A Handbook of Minerals, Crystals, Rocks and Ores

A Handbook of Minerals, Crystals, Rocks and Ores
ISBN-10
8190723782
ISBN-13
9788190723787
Category
Crystals
Pages
726
Language
English
Published
2009-01-15
Publisher
New India Publishing
Author
Parmodh Alexander

Description

The book will be beneficial for: * The undergraduate course in mineralogy, crystallography, petrology & economic geology. * Post graduate students for their economic geology course. * Useful as a ready reckoner for competitive examinations and job interviews and entrepreneurs in mineral industry. * Civil Engineering students will also find this book suitable for their basic courses in mineralogy-petrology. * the text, as far as possible is precise, concise and up-to-date in facts and figures, adequately illustrated and includes photographs and micro-photographs.

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