Rocks & minerals

Título
Rocks & minerals

R. F. Symes

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

Rocks and minerals
 
Eyewitness rocks & minerals
 
Eyewitness rocks and minerals

Fecha de publicación como intervalo
2008

Eyewitness

Descripción física
72 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (digital ; 4 3/4 in. ) + 1 wall chart ( 58 x 80 cm.)

Nota general
CD-ROM contains clip art.

Contenido
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.

Término de la materia
Minerals.
 
Rocks.
 
Clip art -- Software.
 
Mineralogy.

Autor añadido
Keates, Colin,
 
Einsiedel, Andreas,

Autor corporativo añadido
British Museum (Natural History)

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

ISBN
9780756637774

Información de publicación
London : Dorling Kindersley, 2008.


BibliotecaSignatura topográficaTipo de materialCódigo de barras del documentoEstado
Bisset552 SYMBook30276000321091Non-Fiction