The Mineral Kingdom is a vivid exploration conducted by a brilliantly qualified guide – Paul E. Desautels, Supervisor of the Division of Mineralogy of the Smithsonian Institution. Lucidly and accurately he tells how minerals are formed, found, and used. His survey of the mineral kingdom ranges from the romantic legends of antiquity to the marvels of contemporary earth science.
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The Mineral Kingdom is a vivid exploration conducted by a brilliantly qualified guide – Paul E. Desautels, Supervisor of the Division of Mineralogy of the Smithsonian Institution. Lucidly and accurately he tells how minerals are formed, found, and used. His survey of the mineral kingdom ranges from the romantic legends of antiquity to the marvels of contemporary earth science.
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This book is vintage and shows some signs of light use.
Published by Madison Square Press.
Printed and bound in 1968 by Mondadori Editore, Officine Grafiche, Verona, Italy.
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