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The Living Language of Minerals Guidebook PRINT
$55.00 + Postage
The Language of Minerals Guidebook is a 356-page guide to the mineral kingdom — scientifically grounded, soulfully written, and deeply practical. From mineral formation and classification to energetic properties, NZ-specific stones, ethical collecting, and the crystalline nature of the human body, this is the mineral guide that takes both the science and the soul seriously. Written by Amanda Sears for Solaria — Sanctuary of Soul and Stone.
Includes digital PDF file.
Full details below.
For a digital file only ($10) please click HERE
The Language of Minerals Guidebook is a 356-page bridge between geological science and living soul — a comprehensive, accessible, and deeply personal guide to the mineral kingdom for crystal lovers, collectors, practitioners, sellers, and students of Earth's ancient memory.
Written by Amanda Sears and published by Luminary Books & Sears Co for Solaria — Sanctuary of Soul and Stone — this guidebook takes you from the first minerals of the cosmos to the crystalline structures inside your own body. It is the third book in the Solaria Foundation Series, and the most complete mineralogy resource the series has produced.
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Scientific foundations — how minerals form, how they are classified, what gives them their colour and shape, and how to identify and test what you are holding
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The mineral families — silicates, oxides, carbonates, sulfides, sulfates, halides, phosphates, native elements, organics, cosmic stones, and more — each explored with geological depth and energetic resonance
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The human-mineral story — from 400,000-year-old pyrite fire-starters to the crystalline architecture of your own bones, blood, and DNA
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Aotearoa New Zealand — woven throughout, with dedicated spotlights on pounamu, Aroha Stone, Aotea Stone, pakohe, ironsand, NZ gold, and a full NZ Field Guide and Fossicking Guide
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Practical tools — mineral identification tests, safe handling and cleaning, photography, documentation, and a comprehensive guide to trade names, mislabelling, and authenticity
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Ethics and stewardship — including NZ collecting law, responsible fossicking, the ecology of shells and sand, and how to walk lightly with the mineral kingdom
PRODUCT DETAILS
Digital File:
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356-page digital PDF
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File size: 6.18MB
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File emailed within 24hrs after print purchase
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Designed for both screen reading and home printing
Printed File:
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Print-On-Demand from our local printer
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2-3 business days for printing
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2-5 business days for shipping
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A4 Printed and Spiral Wire Bound Document
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356-page + clear cover and black card back
PRICING & SHIPPING DETALS
Book + Printing:
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$10 The Language of Minerals Guidebook
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$45 Printed & Bound Book
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= $55 Total
Shipping:
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$10 NZ Standard Tracked
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$16 NZ Rural Tracked
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FREE pickup from Richmond, Tasman
Timing:
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Allow 2-3 business for print processing
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Allow 2-5 business days for shipping
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We will be in touch via email to arrange a pick up time (keep an eye on your emails please)
All prices in NZD.
This is not a coffee table book. It is a working guidebook — designed to be read, annotated, returned to, and grown with. Available as a downloadable A4 PDF, it is designed to be printed and bound so you can write your own notes, observations, and mineral journal entries directly on its pages - or purchase a print-to-order spiral bound book and receive the digital file also.
Every purchase contributes directly to the creation and development of Solaria.
Thank You