Rocks and minerals

Title
: 
Rocks and minerals

Personal Author EPSB
: 
Glen. Phelan

Summary
: 
Describes the difference between rocks, minerals, and gems. Explains how different types of rock were formed. Describes the properties that are used to identify minerals, and explores different places where rocks and minerals are found. Shows how rocks are used every day, sometimes in new ways.

Year Published
: 
2004

Series
: 
National Geographic reading expeditions : earth science

Physical Description
: 
32 pages : colour illustrations ; 23 cm.

Contents
: 
Introduction: shaping a mountain -- A world or rocks: lots of rocks -- A gallery of minerals: some real gems -- Picture this: dazzling crystals -- High-tech rocks: new uses for old rocks -- Thinking like a scientist: classifying -- Hands-on science: crystal critters -- Science notebook -- Glossary.

Subject
: 
Rocks.
 
Minerals.
 
Gems.

Added Corporate Author
: 
National Geographic Society (U.S.)

Summary
: 
Describes the difference between rocks, minerals, and gems. Explains how different types of rock were formed. Describes the properties that are used to identify minerals, and explores different places where rocks and minerals are found. Shows how rocks are used every day, sometimes in new ways.

ISBN
: 
9780792245711

Publisher
: 
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, c2004.
 
©2004


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McLeodGUIDED READING LEVEL RTeacher resource30200000149138Due 6/9/23