Rocks & minerals /
Symes, R. F.
Rocks & minerals / written by R.F. Symes and the staff of the Natural History Museum, London ; [special photography, Colin Keates and Andreas Einsiedel]. - New York : Knopf, 1988 - 63 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. - Eyewitness books .
Includes index.
the 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;
the 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;
collecting rocks and minerals
Text and photographs examine the creation, importance, erosion, mining, and uses of rocks and minerals.
0394896211 0394996216 (lib. bdg.) 9780789458049
Rocks--Juvenile literature.
Mineralogy--Juvenile literature.
Rocks.
Mineralogy.
552 / S986
Rocks & minerals / written by R.F. Symes and the staff of the Natural History Museum, London ; [special photography, Colin Keates and Andreas Einsiedel]. - New York : Knopf, 1988 - 63 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. - Eyewitness books .
Includes index.
the 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;
the 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;
collecting rocks and minerals
Text and photographs examine the creation, importance, erosion, mining, and uses of rocks and minerals.
0394896211 0394996216 (lib. bdg.) 9780789458049
Rocks--Juvenile literature.
Mineralogy--Juvenile literature.
Rocks.
Mineralogy.
552 / S986
