy into the 21st century. It describes all of the over 3700 recognized mineral species. New features include emphasis on mineral structure, presenting descriptions of all the important species. New specially commissioned structure diagrams describe all the important mineral groups. All homologous species are classified and all polymorphic forms identified. Compact and convenient in one volume, it offers exceptional coverage on where minerals can be found and accurate, up-to-date references.
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 Comprehensive, essential mineral species reference August 6, 1999
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I use the book almost daily while working on a large mineral collection. It is up to date and comprehensive with valuable references to localities. The book is fragile with thin pages so must be used with care. It should be published as a CD ROM.
 Long-awaited reference needs work August 31, 2000
Robert J. Waidler (Virginia, MN United States)
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
As a professional geologist, I use this reference often but I have found numerous errors. An example is that the mineral Pentlandite, an important ore of nickel, is not listed in the index. A German website is compiling an errata list on this book and it is many pages long of spelling, locality, formulae and indices errors. Other complaints are: The information concerning the economic use of the minerals is too sketchy and incomplete; and the page paper is too thin and fragile.
An exhaustive database of minerals. Should be a CD ROM. December 6, 1997
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
An exhaustive database of minerals. It really should be a CD ROM.
Very detailed, good index, August 23, 1998
MarkCase@aol.com (Randleman, NC)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book really needs to be on CD Rom. it is a very large book, and very exhaustive, but cross reference could be done better on a CD
Is the publisher nuts? July 12, 1999
5 out of 12 found this review helpful
I can't believe that John Wiley & Sons (the publisher) actually tries to sell this book as "compact". It's 1100 pages! The Peterson Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals is a much better "compact" guide. This thing should really be on CD-ROM.
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