Determinative Mineralogy

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Excerpt from Determinative Mineralogy: With Tables for the Determination of Minerals by Means of Their Chemical and Physical Characters It is intended that the tables should not only furnish a name by which an unknown mineral may be called, but should also lead the student to acquire for himself a knowledge of what the mineral really is, both chemically and physically. The constant use of a good treatise on descriptive mineralogy to supplement the tables, while not absolutely required, is recommended, especially for the student. In order to facilitate such use, page references to Dana's System of Mineralogy (6th edition) and to Dana's Textbook of Mineralogy (new edition) are inserted after the name of each mineral. These works are designated respectively by the initials S and T. I am greatly indebted to Dr. Henry S. Washington for valuable criticism and for his kindness in reading the proofs in my absence. Mr. W. S. Valiant, of the Geological Museum of Rutgers College, has also rendered important assistance in correcting the manuscript. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.