Rock-forming Minerals

Rock-forming Minerals
Author: William Alexander Deer
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Total Pages: 1016
Release: 1978
Genre: Feldspathoid
ISBN: 9781862391444

Description based on: v. 3, published in 2003.

My Book of Rocks and Minerals

My Book of Rocks and Minerals
Author: Devin Dennie
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2017-07-11
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1465494510

A stunning visual reference book for little geologists who love to find fascinating rocks all around them. Identify colorful gemstones, sparkly crystals, the toughest rocks, and ancient fossils. Packed with fun facts, information, and extensive photos all about the rocks and minerals that make up the world around us. Interactive learning that engages young scholarly minds. Learn about 64 different types of rocks and minerals, how to tell the difference between them and where to find them. Dig into all the interesting geological materials from deep space to the deepest caves. You'll even discover glow in the dark minerals and living gems! Find out about the stuff our world is made of, and how rocks and minerals form over time. This captivating book introduces children to hands-on science with fun activities like starting your own impressive rock collection and how to stay safe on your rock finding missions. Written for kids aged 6 to 9 with bite-sized information and explanations. The easy-to-understand language gives them a rock-solid foundation for science subjects. The geology book includes the phonetic pronunciation of the rock and mineral names so your little one will sound like a rock expert in no time. Rockin' It With Stones And Minerals - Stunning high-quality photographs. - Inspiring activities for little Earth scientists. - Over 64 types of rocks, their properties, and how they are formed.

Simon & Schuster's Guide to Rocks and Minerals

Simon & Schuster's Guide to Rocks and Minerals
Author: Simon & Schuster
Publisher: Touchstone
Total Pages: 612
Release: 1978
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780671244170

An easy to use field guide that contains everything rock and mineral enthusiasts need to know with more than 1,000 spectacular illustrations—600 in full color! Practical, concise, and easy to use, Simon & Schuster’s Guide to Rocks and Minerals contains everything that the rock and mineral enthusiast needs to know. This field guide is divided into two large sections—one devoted to minerals and one to rocks, each prefaced by a comprehensive introduction that discusses formation, chemistry, and more. All 377 entries, beautifully illustrated with color photographs and helpful visual symbols, provide descriptions and practical information about appearance, classification, rarity, crystal formation, mode of occurrence, gravity of mineral, rock chemistry, modal classification fields, formational environments, grain sizes of rocks, and much more. Whether you are a serious collector or an information-seeking amateur, this incomparably beautiful, authoritative guide will prove an invaluable reference.

If I Could Keep You Little...

If I Could Keep You Little...
Author: Marianne Richmond
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2010-11-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1402257937

If I Could Keep You Little speaks straight to your heart, illuminating the tender balance between letting your child grow up and savoring the beauty of right now. Perfect for Valentine's Day gifts, your family library, or storytime read-alouds for any day of the year. If I could keep you little, I'd keep you close to me. But then I'd miss you growing into who you're meant to be! Marianne Richmond is a bestselling author and artist who has touched the lives of millions for more than two decades by creating books that celebrate the love of family.

Rocks and Rock Minerals

Rocks and Rock Minerals
Author: Richard V. Dietrich
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 344
Release: 1979-07-30
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

A contemporary successor to the Louis V. Pirsson and Adolph Knopf editions, providing a guide and reference that explains how rocks occur, their commercial usage, and how to identify them through macroscopic, handspecimen features. Gives complete coverage of rock-forming minerals, rocks and man-made, rock-like materials, as well as meteorites, impactites, grossans, and more. Tables are provided for identifications based on megascopic examinations and simple field tests that require no sophisticated laboratory equipment. Plus, numerous illustrations represent rocks and rock-forming minerals as they appear in nature.

Rocks and Minerals

Rocks and Minerals
Author: Caroline Bingham
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2004
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780789497604

Discusses how different rocks are formed, describes various types of metal, and provides both past and current uses of these materials.

Rock and Gem

Rock and Gem
Author: Ra Bonewitz
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005
Genre: Fossils
ISBN: 9780751344004

From glittering gemstones to fascinating minerals and fossils, this incredible reference book is a stunning celebration of the Earth s buried treasures. Specially commissioned photography captures the essence and beauty of over 450 superb specimens, while lively and informative text describes the characteristics of each and its unique and changing relationship to humankind through the ages. Organized by rock classes and chemical groups, each rock, mineral, and fossil entry contains a photograph of the specimen together with lively, wide-ranging text describing its qualities and history of use. In addition, a detailed, at-a-glance reference panel provides key data for identification and classification.

Rocks & Minerals

Rocks & Minerals
Author: R. F. Symes
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Mineralogy
ISBN: 9780789490810

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