Rocks & minerals
Title
:
Rocks & minerals
Personal Author EPSB
:
R. F. Symes
Summary
:
Text and photographs examine the creation, importance, erosion, mining, and uses of rocks and minerals.
Other Title
:
Rocks and minerals
Eyewitness rocks & minerals
Eyewitness rocks and minerals
Year Published
:
2008
Series
:
Eyewitness
Physical Description
:
72 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (digital ; 4 3/4 in. ) + 1 wall chart ( 58 x 80 cm.)
Note
:
CD-ROM contains clip art.
Contents
:
Earth -- What are rocks and minerals: -- How rocks are formed -- Weathering and erosion -- Rocks on the seashore -- Igneous rocks -- Volcanic rocks -- Sedimentary rocks -- Limestone caves -- Metamorphic rocks -- Marble -- First flint tools -- Rocks as tools -- Pigments -- Building stones -- The story of coal -- Fossils -- Rocks from space -- Rock-forming minerals -- Crystals -- The growing crystal -- The properties of minerals -- Gemstones -- Decorative stones -- Lesser-known gems -- Ore minerals and metals -- Precious metals -- Cutting and polishing stones-- Collecting rocks and minerals -- Did you know? -- Rock or mineral? -- Find out more -- Glossary -- Index.
Subject
:
Minerals.
Rocks.
Clip art -- Software.
Mineralogy.
Added Author
:
Keates, Colin,
Einsiedel, Andreas,
Added Corporate Author
:
British Museum (Natural History)
Summary
:
Text and photographs examine the creation, importance, erosion, mining, and uses of rocks and minerals.
ISBN
:
9780756637774
Publisher
:
London : Dorling Kindersley, 2008.
Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
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Johnny Bright | 552 SYM | Book | 41455000028768 | Due 11/14/24 |