Contents: Preface; About the Photography; Introduction; Alphabetical Listing of Minerals. Completely revised and updated, this includes nearly 4,000 entries. Gl

A reference to more than six hundred minerals, with color photographs of each type and an explanation of their forms and properties.

Provides a reference guide to the nature, growth, identification, and rating of over 600 minerals.

A look at 294 different rocks, minerals, and gemstones. Each entry describes where the material is found, what it is made of, and how it is used.

This Encyclopedia provides a cutting-edge, up-to-date reference source on mineral and energy policies around the world. It offers information on GDP, population