The classic in the field since 1848, this extraordinary reference offers readers unsurpassed coverage of mineralogy and crystallography. The book is known for integrating complete coverage of concepts and principles with a more systematic and descriptive treatment of mineralogy. The revised edition now includes a CD-ROM to let readers see the minerals and crystals, while also viewing chemical composition, symmetry, and morphological crystallography.

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION 2. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MINERALS 3. ELEMENTS OF CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY 4. ASPECTS OF CRYSTAL STRUCTURES 5. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF MINERALS 6. CRYSTALLOGRAPHY: EXTERNAL SYMMETRY OF MINERALS 7. INTERNAL ORDER AND SYMMETRY IN MINERALS 8. CRYSTAL PROJECTIONS 9. SELECTED POINT GROUPS AND FURTHER ASPECTS OF SPACE GROUPS 10. CRYSTAL GROWTH AND DEFECTS; TWINNING, COLOR, AND MAGNETISM 11. MINERAL STABILITY AND PHASE DIAGRAMS 12. POST-CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESSES IN MINERALS 13. OPTICAL MICROSCOPY 14. ANALYTICAL AND IMAGING METHODS IN MINERAL SCIENCE 15. CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY AND SYSTEMATIC DESCRIPTIONS OF NATIVE ELEMENTS, SULFIDES, AND SULFOSALTS 16. CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY AND SYSTEMATIC DESCRIPTIONS OF OXIDES, HYDROXIDES, AND HALIDES 17. CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY AND SYSTEMATIC DESCRIPTIONS OF CARBONATES, NITRATES, BORATES, SULFATES, CHROMATES, TUNGSTATES, MOLYBDATES, PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES AND VANADATES 18. CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY OF ROCK-FORMING SILICATES 19. SYSTEMATIC DESCRIPTIONS OF ROCK-FORMING SILICATES 20. GEM MINERALS 21. MINERAL ASSEMBLAGES: INTRODUCTION TO ROCK TYPES 22. DETERMINATIVE TABLES APPENDIX 1. Outstanding Contributions to the Mineral Sciences APPENDIX 2. Development of Models for the Atom APPENDIX 3. Developing Hermann-Mauguin Symbols for Symmetry Notation APPENDIX 4. Distribution of forms in the 32 Point Groups, Arranged by Crystal System APPENDIX 5. Space Groups as an Expression of Morphology and Structure MINERAL INDEX SUBJECT INDEX