The magic of minerals /
Mineralogy, as a branch of geoscience, has as its subject the composition of the solid crust of the earth. We recognize that our earth once circled the sun as a red-hot glowing sphere, many billions of years ago- a length of time virtually unimaginable to the human mind.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; New York :
Springer-Verlag,
[1986]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Mineralogy, as a branch of geoscience, has as its subject the composition of the solid crust of the earth. We recognize that our earth once circled the sun as a red-hot glowing sphere, many billions of years ago- a length of time virtually unimaginable to the human mind. |
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| Item Description: | Translation of: Zauberwelt der Mineralien. Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (204 pages) : color illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9783642613043 (electronic bk.) 3642613047 (electronic bk.) |