About the book: 2004 / The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Minerals is a book for those who are fascinated by the magical world of “inanimate nature.” Here they will find hundreds of stunning photographs of crystals and aggregates, and will also be able to learn about famous and recent sites of discovery of individual types of minerals. The chapters of the book are organized in accordance with the mineralogical system. To preserve the best possible quality of illustrations, the book is divided into three parts.