Glossary of Obsolete Mineral Names
Title | Glossary of Obsolete Mineral Names PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Bayliss |
Publisher | |
Pages | 235 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Mineralogy |
ISBN | 9780930259044 |
Lists all names used for mineral substances throughout history which are NOT now considered valid or current. Each mineral today can have only a single name and modern mineralogical science does not recognize gemologically important colour variations with independent names. Designed as a companion to: Fleischer's glossary of mineral species.
A Dictionary of the Names of Minerals Including Their History and Etymology
Title | A Dictionary of the Names of Minerals Including Their History and Etymology PDF eBook |
Author | Albert Huntington Chester |
Publisher | |
Pages | 378 |
Release | 1896 |
Genre | Mineralogy |
ISBN |
A Glossary of Mineralogy
Title | A Glossary of Mineralogy PDF eBook |
Author | Henry William Bristow |
Publisher | |
Pages | 478 |
Release | 1861 |
Genre | Mineralogy |
ISBN |
Fleischer's Glossary of Mineral Species, 2022
Title | Fleischer's Glossary of Mineral Species, 2022 PDF eBook |
Author | Malcolm E. Back |
Publisher | |
Pages | 431 |
Release | 2022 |
Genre | Mineralogy |
ISBN | 9780921294641 |
... "prepared as an alphabetical summary of mineral names for ready reference. Entries are given only for valid or probably valid mineral species unless otherwise noted"--Page viii
A Dictionary of the Names of Minerals Including Their History and Etymology
Title | A Dictionary of the Names of Minerals Including Their History and Etymology PDF eBook |
Author | Chester |
Publisher | |
Pages | 378 |
Release | 1896 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Fleischer's Glossary of Mineral Species, 2018
Title | Fleischer's Glossary of Mineral Species, 2018 PDF eBook |
Author | Malcolm E. Back |
Publisher | |
Pages | 410 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | Mineralogy |
ISBN |
... "prepared as an alphabetical summary of mineral names for ready reference. Entries are given only for valid or probably valid mineral species unless ltherwise noted"--p. vi.
Archaeomineralogy
Title | Archaeomineralogy PDF eBook |
Author | George R. Rapp |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 329 |
Release | 2013-03-09 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 3662050056 |
1.1 Prologue What is archaeomineralogy? The term has been used at least once before (Mitchell 1985), but this volume is the first publication to lay down the scientific basis and systematics for this subdiscipline. Students sometimes call an introductory archaeology course "stones and bones." Archaeomineralogy covers the stones component of this phrase. Of course, archaeology consists of a great deal more than just stones and bones. Contemporary archaeology is based on stratigraphy, geomorphology, chronometry, behavioral inferences, and a host of additional disciplines in addition to those devoted to stones and bones. To hazard a definition: archaeomineralogy is the study of the minerals and rocks used by ancient societies over space and time, as implements, orna ments, building materials, and raw materials for ceramics and other processed products. Archaeomineralogy also attempts to date, source, or otherwise char acterize an artifact or feature, or to interpret past depositional alteration of archaeological contexts. Unlike geoarchaeology, archaeomineralogy is not, and is not likely to become, a recognized subdiscipline. Practitioners of archaeomineralogy are mostly geoarchaeologists who specialize in geology and have a strong background in mineralogy or petrology (the study of the origin ofrocks).