The Collector's Guide to Silicate Crystal Structures (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780764335792)

Over 140 color photos, diagrams, and text reveal the crystal structures, habits, names, and changing family relationships of silicate crystals. This thorough guide provides an introduction to crystallography, the current classification of silicate structures, and reviews orthosilicates, disilicates, chain silicates, sheet silicates, and framework silicates. Explore different ways the silicate tetrahedron can be arranged and great diversity of structures that result. Crystal structure is presented with drawings of ideal crystal forms and photographs of real crystals. In this way, mineral collectors can better understand the interplay between atomic arrangements and external habits, and ultimately develop an eye for recognizing crystal symmetry. This book is a must for all serious collectors of minerals.

Author: Robert J. Lauf
ISBN-10: 0764335790
ISBN-13: 9780764335792
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Language: English
Published: 11/30/2010
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 10.90h x 8.40w x 0.40d