Rocks & minerals
Titre
:
Rocks & minerals
R. F. Symes
Sommaire
:
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
Date de publication comme intervalle
:
2008
Eyewitness
Description matérielle
:
72 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (digital ; 4 3/4 in. ) + 1 wall chart ( 58 x 80 cm.)
Note générale
:
CD-ROM contains clip art.
Table des matières
:
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.
Gr. 4-9
5-8
Terme de vedette-matière
:
Minerals.
Rocks.
Clip art -- Software.
Mineralogy.
Vedette secondaire auteur
:
Keates, Colin,
Einsiedel, Andreas,
Vedette secondaire - Nom collectif
:
British Museum (Natural History)
Résumé
:
Text and photographs examine the creation, importance, erosion, mining, and uses of rocks and minerals.
Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
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9780756637774
Informations de publication
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London : Dorling Kindersley, 2008.
| Bibliothèque | Numéro de rayon | Type de document | Code à barres du document | Statut |
|---|
| George P. Nicholson | 552 SYM | Book | 31004000159843 | Non-Fiction |