Minerals, Collecting, and Value across the US-Mexico Border /

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Traces the movement of minerals from Mexican mines to markets, museums, and provate collections and explores their value as scientific specimens, religious offerings, works of art, and luxury collectibles.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ferry, Elizabeth Emma
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2013]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Rock collectors.
Minerals > Collection and preservation.
Mineral industries > Social aspects.
Commerce.
Mines > Industrie > Aspect social.
Mineraux > Collections et conservation > Mexique.
Mineraux > Collections et conservation > États-Unis.
Minerals > Collection and preservation > Mexico.
Minerals > Collection and preservation > United States.
United States.
Mexico.
États-Unis > Commerce > Mexique.
Mexico > Commerce > United States.
United States > Commerce > Mexico.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:Traces the movement of minerals from Mexican mines to markets, museums, and provate collections and explores their value as scientific specimens, religious offerings, works of art, and luxury collectibles.
Physical Description:1 online resource (264 pages): illustrations ;
ISBN:9780253009487

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