Book, Rocks & Minerals (Peterson First Guide)
by Houghton Mifflin Company
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Review & Description
Rocks and Minerals - Paugh -- This simplified, beginner's guide to common gems, ores, and other rocks and minerals "digs up the dirt" on those specimens most interesting to collectors. -- Introductory material covers the birth of our planet, how and where igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks are formed, crystals and the cubic system and how to identify and collect minerals. -- Over 100 full colored photographs provide a resplendent visual display of each specimen's natural beauty. Concise entries give the name, chemical composition, and crystal system for each species. Also includes information on where found, how formed, various uses and important points of interest of each. Index.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #603 in BISS
- Brand: Houghton Mifflin Company
