Beginner S Guide To Minerals Rocks

Author : Joel Grice
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Minerals
ISBN : 1550415840

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Beginner's Guide to Minerals & Rocks by Joel Grice Pdf

Beginner's Guide to Minerals and Rocks is the most comprehensive, full-color guide to rocks and minerals for beginner rock hounds all over the world. As curator of minerals at the Canadian Museum of Nature, Joel Grice has brought the museum's collection to world-class status through astute purchases and annual collecting trips all over the world. Joel brings an unequalled enthusiasm and love of geology to this, his second popularization book. As we learn more and more about our country's natural resources, it becomes that much more important that Beginners Guide to Minerals and Rocks be added to our bookshelves.

Author : DK
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781465415929

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Whats that Rock or Mineral by DK Pdf

Compact and portable, What's That Rock, Mineral or Gem? is an indispensable beginner's pocket guide to identifying the 150 most common North American rocks and minerals.

Author : Lars W. Johnson,Stephen M. Voynick
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781507215289

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Rockhounding for Beginners by Lars W. Johnson,Stephen M. Voynick Pdf

Go on an outdoor treasure hunt and enjoy all nature has to offer with this field guide to rockhounding, perfect for armchair geologists or anyone headed out on an adventure! Geology meets treasure hunting with this field guide to rockhounding! If you’ve ever kept an interesting rock or shell, bought a polished stone from a gift shop, or even just enjoyed a ’gram of a really cool crystal, congratulations! You’ve already experienced a rockhounding adventure! Rockhouding for Beginners shows you how to take your rockhounding to the next level, providing everything you need to know from tips for finding local sources for really cool finds to techniques for safely cleaning, cutting, polishing, and caring for the best samples. Complete with full-color photos to help you identify each rock and mineral wherever you find them, this guide has all the rockhounding information you need whether you’re ready to get down and dirty or simply want to learn more from the comfort of your couch.

Author : Louie Smith Gattis, III
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1987-01
Category : Mineralogy
ISBN : 0936241292

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Rocks and Minerals by Louie Smith Gattis, III Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0241454980

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What's That Rock Or Mineral? by Anonim Pdf

The ideal pocket guide for beginners If you have trouble distinguishing slate from shale then this is the book for you. Perfect for beginners, and a handy field guide for the amateur geologist, What's That Rock or Mineral? beautifully pictures more than 140 rocks and minerals, from agate to tourmaline, and highlights the characteristics that will help you to identify them. For nature lovers everywhere, What's That...? books are compact, portable identification guides that offer a uniquely accessible visual approach. Designed for beginners, but also handy for a more experienced naturalist, the What's That ...? titles are indispensable pocket guides that give you around 150 of the most common and interesting types and show you how to tell them apart.

Author : Simon & Schuster
Publisher : Touchstone
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0671244175

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Simon & Schuster's Guide to Rocks and Minerals by Simon & Schuster Pdf

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.

Author : Devin Dennie
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-11
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781465494511

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My Book of Rocks and Minerals by Devin Dennie Pdf

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.

Author : Michael O'Donoghue
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015015207254

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Beginner's Guide to Minerals by Michael O'Donoghue Pdf

Author : Rupert Hochleitner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0228102286

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The Firefly Guide to Minerals, Rocks and Gems by Rupert Hochleitner Pdf

"The practical and comprehensive on-the-go nature guide."--Page [4] of cover.

Author : John Farndon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Fossils
ISBN : 0681185813

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The Complete Guide to Rocks & Minerals by John Farndon Pdf

Discusses the physical properties of various rocks and minerals and gives instructions for collecting and identifying specimens.

Author : Frederick H. Pough
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 039591096X

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A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals by Frederick H. Pough Pdf

Describes hundreds of minerals and lists their geographic distribution, physical properties, chemical composition, and crystalline structure.

Author : Frederick H. Pough
Publisher : Boston : Houghton Mifflin
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Mineralogy, Determinative
ISBN : UOM:39076001888333

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A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals by Frederick H. Pough Pdf

A guidebook to rocks and minerals.

Author : Paul R. Shaffer,Herbert S. Zim
Publisher : Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781466864825

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Rocks, Gems and Minerals by Paul R. Shaffer,Herbert S. Zim Pdf

This eBook is best viewed on a color device. This handy identification guide to the most common kinds of rocks and minerals offers concise and fascinating information on: - Physical and chemical properties - Origins and geologic significance - Gems and semiprecious stones - How to find and collect specimens Illustrated in full color throughout, Rocks, Gems and Minerals is a gem of a guide for rockhounds and mineral collectors!

Author : Sarah Garlick
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Minerals
ISBN : 9781426212826

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National Geographic Pocket Guide to Rocks and Minerals of North America by Sarah Garlick Pdf

Illustrations and mineral hardness scale on endpapers.

Author : Frederick H. Pough,Roger Tory Peterson
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0395935431

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Peterson First Guide to Rocks and Minerals by Frederick H. Pough,Roger Tory Peterson Pdf

Written and designed for the beginner, this book describes and illustrates the most common and interesting rocks and minerals, from simple sandstone to exotic gems. Illustrated with dozens of beautiful color photographs, it tells how these rocks and minerals formed and how to identify them--and includes tips on collecting. 175 color photographs, 12 line drawings.