Publisher's Synopsis
Frank Wigglesworth Clarke was a leading figure in American chemistry and mineralogy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and this book collects his influential analyses of rocks and minerals from the US Geological Survey. Featuring detailed descriptions of hundreds of specimens, this book is an essential resource for geologists and mineralogists as well as historians of science.
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