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Care and Conservation of Geological Material - Minerals, Rocks, Meteorites, and Lunar Finds

English · Hardback

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Zusatztext 'The quantity of relevant information drawn together about mineral species! their deterioration and recommendations for their care make this book an essential resource for anyone responsible for geological collections.' Barbara Moore! Studies in Conservation! 5/1994 - Studies in Conservation! May 1994 Informationen zum Autor Frank Howie This is the first book to specifically address the preservation of an increasingly important group of materials. Techniques for processing minerals and rocks in the field and laboratory are outlined as well as the effects of treatments on specimens. < br> Readership: Professional museum staff, curators and conservators, scientists and technicians; Students of mineralogy, private collectors. Zusammenfassung This is the first book to specifically address the preservation of an increasingly important group of materials. Techniques for processing minerals and rocks in the field and laboratory are outlined as well as the effects of treatments on specimens. Readership: Professional museum staff, curators and conservators, scientists and technicians; Students of mineralogy, private collectors. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents include: The stability of minerals; Conserving light sensitive minerals and gems; Temperature and humidity sensitive mineralogical and petrological specimens; Pyrite; Meteorites; Hazards for the mineral collector, conservator and curator.

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Authors Frank Howie, Frank M. Howie, Howie Frank
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd.
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 20.07.1992
 
EAN 9780750603713
ISBN 978-0-7506-0371-3
No. of pages 128
Dimensions 185 mm x 257 mm x 15 mm
Series Conservation and Museology
Subjects Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Mineralogy, petrography

SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Chemistry of minerals, crystals and gems, Mineralogy & Gems

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