SUMMARY. — French geological literature between 1500 and 1650 in its European context. In the period 1500-1650 there is no systematic treatise on geology in France. However, many books deal with geological topics and reflect the main European debates : structure of earth, formation of mountains and origin of springs; description, classification and genesis of minerals; mining geology and ore genesis.
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