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Title	Author	# of Pages
Gems and Minerals in Color	Rudolph Metz	255

Contents

Introduction    (p. 7)

Minerals: Characteristics and Distribution    (p. 13)
1. Minerals and Crystals    (p. 13)
2. Symmetry and Atomic Structure of Crystals    (p. 26)
3. Crystal Growth    (p. 37)
4. Physical Properties of Minerals    (p. 53)
5. The Cycle of Rock and Mineral Change    (p. 69)

Where Minerals are Formed    (p. 79)
1. Magmatically Formed Minerals    (p. 82)
2. Minerals in the Vugs and Joints of Volcanic Rocks    (p. 100)
3. Pegmatitic-Pneumatolytic Minerals    (p. 108)
4. Minerals of Hydrothermal Origin    (p. 117)
5. Minerals of Sedimentary Origin    (p. 141)
6. Minerals in the Zones of Oxidation and Cementation or Sulphide Ore Deposits    (p. 157)
7. Minerals of Metamorphic Origin    (p. 173)
8. Minerals in Alpine Fissures    (p. 189)
9. Extra-Terrestrial Minerals    (p. 197)

Gem-Stones    (p. 204)
Index of Minerals    (p. 235)
Index    (p. 251)
Bibliography    (p. 255)