Description

A book on French minerals and the mineralogy of France by Eric Asselborn.
241 pages and hundreds of photos of minerals, devoted exclusively to French deposits.
All photographed specimens are of excellent quality, among the best known for each species and deposit.
You’ll find top-quality texts and photos on beryl heliodore from Pécout, tourmaline from Beauchaud, adularia from Plan du Lac, albite from La Salvetat sur Agoût, natrolite from Puy de Marman in the Puy de Dôme, thomsonite from Espalion, whewellite from Condorcet, native gold from Cheni in the Limousin, silver from Sainte Marie aux Mines in Alsace, argentite from Fontsante, wurtzite from Laguépie and, of course, more classic species and deposits such as pink fluorite from the Mont Blanc massif, blue fluorite from Puy Saint Gulmier, yellow fluorite from Valzergues, bournonite from La Mure, anatase from Lauzière, quartz from La Gardette in Oisans, etc.
The history of mineralogical sites, discoverers and collectors is covered, accompanied by anecdotes and information on the pieces presented.
The author has already made a name for himself with the publication in the 1980s of the famous Guide Vert Solar on minerals, and numerous articles in the specialized press, from“Monde et Minéraux” to“Règne Minéral” to“Minéraux et Fossiles“. He is behind such memorable exhibitions as“Les dents de la Terre“, which toured France and the rest of the world in the 1980s.
A book for mineral collectors, mining and local history enthusiasts and those curious about natural history…

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