Nature Guide: Rocks and Minerals
Nature Guide: Rocks and Minerals

Author: DK

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2012-06-18

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 1465403523

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Did you know culinary salt is the mineral halite? Or that the pigment vermillion is powdered cinnabar, a mineral whose name comes from the Persian for "dragon's blood"? Discover the extraordinary mineral treasures that form our planet and that today we use in everything, from makeup and cookery to agriculture and high-tech. Nature Guide Rocks and Minerals is your essential collector's companion, with illustrated entries on hundreds of minerals, gems, and rocks from actinium to zirconium. Its breathtaking array includes organic minerals, such as pearls and corals, as well as silicates and "native elements" like gold. Browse to find wonderful gems, including opals, or pyropes - a deep-red garnet the size of a hen's egg. Nature Guide Rocks and Minerals reveals each mineral's defining characteristics and explains how and where they were formed, how they were first identified, their uses, and their chemical composition. Whether you are a geology student or starting your own collection, this fact-packed book is both a fascinating read and an essential identification guide.

Minerals
Minerals

Author: Hochleitner,

Publisher: Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated

Published: 1994-03

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13:

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This Barron's guide is a new kind of book for identifying minerals, one that even beginners can use to make quick, sure identifications. The simple, easy-to-understand profiles are supplemented by sketches of crystals made by the author especially for this book and based on the most up-to-date crystallographic data. It is a field guide to mineral deposits, categorized by color and degree of hardness for fast, easy identification.

A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals
A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals

Author: Frederick H. Pough

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 558

ISBN-13: 9780395910962

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Describes hundreds of minerals and lists their geographic distribution, physical properties, chemical composition, and crystalline structure.

Rocks and Minerals
Rocks and Minerals

Author: Paul R. Shaffer

Publisher: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press

Published: 1989-02-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780307244994

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Includes information on collecting and identifying minerals, and sections on metallic, nonmetallic, gem and rock-forming minerals, and on igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.

Rocks and Minerals
Rocks and Minerals

Author: Nancy Honovich

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 1426323018

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"Find adventure! Go outside! Have fun! Be a rock hound!"--Cover.

Rocks and Minerals
Rocks and Minerals

Author: Steve Tomecek

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1426305389

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A survey of the earth's astounding variety of rocks and minerals and the fascinating ways people have transformed them into usable materials.

My Awesome Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals
My Awesome Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals

Author: Gary Lewis

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2019-11-12

Total Pages: 379

ISBN-13: 1641528737

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Become a rock hound with this field guide for kids ages 7 to 10 The world of rocks and minerals is massive, amazing, and full of cool new things to uncover! My Awesome Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals teaches you the skills you need to collect, identify, and catalog your own treasures. Explore 150 different rocks and minerals, and get step-by-step guidelines for testing and identifying the ones you encounter out in the field. There's also plenty of notebook space so you can record data about your finds. So get out there, gather cool looking samples, and discover what they are! My Awesome Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals includes: An intro to earth science—Explore the layers of the earth, how rocks and minerals are formed, the periodic table, and more essential information for young scientists. Handy fact sheets—Learn more about all kinds of unique rocks and minerals with fact sheets that are conveniently organized to help with identification. A field notebook—Record all your rock-hunting sample data on pages that include cut-out numbers for cataloging. Identify and catalog rocks and minerals with this fascinating field guide that has everything you need to get started.

My Book of Rocks and Minerals
My Book of Rocks and Minerals

Author: Devin Dennie

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2017-07-11

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 1465461906

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A stunning visual reference book for little geologists who love to find fascinating rocks all around them. Identify colorful gemstones, sparkly crystals, the toughest rocks, and ancient fossils. Packed with fun facts, information, and extensive photos all about the rocks and minerals that make up the world around us. Interactive learning that engages young scholarly minds. Learn about 64 different types of rocks and minerals, how to tell the difference between them and where to find them. Dig into all the interesting geological materials from deep space to the deepest caves. You’ll even discover glow in the dark minerals and living gems! Find out about the stuff our world is made of, and how rocks and minerals form over time. This captivating book introduces children to hands-on science with fun activities like starting your own impressive rock collection and how to stay safe on your rock finding missions. Written for kids aged 6 to 9 with bite-sized information and explanations. The easy-to-understand language gives them a rock-solid foundation for science subjects. The geology book includes the phonetic pronunciation of the rock and mineral names so your little one will sound like a rock expert in no time. Rockin’ It With Stones And Minerals • Stunning high-quality photographs. • Inspiring activities for little Earth scientists. • Over 64 types of rocks, their properties, and how they are formed.