The second edition of this monograph (the first edition of Amazonit, the Publishing House of the Subsoil, 1989, the circulation of 11 thousand copies) was completely prepared by M. N. Ostroumov, taking into account the latest data and a number of necessary changes and additions. The book discusses the patterns of the distribution of Amazonite, the connection of its deposits and manifestations with certain genetic types of granite formations. The conditions of finding, the structure, mineralogy-geochemical and other features of specific amazonitic-containing formations, properties, typomorphic features, the nature of the coloring and the genesis of amazonite are described. A brief overview of the history and prospects of using the Amazon stone is given.
For experts in the field of modern mineralogy, geochemistry, gemmologists, as well as for geologists-manufacturers involved in the search and evaluation of mineral deposits; It will be interesting to a wide range of readers – fans of color stone.
2nd edition, processed and supplemented.
Author
Ostroumov Mikhail Nikolaevich, Platonov Alexey Nikolaevich, Popov Vladimir Anatolyevich
Publisher
Polytechnic, 2008
Genre
Chemical sciences
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