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Book

Rocks & minerals

Author

R F Symes

Call Number

  • J 552 SYME (OSH, WSQ)

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Edition

American edition.

Publication Information

New York, N.Y. Dorling Kindersley, 2014.

Physical Description

72 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.

Audience

Ages 9-14.

Summary

"Eyewitness Rocks & Minerals" is an informative guide to the world beneath our feet. In this updated and revised version igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks as well as hundreds of sparkling minerals are covered in detail on where and how they form; as well as explaining characteristics such as hardness, color and luster. Text and photographs examine the creation, importance, erosion, mining, and uses of rocks, minerals and precious metals.

Notes

"Unearth the vast wealth of the rocks and minerals beneath our feet-from their formation to their everyday use"--Cover.

First edition: 1988.

Contents

  • Earth
  • Rocks and their minerals
  • How rocks are formed
  • Weathering and erosion
  • Rocks on the seashore
  • Igneous rock
  • Volcanic rock
  • Sedimentary rock
  • Limestone
  • Metamorphism
  • Marble
  • The first flint tools
  • Rocks as tools
  • Pigments
  • Building stones
  • The story of coal
  • Fossils
  • Space rocks
  • Minerals
  • Crystals
  • Crystal growth
  • The properties of minerals
  • Gemstones
  • Decorative stones
  • Other gems
  • Ore minerals
  • Precious metals
  • Cutting and polishing
  • Starting a collection
  • Did you know?
  • Rock or mineral?
  • Find out more.

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