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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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'The quantity of relevant information drawn together about mineral species, their deterioration and recommendations for their care make this book an essential resource for anyone responsible for geological collections.' Barbara Moore, Studies in Conservation, 5/1994 - Studies in Conservation, May 1994



Table of Contents

Contents include: The stability of minerals; Conserving light sensitive minerals and gems; Temperature and humidity sensitive mineralogical and petrological specimens; Pyrite; Meteorites; Hazards for the mineral collector, conservator and curator.

Care and Conservation of Geological Material

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      Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Published 6/30/2020 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780367606459
      978-0367606459
      ISBN-10 0367606453
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      Dictionaries, Reference & Language Museology and heritage studies Science & Nature Chemistry of minerals, crystals and gems

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Trade Review

      'The quantity of relevant information drawn together about mineral species, their deterioration and recommendations for their care make this book an essential resource for anyone responsible for geological collections.' Barbara Moore, Studies in Conservation, 5/1994 - Studies in Conservation, May 1994



      Table of Contents

      Contents include: The stability of minerals; Conserving light sensitive minerals and gems; Temperature and humidity sensitive mineralogical and petrological specimens; Pyrite; Meteorites; Hazards for the mineral collector, conservator and curator.

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