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010			_a 2014942528
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020			_a9780199682843
020			_a0199682844
035			_a(OCoLC)870564052 _z(OCoLC)913563530
037			_bOxford Univ Pr, 2001 Evans rd, Cary, NC, USA, 27513 _nSAN 202-5892
050	0	0	_aQE372.2 _b.V38 2014
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100	1		_aVaughan, David J., _d1946-
245	1	0	_aMinerals : _ba very short introduction / _cDavid J. Vaughan.
260			_aOxford, UK : _bOxford University Press, _c2014.
264		4	_c
300			_axvii, 137 pages : _billustrations ; _c18 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aVery short introduction ; _v406
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 131-132) and index.
505	0		_aThe mineral world -- Studying minerals -- Minerals and the interior of the Earth -- Earth's surface and the cycling of minerals -- Minerals and the living world -- Minerals as resources -- Minerals past, present, and future.
520			_aMinerals existed long before any forms of life, playing a key role in the origin and evolution of life; an interaction with biological systems that we are only now beginning to understand. Exploring the traditional strand of mineralogy, which emphasizes the important mineral families, the well-established analytical methods (optical microscopy and X-ray diffraction) and the dramatic developments made in techniques over recent decades, David Vaughan also introduces the modern strand of mineralogy, which explores the role minerals play in the plate tectonic cycle and how they interact with the living world. Demonstrating how minerals can be critical for human health and illness by providing essential nutrients and releasing poisons, Vaughan explores the multitude of ways in which minerals have aided our understanding of the world.
650		0	_aMinerals.
650		7	_aMinerals. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01022445
650		7	_aMineralogie. _2gnd _0(DE-588)4039457-8
830		0	_aVery short introductions ; _v406.
856	4	1	_3Table of contents _uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1604/2014942528-t.html
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1604/2014942528-b.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1604/2014942528-d.html
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