Rocks and Minerals : : Facts at Your Fingertips.
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Includes index.
Our rocky planet -- What is a mineral? -- What is a rock? -- Be a collector -- Rocks. How rocks are made -- Identifying rocks -- Igneous rocks -- Sedimentary rocks -- Metamorphic rock -- Meteorites -- Minerals. Where minerals form -- Mineral groups -- Identifying minerals -- Gemstones -- Native elements -- Sulfides -- Sulfosalts -- Oxides -- Hydroxides -- Halides -- Carbonates -- Phosphates, arsenates, and vandates -- Nitrates and borates -- Sulfates, chromates, molybdates, tungstates -- Silicates -- Organic gems -- The periodic table -- Rock facts -- Mineral facts.
"Profiles nearly 200 types of rocks and minerals from volcanic rocks and granite to sparkling diamonds and explosive sulfur, and tells what they are made of, how they are formed and what they are used for"-- Provided by publisher.
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Pocket genius.
PUBLISHED
New York : DK Pub., 2012.
Year Published: 2012
Description: 156 p. : col. ill., map ; 18 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780756692858
0756692857
SUBJECTS
Minerals.
Rocks.