Excerpt from The Boy Mineral Collectors While it is hoped that the following story will not lack interest in itself, the primary object has been to suggest the endless fund of entertainment and information open to the boy who chooses to pursue the study of mineralogy as it invites him in the rocks, ores, etc., about his own home, supple mented by the collection easily gathered through the occasional investment of pocket money in speci mens obtainable from near-by dealers. Technical terms have been avoided, but the ...
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Excerpt from The Boy Mineral Collectors While it is hoped that the following story will not lack interest in itself, the primary object has been to suggest the endless fund of entertainment and information open to the boy who chooses to pursue the study of mineralogy as it invites him in the rocks, ores, etc., about his own home, supple mented by the collection easily gathered through the occasional investment of pocket money in speci mens obtainable from near-by dealers. Technical terms have been avoided, but the mineralogical facts incorporated in the narrative are thoroughly accu rate and reliable. If this volume shall prove an incentive to its readers to observe and investigate the mineral world about them, to possess their own cabinets of specimens, ahd to read the fascinating stories which the common stones of the field as well as the priceless gems have to tell, the earnest. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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