Rutley’s Elements of Mineralogy

The last thorough revision of Rutley's Elements of Mineralogy appeared as the 23rd Edition in 1936. In subsequent editions, an effort to keep abreast with the great progress in the science was made by small (and often awkward) modifications and, especially, by the addition of an independent cha...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rutley, Frank
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1970, 1970
Edition:26th ed. 1970
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Table of Contents with List of Main Topics
  • Introductory: The Nature of Minerals
  • Definition of a Mineral
  • I. The Properties of Minerals
  • I. The Chemistry of Minerals
  • II. Certain Physical Properties of Minerals
  • III. The Elements of Crystallography
  • IV. The Optical Properties of Minerals
  • V. The Occurrence of Minerals
  • VI. The Classification of Minerals
  • II. Description of Minerals
  • Group 1A. Lithium, Sodium, Potassium
  • Group 1B. Copper, Silver, Gold
  • Group 2A. Calcium, Strontium, Barium, Radium
  • Group 2B. Beryllium, Magnesium, Zinc, Cadmium, Mercury
  • Group 3B. Boron, Aluminium
  • Group 4A. Titanium, Zirconium, Cerium, Thorium
  • Group 4B. Carbon, Silicon, Tin, Lead
  • Group 5A. Vanadium, Tantalum
  • Group 5B. Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Arsenic, Antimony, Bismuth
  • Group 6A. Chromium, Molybdenum, Tungsten, Uranium
  • Group 6B. Sulphur, Selenium, Tellurium
  • Group 7A. Manganese
  • Group 7B. Fluorine, Chlorine, Bromine, Iodine
  • Group 8A. Iron, Cobalt, Nickel
  • Group 8B. Ruthenium, Rhodium, Palladium, Osmium, Iridium, Platinum