Fleischer's Glossary of Mineral Species 2004: By Joseph A. Mandarino & Malcolm Back. Reviewed in The Canadian Mineralogist 43, 1436 1437 (2005) by Peter Bayliss. A reviewer's assessment of the merits of a recently published book is by its very nature a subjective call. Negative reviews do not normally give rise to a rebuttal. However, in this case, Dr. Bayliss raised several questions of scientific nature that do invite a reply, in the editor's opinion. Here is the response supplied by the authors, printed here so that readers can learn from the interchange

Autor: Joseph A. Mandarino, Malcolm E. Back
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: The Canadian Mineralogist. 43:1803-1804
ISSN: 0008-4476
DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.43.5.1803
Popis: We were surprised and very disappointed to read the negative review of Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2004. When the senior author questioned the editor about the review and certain inaccuracies in it, he received the reply that book review section is considered an “open forum”. Book
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