Care and Conservation of Geological Material

by Frank Howie

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750603713
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/20/1992
Series:	Butterworth-Heinemann Series in Conservation and Museology
Pages:	158
Product dimensions:	7.44(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

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.

Editorial Reviews

'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

From the Publisher

Addresses the preservation of minerals, an issue increasingly important to institutional and private collectors, and in such fields as archaeology and antiquities. Compiles data on the physical and chemical stability of several hundred minerals; explains techniques for processing materials and rocks in the field and in the laboratory; and outlines the effects of treatments on specimens. Also discusses the effects of light, temperature and humidity, particularly on sensitive minerals, especially from space; and safety concerns when dealing with toxic minerals. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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