This book is intended for cavers and mineralogists alike. Cavers will especially enjoy the color photography--at least one photo of each speleothem type is included. The professional mineralogist will find the bibliography useful: almost 4500 references are included, an estimated 95 percent of all the articles ever written on cave minerals anywhere in the world. The glossary is intended to be helpful for new cavers who are not familiar with the mineralogical and speleological terms used by "old timers.", ISBN13:9781879961074 ISBN10:1879961075 Material Type:hardcover