TY  - BOOK
AU  - Deleff,Ilia
AU  - Petkova,Lilia
AU  - Kostov,R.I.
TI  - Phenomenal crystals: giant quartz crystals : unique minerals in world museums : gem treasures of Brazil 
SN  - 9781435640801
AV  - QE366.2 .D44 2004eb
U1  - 549.075 22
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Sofia
PB  - Pensoft
KW  - Deleff, Ilia,
KW  - Mineral collectors
KW  - Bulgaria
KW  - Biography
KW  - Minerals
KW  - Crystals
KW  - Collection and preservation
KW  - Collectionneurs de minéraux
KW  - Bulgarie
KW  - Biographies
KW  - Minéraux
KW  - Cristaux
KW  - Collections et conservation
KW  - mineral
KW  - aat
KW  - crystal (material by form)
KW  - NATURE
KW  - Rocks & Minerals
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - SCIENCE
KW  - Earth Sciences
KW  - Mineralogy
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - lcgft
N1  - "Literary editor & co-author of chapters 1 & 2, Lilia Petkova; scientific editor and co-author of chapter 3, Ruslan I. Kostov"--Page 2; Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-120)
N2  - An intriguing story about the giant phenomenal crystals, their discovery, collecting and fortune. Written by the famous collector and expert on giant crystals Ilia Deleff, Doctor Honoris Causa. Deeply convinced that every giant crystal is like a "stone book" carrying in it invaluable scientific information, Mr Deleff persistently inspired his ideas that phenomenal crystals of minerals are natural creations that must be saved and preserved for humanity. Many Western European and American museums are in possession of valuable collections or separate minerals provided by Ilia Deleff. In 1983, France acquired his remarkable collection of giant quartz crystals, exhibited in the National Museum of Natural History in Paris. In 1985, he donated to his homeland Bulgaria a similar unique collection of giant crystals. The book is richly illustrated by color photographs of crystals and contains also chapters written in cooperation with the mineralogist Dr R.I. Kostov. The chapter "Gem Treasures of Brasil" is the most complete, up-to-date, survey on the topic. The book is of use to any geological or mineralogical library, mineralogical museums, specialists in the field, collectors of crystals and all lovers of nature
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