Dana's Manual of Mineralogy

Dana's Manual of Mineralogy by Cornelius S. Hurlbut. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780471422259.

Klein and Hurlbuts Manual of Mineralogy, now it its 21st edition, remains the definitive textbook on the subject. Now this widely acknowledged classic provides the foundation for an interactive, multimedia tutorial CD-ROM! The CD features color photographs of over 125 minerals; 3-D Models and Animations that permit users to view crystal symmetries, internal order, and molecular structure; and simulations, to illustrate basic principles of crystallography, crystal chemistry, and the systematic mineralogy of common rock-forming minerals. Chemical substitutions permit users to evaluate solid solution within crystal structure formulas, and hyperlinks link textual terms with graphic representation.