A System of Mineralogy, comprising the most recent discoveries ... Fourth edition, rewritten, rearranged, and enlarged
A mineralogy textbook and reference by James Dwight Dana, fourth edition, published in New York by George P. Putnam & Co. in 1854 for students, collectors, and working geologists. Its 270 figures are small line engravings of crystal forms — faceted polyhedra in outline with lettered and numbered faces, numbered in sequence and set into text columns, useful as geometric diagram stock.
