Schuman W. The World of Stone. In 2 tbs. Volume 1. Rocks and Minerals. Volume 2. Precious and precious stones. In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/Shuman V. Mir kamnya. V 2-kh tt. - T. 1. Gornye porody i mineraly. - T. 2. Dragotsennye i podelochnye kamni.The two-volume work of the famous leading mineralogist, Professor Walter Schuman, is a reference book for determining minerals and rocks, of interest not only to a curious person, but also to an amateur stone collector and even to a geologist. In a simple and accessible form, the author describes the mineral- and powder-forming processes in the earths crust, the properties of mineral matter and how to study it, gives brief characteristics of the main minerals, magmatic, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks, fossil remnants (fossils), and precious stones. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalb556b9f16f66b178e