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Minerals of the mercury ore deposit Idria

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Authors:
  1. Aleksander Recnik

    1. , Department for Nanostructural Materials, Josef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia

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  • Most comprehensive study of the mineralogy of Idria mercury deposit

  • Includes a historical overview specially related to the mineralogy of Idria

  • 160 color photographs and 24 drawings of superb mineral specimen

  • Upgrades historical data with new investigations on Idrian mineralogy

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-v
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  2. Introduction

    • Aleksander Rečnik
    Pages 2-3

  3. The History of Mining

    • Aleksander Rečnik
    Pages 4-21

  4. Geology and Formation of the Ore Deposit

    • Aleksander Rečnik
    Pages 22-25

  5. Mercury Ores

    • Aleksander Rečnik
    Pages 26-32

  6. Minerals of the Idria Ore Deposit

    • Aleksander Rečnik
    Pages 33-100

  7. Geological and Technical Heritage of Idria

    • Aleksander Rečnik
    Pages 101-108

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 109-110
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About this book

The present work is the first comprehensive study of mineralogy of the world's second largest mercury mine Idria. In the first chapter the readers are acquainted with the history of mining and its relation to mineralogy. Mineralogy is explained in terms of geological processes that were active during the formation of the ore deposit. Among these, hydrocarbons present in the host rocks play a very important role during crystallization. The central part of the book is dedicated to the main mineral of the ore deposit, cinnabar. It occurs in a variety of crystal forms, of which the most special are lateral interpenetration twins. The book is written for a broad readership, and will be interesting for geologists, mineralogist and crystallographers, as well as for those interested in the history of mineral collecting in Idria.

Authors and Affiliations

  • , Department for Nanostructural Materials, Josef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Aleksander Recnik

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Minerals of the mercury ore deposit Idria

  • Authors: Aleksander Recnik

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31632-6

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-31631-9Due: 09 July 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-51061-2Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-31632-6Published: 20 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IV, 110

  • Number of Illustrations: 16 b/w illustrations, 143 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Mineral Resources, Mineralogy, Economic Geology

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