The Mineral Atlas of Spain is the

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Ffaithful portrait of the mineralogical wealth that exists within our borders This is the most complete and rigorous catalog of Spanish minerals to date, which includes 927 species, portrayed through beautiful, high-quality photographs; a total of 2,219. The careful selection of the scrupulously described and portrayed specimens come from various locations throughout Spain: it includes both classic Spanish minerals , such as fluorite or pyromorphite, and more recent discoveries , such as and . The effort to gather pieces of each of the minerals mentioned, with the collaboration of scientists, institutions and private collectors , is magnified by the careful and excellent photographic work , for which both optical photography and macro techniques have been used.



And photomicrography, as well as other more advanced techniques, such as scanning electron microscopy, thin-slice microscopy and reflected light microscopy. In the case of minerals that had not yet been cited in Spain and in the case of rare minerals, the Cell Phone Number List specimens have been analyzed to confirm their identity by SEM/EDS and by X-ray diffraction. The Mineral Atlas of Spain is presented in a bilingual Spanish-English edition , in response to the interest that Spanish mineralogy arouses internationally. You can purchase the book here. About the authors Miguel Calvo is a doctor in Chemical Sciences and professor at the University of Zaragoza. In addition to food biochemistry, his official teaching and research activity, he also studies Spanish topographic mineralogy and the history of mining in Spain. This book is the culmination of the monumental work y Minas de , which Miguel Calvo began publishing in 2002, and which consists of nine volumes. He has also published other works, such as de Aragón. Christian is a pharmacist by profession and a mineral student by hobby. He is considered one of the best micro mineral photographers in the world.







Also as a researcher, in collaboration with the University of Munich, he has studied many rare minerals, discovering in Spain two new species, and . Atlas of Minerals of Spain also has a prologue by Benjamín Calvo Pérez , president of the Spanish Gemologist Institute, retired professor of the Higher Technical School of Mining and Energy Engineers of Madrid, of which he was director for four years, and director of the Museum Historical Miner Don Felipe de Borbón and Grecia for 35 years. Specifically, Miguel Calvo Rebollar has the collaboration of Benjamín Calvo Pérez to carry out the Gem Atlas of Spain , which will surely be a unique, rigorous and complete guide like its predecessors, which we eagerly await.