Minerals With Belgian Roots: From Hopeite (1824) to Tazieffite (2009) - Couverture rigide

Van Der Meersche, Eddy; Stoops, Georges; De Paepe, Paul

 
9789038215310: Minerals With Belgian Roots: From Hopeite (1824) to Tazieffite (2009)
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ISBN 10 : 9038215312 ISBN 13 : 9789038215310
Editeur : Academia Press, 2010

Synopsis

Amongst the multitude of minerals that occur in nature, nearly one hundred of them are in close relation to Belgium with respect to one of the following aspects. A first group comprises minerals discovered and described in Belgium. Their names are often based on their place of discovery or are chosen in tribute to a Belgian scientist active within the field of geology. The second, and largest, group comprises minerals discovered abroad. Yet, for different reasons, these were given names referring to people who were, at least at some point in time, of Belgian nationality. Amongst them were prominent mineralogists, people who played a key role during colonial times, and various people involved in the exploration of Central Africa and the exploitation of its minerals and ores. Photographs of these 'minerals with Belgian roots' (some of which are very rare) together with biographies of those their names pay tribute to, have never been published in a book before. It was the authors' incentive to fill this apparent gap in the current literature available, yielding a unique and new perspective on the history of Belgian mineralogy.

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Amongst the multitude of minerals that occur in nature, nearly one hundred of them are in close relation to Belgium with respect to one of the following aspects. A first group comprises minerals discovered and described in Belgium. Their names are often based on their place of discovery or are chosen in tribute to a Belgian scientist active within the field of geology. The second, and largest, group comprises minerals discovered abroad. Yet, for different reasons, these were given names referring to people who were, at least at some point in time, of Belgian nationality. Amongst them were prominent mineralogists, people who played a key role during colonial times, and various people involved in the exploration of Central Africa and the exploitation of its minerals and ores. Photographs of these 'minerals with Belgian roots' (some of which are very rare) together with biographies of those their names pay tribute to, have never been published in a book before. It was the authors' incentive to fill this apparent gap in the current literature available, yielding a unique and new perspective on the history of Belgian mineralogy.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Academia Press
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9038215312
ISBN 13 
9789038215310
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
236
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Personne responsable
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