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Rocks & minerals / written by R.F. Symes and the staff of the Natural History Museum, London ; [special photography, Colin Keates and Andreas Einsiedel].

Rocks and minerals (other title)
Symes, R. F. (Author). Einsiedel, Andreas. (Added Author). Keates, Colin. (Added Author). British Museum (Natural History) (Added Author).

Summary:

Text and photographs examine the creation, importance, erosion, mining, and uses of rocks and minerals.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0789458047
  • ISBN: 9780789458049
  • ISBN: 0789458055
  • ISBN: 9780789458056
  • ISBN: 0789465515
  • ISBN: 9780789465511
  • Physical Description: 63 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Knopf, 2000.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Earth 6 -- What are rocks and minerals? 8 -- How rocks are formed 10 -- Weathering and erosion 12 -- Rocks on the seashore 14 -- Igneous rocks 16 -- Volcanic rocks 18 -- Sedimentary rocks 20 -- Limestone caves 22 -- Metamorphic rocks 24 -- Marble 26 -- First flint tools 28 -- Rocks as tools 30 -- Pigments 32 -- Building stones 34 -- Story of coal 36 -- Fossils 38 -- Rocks from space 40 -- Rock-forming minerals 42 -- Crystals 44 -- Growing crystal 46 -- Properties of minerals 48 -- Gemstones 50 -- Decorative stones 52 -- Lesser-known gems 54 -- Ore minerals and metals 56 -- Precious metals 58 -- Cutting and polishing 60 -- Collecting rocks and minerals 62.
Target Audience Note:
1120L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.3 1 14784.

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