Mineralogy of Arizona, Fourth Edition

Fourth Auflage
ISBN: 978-0-8165-4357-1
Verlag: University of Arizona Press

Buch, Englisch, 816 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 182 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 1845 g

Completely revised and expanded, this fourth edition covers the 986 minerals found in Arizona, showcased with breathtaking new color photographs throughout the book. The new edition includes more than 200 new species not reported in the third edition and previously unknown in Arizona.
 
This fourth edition of Mineralogy of Arizona is an update of the previous edition. Chapters cover gemstones and lapidary materials, fluorescent minerals, and extensive coverage of mineral species with color photographs of many of them. The authors also discuss mineral districts, which includes information about the geology, mineralogy, and age of mineral occurrences throughout the state. The book includes detailed maps of each county, showing the boundaries and characteristics of the mineral districts.
 
Arizona’s rich mineral history is well illustrated by the mineral occurrences, descriptions, and photographs in this book. There are more than 300 color photographs of minerals, gemstones, and fluorescent minerals to help the reader identify and understand the rich and diverse mineralogy of Arizona. Anyone interested in the mineralogy and geology of Arizona will find this the most up-to-date compilation of the minerals known to occur in the state.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Grant, Raymond W

Gibbs, Ronald B

Gibbs, Ron

Jong, Harvey

Rasmussen, Jan

Keith, Stanley

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Petrologie, Mineralogie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geologie

Über Autor(innen)

Raymond W. Grant, co-author of the Mineralogy of Arizona, third edition, has a PhD in geology and has retired after teaching geology at Mesa Community College in Mesa, Arizona for 31 years.
 
Ronald B. Gibbs has bachelor’s degrees in geology and mining engineering and has retired after a career in the copper mining industry. 
 
Harvey W. Jong received a bachelor’s degree from M.I.T. and a master’s degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara; both degrees are in electrical engineering. After working in the microprocessor industry for 15 years, he decided to pursue his passion for photography and started a digital media studio.
 
Jan C. Rasmussen holds a PhD in economic geology from the University of Arizona and was the associate curator of the University of Arizona Mineral Museum and later the curator of the Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum in Phoenix.
 
Stanley B. Keith has a Masters degree in Geology from the University of Arizona and has worked for the Arizona Geological Survey before co-founding MagmaChem Exploration.