An introduction to the study of minerals : with a guide to the mineral gallery / by L. Fletcher.

  • British Museum (Natural History). Department of Mineralogy
Date:
1914
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Credit: An introduction to the study of minerals : with a guide to the mineral gallery / by L. Fletcher. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    THE MINERAL COLLECTIONS. It is recommended that the Mineral Collections be studied in the following order: I. The Introduction to the Study of Minerals, in the first four window-cases on the left-hand side of the Gallery. II. The Species and Varieties of Minerals, in table- cases 1- 41 in the Gallery. III. The Introduction to the Study of Rocks, in window-cases V-X on the left-hand side of the Gallery (see the special Guide). IV. The Collection of Typical Rocks, in the eleven window-cases on the right-hand side of the Gallery. V. The Introduction to the Study of Meteorites, in case 4 in the Pavilion at the end of the Gallery (see the special Guide). VI. The Collection of Meteorites, in cases 1 - 3 in the Pavilion. Index.—To find the position in the Gallery of any of the more common and interesting minerals, the Visitor should refer to the Index (page 119), where a reference is given to the table- case in which specimens of the mineral are placed, and to the page upon which the mineral is mentioned in this Guide, Student’s Index.—For the use of the Student there is published an Index to the names and synonyms of all the mineral species and varieties represented in the Mineral Collection. Recent Additions.—For some time previous to their dispersion through the General Collection, the most interesting of the Recent Additions are arranged for inspection in table- case 43 at the end of the Gallery.
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