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Article: Encyclopedia of Mineral Names.
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- The Mineralogical Record
- Article date:
- September 1, 1997
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This book is Number 1 in the Special Publication series of The Canadian Mineralogist. Written by two well known mineralogists, and illustrated by a long-established geological and petrological draftsman, it brings a new and welcome look to the field of mineralogy.
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