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Useful Knowledge: Volume 1. Minerals

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Useful Knowledge: Volume 1. Minerals

William Bingley

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William Bingley gathers the useful knowledge of the mineral world: how minerals form and are arranged, from earthy stones to precious substances. This first volume offers a clear systematic tour of the kingdom of rocks and gems for the general reader. Orderly and informative. Learn the minerals of the earth in plain, simple terms.

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34 chapters

  1. 1Useful Knowledge: 4th ed. Minerals. Vol 1 of 3
  2. 2PREFACE.
  3. 3EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES OF THE FIRST VOLUME.
  4. 4MINERALS.
  5. 5INTRODUCTION.
  6. 6MINERAL DEPOSITS.
  7. 7SYSTEMATIC ARRANGEMENT OF MINERALS.
  8. 8SIMPLE MINERAL SUBSTANCES.
  9. 9CLASS I.—STONES.
  10. 10ORDER I.—EARTHY STONES.
  11. 11ORDER II.–SOFT STONES.
  12. 12ORDER III.—SALINE STONES.
  13. 13CLASS II.—SALTS.
  14. 14ORDER I.—EARTHY SALTS.
  15. 15ORDER II.—METALLIC SALTS.
  16. 16CLASS III.—COMBUSTIBLES.
  17. 17SULPHUR FAMILY.
  18. 18BITUMEN FAMILY.

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