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THIS book is neatly bound, and is of handy size for the pocket. The mineral descriptions are conveniently treated in a general way in the alphabetical order of the metals. The alkali metals come first; then follow beryllium, cerium, and so on to zirconium. Under each metal the properties, preparation, industrial application, and ores are first considered; following this an account of the chemical methods for its detection, and a list of the minerals containing the metal, are given. Much care appears to have been taken in describing the chemical and physical character of the minerals and the tests available for purposes of identification. Separate sections at the end of the book deal with the geographical distribution of rare metals and methods of analysis.
The Mineralogy of the Rarer Metals: A Handbook for Prospectors.
by Edward Cahen William Ord Wootton. With a foreword by F. W. Harbord. Second edition, revised by Edward Cahen. Pp. xxxii + 246. (London: Charles Griffin and Co., Ltd., 1920.) Price 10s. 6d.
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C., T. The Mineralogy of the Rarer Metals: A Handbook for Prospectors . Nature 105, 259–260 (1920). https://doi.org/10.1038/105259b0
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