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Article: Glossary of Obsolete Mineral Names.(Review) (book review)
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- Rocks & Minerals
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- July 1, 2001
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Glossary of Obsolete Mineral Names by Peter Baylis. Mineralogical Record, P.O. Box 35585, Tucson, AZ 85740. 235 pages; 2000; $32 plus $2 postage (hardbound).
This somewhat unusual work contains an overwhelming approximately thirty thousand synonyms, varietal names, discredited names, antiquated names, and discarded names, each linked to the correct mineral and referenced to a fundamental source of information on that obsolete name. As the first sentence of the preface indicates, the book contains essentially all names used for mineral substances throughout history that are no longer considered valid or current. This includes those in English, French, Italian, ...