Mineral Nomenclature

Book Review

Minerals of Iron Monarch

Minerals & Precious Stones of Brazil.: By Carlos Cornejo & Andrea Bartorelli. Solaris Cultural Publications, São Paulo, Brazil. 2010, 704 pages, with 1,200 photographs. No ISBN number.

A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania.: By R.S. Bottrill and W.E. Baker (2008). Bulletin 73 of the Geological Survey Tasmania, P.O. Box 56, Rosny Park, Tasmania 7018, Australia. 253 pages with 314 colored photographs and nine figures. A$49.50 (soft cover) or A$75.00 + postage (hard cover). ISBN 978–0–724–64021–8.

Das große Lapis Mineralienverzeichnis (fifth edition) and Lapis Mineralienindex. : By S. Weiss. Christian Weiss Verlag, Orleansstrasse 69, D–81667, München, Germany, 2008, 290 pages (ringbound) and 44 pages (paperbound). €19.80 + postage (ISBN 978–3–921656–70–9).

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Russian Gemstones Encyclopedia.: By Vladimir Valentinovich Bukanov. (2006). Granit s.r.o., Stefánikova 43, CZ–150 00 Praha 5, Czech Republic [e-mail: [email protected] ], 472 pages (hardcover), 440 color photographs, €79.00. ISBN 80–7296–053–9.

Gems (6 th edition): By M. O’Donoghue, editor). Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 2006, hardbound, 874 pages + 32 colored plates. £90.00. ISBN 0750658568

THE USE OF CHEMICAL-ELEMENT ADJECTIVAL MODIFIERS IN MINERAL NOMENCLATURE

Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2004 (ninth edition).: Joseph A. Mandarino & Malcolm E. Back. Mineralogical Record Inc., P.O. Box 35565, Tucson, Arizona 85740, U.S.A., xiv + 310 pages. US $24 + $2 post (softcover). (No ISBN number).

Minerals and their Localities.: Jan H. Bernard & Jaroslav Hyrsl (2004). Granit s.r.o., Stef’nikova 43, CZ–150 00 Praha 5, Czech Republic [E-mail: [email protected] ], 808 pages (hardcover), 1035 color photographs, €80;98.00. ISBN 80–7296–039–3.

Crystallography of Modular Materials.: By Giovanni Ferraris, Emil Makovicky and Stefano Merlino (2004). Oxford University Press, 70 Wynford Drive, Don Mills Ontario M3C 1J9, Canada. 370 pages. $225.00 (hard-cover). ISBN 0–19–852664–4.

A Systematic Classification of Minerals.: By James A. Ferraiolo (2003). 2206 Harwood Lane, Bowie, Maryland 20716-1107, U.S.A., [email protected] , 441 + viii pages. Classification Additions and Corrections (2004), 18 pages. US$50 (ringbound) + US$5 postage in USA and Canada; overseas additional. CD–ROM version US$22 postpaid (3.5 MB). No ISBN number.

Structural Classification of Minerals. Volume 3. Minerals with ApBq...ExFy...nAq. General chemical Formulas and Organic Minerals.: By José Lima-de-Faria (2004). Kluwer Academic Publishers, 101 Philip Drive, Norwell, Massachusetts 02061, U.S.A. 131 pages. US$61 (hardcover). ISBN 1–4020–1749–9 or US$160 (hardcover) ISBN 0–7923–6893–2 (set of three volumes).

Structural Classification of Minerals. Volume 2. Minerals with ApBqCrDs to ApBqCrDsExFyGz... general chemical formulas.: By José Lima-de-Faria (2003). Kluwer Academic Publishers, 101 Philip Drive, Norwell, Massachusetts 02061, U.S.A. 151 pages. US $58 (hardcover). ISBN 1–4020–1119–9; 0–7923–6893–2 (set of three volumes).

Das große Lapis Mineralienverzeichnis (fourth edition).: By Stefan Weiß, Rupert Hochleitner and Hans-Jürgen Wilke (2002). Christian Weise Verlag, Orleansstraße 69, D-81667 München, Germany. 287 pages (ring-bound) + 42 pages (softbound). ¤19.80 + postage. ISBN 3–921656–17–6.

Structural Classification of Minerals. Volume 1: Minerals with A, AmBn and ApBqCr General Chemical Formulas.: José Lima-de-Faria (2001). Kluwer Academic Publishers, 101 Philip Drive, Norwell, Massachusetts 02061, U.S.A. 146 pages. US$58 (hardcover). ISBN 0–7923–6892–4; 0–7923–6893–2 (set of three volumes).

Strunz Mineralogical Tables, ninth edition.: By Hugo Strunz and Ernest H. Nickel. E. Schweizerbart’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Johannesstrasse 3A, D–70176 Stuttgart, Germany. 2001, 870 pages, US$142 (hard-cover). ISBN 3–510–65188–X.

Type Mineralogy of Brazil.: Daniel Atencio. Instituto de Geociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Lago 562, 05508–900, São Paulo–SP, Brazil. 114 pages, US$10.00 + $2 post (softcover). (No ISBN number).