It takes the average reader 2 hours and 26 minutes to read Minerals: A Very Short Introduction by David Vaughan
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Minerals existed long before any forms of life, playing a key role in the origin and evolution of life; an interaction with biological systems that we are only now beginning to understand. Exploring the traditional strand of mineralogy, which emphasises the important mineral families, the well-established analytical methods (optical microscopy and X-ray diffraction) and the dramatic developments made in techniques over recent decades, David Vaughan also introduces the modern strand of mineralogy, which explores the role minerals play in the plate tectonic cycle and how they interact with the...
Minerals: A Very Short Introduction by David Vaughan is 144 pages long, and a total of 36,576 words.
This makes it 49% the length of the average book. It also has 45% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 19 minutes to read Minerals: A Very Short Introduction aloud.
Minerals: A Very Short Introduction is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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