A System of Mineralogy, comprising the most recent discoveries ... Third edition, rewritten, rearranged and enlarged
James Dwight Dana's A System of Mineralogy, third edition, published by George P. Putnam in 1850 as a reference manual for mineralogists, chemists, and students. The 211 illustrations are small line diagrams of crystal forms, drawn in outline with faces lettered M, P, a, e, o, R, giving designers a stock of faceted geometric solids and axial figures set into columns of type.
