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The Italian Island of Elba: A Mineralogical Jewel in the Tuscan Archipelago

Door Federico - and others Pezzotta

Categorie
Mineralen & Gesteenten
Boeknummer
#364083-KG10
Titel
The Italian Island of Elba: A Mineralogical Jewel in the Tuscan Archipelago
Auteur
Pezzotta, Federico - and others
Boektype
Paperback
Uitgeverij
East Hampton, CT : Lapis International LLC
Jaar van uitgave
2005
ISBN10
0971537178
ISBN13
9780971537170
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Paperback, illustrated with numerous photographs in colour, 4to. ExtraLapis English No. 8.
Samenvatting
Five tectonic complexes and the Monte Capanne intrusion come together on the 229 square kilometer island that is Elba. This compact complex geology is the setting for vast iron deposits and historic pegmatites. Elba? s famous iron mines have been long-time producers of world class pyrite and hematite specimens, but its pegmatites are even better known among mineral collectors for yielding fabulous polychrome elbaite, one of the nine mineral species for which Elba is the type locality. Adding to the island? s lure, its numerous classic and rare-species localities are set among lovely villages, majestic cliffs, and long sandy beaches. Elba? s relaxed pace, fine food and wine, and rich flora and fauna invite hikers, sunbathers, cyclists, families, and mineral collectors to while away their va... (Lees verder)cations on this open-air mineralogical museum off the Italian coast. Elba is the eighth installment in Lapis International's popular mineralogy monograph series extraLapis English.
Pagina's
96
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 30,00

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