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Terra Publishing
Minerals of Britain and Ireland
A. G. Tindle
The Open University
Minerals of Britain and Ireland is a completely comprehensive treatment of the
minerals found in Britain, Ireland and the surrounding islands. Beautifully
illustrated throughout with over 550 colour and black & white images, the book
provides exhaustive coverage of the remarkably wide range of minerals found in
this part of the World.
By far the largest part of the book is the alphabetical listing of all the
minerals described from Britain and Ireland. This includes species, varieties,
synonyms discredited minerals and fraudulent descriptions. The status of each
mineral is clearly represented by distinctive formatting. All type localities
are also described. The treatment is also enriched with biographical
information on all those individuals who have had minerals named after them;
it describes all the major mineral collections in national and local museums
and university departments; and it summarizes the geological conditions on the
major fields that produced so many of the minerals.
Minerals of Britain and Ireland is replete with bibliographical references and
it describes many additional discoveries never previously published. Coverage
includes all relevant articles from national mineralogical organisations such
as the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (from 1876) and the
Russell Society (from 1982). Journals such as the UK Journal of Mines and Minerals,
Mineralogical Record and Mineral Realm are referred to extensively,
as are many geological journals with mineralogical content.
The last time a book of this type was attempted was 150 years ago, long before
modern analytical instrumentation had been developed. Over 900 additional
species new to Britain or Ireland have been described since that time.
Minerals of Britain and Ireland covers in considerable detail the period 1858
to 2007, with particular emphasis on the last 50 years. In total, over 2200
minerals are listed, including over a thousand confirmed species.
This monumental work will be warmly welcomed by the community of mineral
collectors, curators, dealers, students and research scientists. Furthermore,
archaeologists, environmentalist, mining historians, libraries, national
heritage organisations and government agencies will also find much of value
in this eagerly anticipated work.
Andrew Tindle joined the Open University in 1976. He was awarded a PhD in 1982
for work in the Loch Doon granite complex, Scotland. He is now Senior Project
Officer in the Department of Earth Sciences, where he manages the electron
microprobe facility. He has published over 90 scientific papers on a wide range
of subjects, including many related to mineralization in Britain and Ireland.
He is also co-author of two geo-analytical reference books.
Source: Terra Publishing
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