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An edition of Rocks and Minerals (1990)

Rocks and minerals

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Explains what rocks or minerals are, how they are classified, and how to start a collection. A clear visual key illustrates the differences between igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks, then guides the reader to the correct rock entry. A concise glossary provides instant understanding of technical and scientific terms.

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Covent Garden Books
Language
English
Pages
256

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Subjects
Rocks, Minerals, Petrology, Mineralogy, Minerals, pictorial works, Handbooks, manuals, Identification, Handbooks, manuals, etc, Collection and preservation, Toy and movable books, Specimens, Juvenile literature

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Rocks and minerals
2009, Covent Garden Books
in English - American ed.
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Rocks and minerals
2002, Dorling Kindersley
in English - 2nd American ed.
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Rocks and minerals
2000, Dorling Kindersley
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Rocks and minerals: when you're out and about, spot rocks and minerals and stick in the stars
1997, DK Pub.
in English - 1st American ed.
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Rocks and minerals
1992, Dorling Kindersley, Distributed by Houghton Mifflin
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Rocks and Minerals (Eyewitness Handbooks)
June 25, 1992, Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd
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Rocks and Minerals (Eyewitness Handbooks)
September 7, 1992, Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd
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Rocks and Minerals: Fact Finders (Fact Finder)
October 22, 1990, Crescent
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Rocks & minerals
1990, Salamander
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Table of Contents

Collecting rocks and minerals
Field equipment
Home equipment
Organizing your collection
How this book works
Mineral or rock?
Mineral formation
Mineral composition
Mineral characteristics
Mineral identification
How rocks are formed
Igneous rock characteristics
Types of metamorphism
Metamorphic rock characteristics
Sedimentary rock characteristics
Rock identification key
Minerals
Rocks.

Edition Notes

Includes index.

Series
Smithsonian handbooks, Smithsonian handbooks
Copyright Date
1992

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
549
Library of Congress
QE431.2 .P45 2002

The Physical Object

Pagination
256 pages :
Number of pages
256

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26343770M
Internet Archive
rocksmineralssmi00chri
ISBN 10
0756660106
ISBN 13
9780756660109
OCLC/WorldCat
679689350

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