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Series
Language
English
Description
"Unearth a treasure trove of knowledge about the rocks and minerals beneath our feet--from their formation to collecting them. Make identification easy and accurate with this compact visual guide, packed with photographs and details on formation, distinguishing features, and much more. Over 600 high-quality photographs capture the unique characteristics, colors, and attributes of more than 500 rocks and minerals. Each specimen's entry includes annotated...
Author
Series
Publisher
Falcon Guides
Language
English
Description
"New England is one of the best regions in the country for rockhounds to hunt for minerals, gems, and fossils. The complex geology of the region hosts a stunning variety of material from gold-bearing placers to fossiliferous limestone; from gem-bearing pegmatites to rocks containing some of the rarest minerals on Earth. Written by a collector with over 35 years of experience, Rockhounding New England is the first comprehensive rock and mineral collecting...
13) Beach stones
Author
Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
142 p. : chiefly ill. (col.) ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Peterson field guide volume 7
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Language
English
Description
Explains how to start and organize a rock collection; provides detailed descriptions of hundreds of minerals with information on geographic distribution, physical properties, chemical composition, and crystalline structures; and includes 385 color photographs.
16) Stone
Author
Publisher
H.N. Abrams
Pub. Date
c1994
Physical Desc
120 p. : col. ill., port. ; 32 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
64 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Targeted to rock-crazy kids, this bold book is more energetic, more visually exciting, and more fun than enything else on the market--and with more information, too! -- publisher.
19) Rocks & minerals
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 26 x 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Award-winning science writer Seymour Simon explains to readers the different types of rocks and minerals with fascinating facts and stunning full-color photographs. Readers will learn how to identify and classify various kinds of stones, such as granite, sandstone, basalt, quartz, and crystal.
This book includes an author's note, a glossary, and an index and supports the Common Core State Standards.
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