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THE title of this convenient pocket-book serves to define its scope. Emphasis is laid upon crystal form, habit, system, cleavage, hardness, fusion, and solubility in hydrochloric or other acid. Definitions of mineral terms and of rocks associated with the minerals included are also provided. The arrangement of the matter makes reference to the book easy.
Synopsis of Mineral Characters. Alphabetically arranged for Laboratory and Field Use.
By Ralph W. Richards. Pp. v + 97. (New York: John Wiley and Sons; London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1907.) Price 5s. 6d. net.
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Synopsis of Mineral Characters Alphabetically arranged for Laboratory and Field Use . Nature 75, 583 (1907). https://doi.org/10.1038/075583b0
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