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Rocks and Minerals

by Chris Pellant
Helen Pellant
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For experts and armchair enthusiasts alike, Rocks and Minerals: A Photographic Field Guide will appeal to anyone interested in uncovering the mysteries of this subject.

A general introduction is followed by an introduction to rocks covering the three groups: igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary, plus their formation and occurrence, main characteristics and economic uses. A number of examples from each category will be detailed and illustrated.

The second part of the book begins with an introduction to minerals, including gemstones, explaining their classification, occurrence, formation and characteristics, identification and economic uses.
This is followed by accounts and images of a wide selection of examples.
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Kindle Book

  • Release date: November 20, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9781472911223
  • File size: 160869 KB
  • Release date: November 20, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9781472911223
  • File size: 160869 KB
  • Release date: November 20, 2014
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Nature Science Nonfiction

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English

For experts and armchair enthusiasts alike, Rocks and Minerals: A Photographic Field Guide will appeal to anyone interested in uncovering the mysteries of this subject.

A general introduction is followed by an introduction to rocks covering the three groups: igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary, plus their formation and occurrence, main characteristics and economic uses. A number of examples from each category will be detailed and illustrated.

The second part of the book begins with an introduction to minerals, including gemstones, explaining their classification, occurrence, formation and characteristics, identification and economic uses.
This is followed by accounts and images of a wide selection of examples.
Expand title description text
Nature Science Nonfiction