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Rocks and minerals

Author

Dan Green

Call Number

  • J 552 GREE (OSH)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York : Scholastic, [2013]

Physical Description

103 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Summary

"You live on a fiery ball of rocks and minerals that is ready to reveal its secrets and its incredible history! In-depth information about rock formation and change. Galleries of rocks, minerals, and gems to identify and collect. Cool graphics to make science simple"--Back cover.

Notes

Includes index.

Contents

  • New rock factory
  • Mineral riches
  • Inside Earth
  • Meet the planet!
  • Minerals vs. rocks
  • Earthly treasures
  • How to make a planet
  • Made of stone
  • Earth and us
  • Stone tech
  • Remarkable rocks
  • All-star rocks
  • Recycling rocks
  • Igneous rocks
  • Volcanic action
  • Horrible history
  • Layered rocks
  • Rocks as clocks
  • Sedimentary rocks
  • What a hoodoo!
  • Water stones
  • Burning rocks
  • Caves
  • Changing stone
  • Metamorphic rocks
  • Space rocks
  • Magnificent minerals
  • Marvelous minerals
  • More minerals
  • Crystals
  • Silicates
  • High-tech minerals
  • Solid water
  • Ore minerals
  • Precious metals
  • Mining
  • Carbonates and others
  • Common salt
  • Sulfates and phosphates
  • Killer cryystals
  • Earthquakes
  • Glorious gems
  • Sparkling stones
  • More gems
  • Cut stones
  • Treasure hunters
  • Gemstones.