Care and Conservation of Geological Material: Minerals, Rocks, Meteorites and Lunar Finds »

This is the first book to specifically address the preservation of an increasingly important group of materials. Techniques for processing minerals and rocks in the field and laboratory are outlined as well as the effects of treatments on specimens.
Readership: Professional museum staff, curators and conservators, scientists and technicians; Students of mineralogy, private collectors.

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Addresses the preservation of minerals, an issue increasingly important to institutional and private collectors, and in such fields as archaeology and antiquities. Compiles data on the physical and chemical stability of several hundred minerals; explains techniques for processing materials and rocks in the field and in the laboratory; and outlines the effects of treatments on specimens. Also discusses the effects of light, temperature and humidity, particularly on sensitive minerals, especially from space; and safety concerns when dealing with toxic minerals. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)