Symes, R. F. <br/><br/>
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 .
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>the earth;<br/>what are rocks and minerals?<br/>how rocks are formed;<br/>weathering and erosion;<br/>rocks on the seashore;<br/>igneous rocks;<br/>volcanic rocks;<br/>sedimentary rocks;<br/>limestone caves;<br/>metamorphic rocks;<br/>marble;<br/>the first flint tools;<br/>rocks as tools;<br/>pigments;<br/>building stones;<br/>the story of coal; <br/>fossils;<br/>rocks from space;<br/>rock-forming minerals;<br/>crystals;<br/>the growing crystal;<br/>the properties of minerals;<br/>gemstones;<br/>decorative stones;<br/>lesser-known gems;<br/>ore minerals and metals;<br/>precious metals;<br/>cutting and polishing;<br/>collecting rocks and minerals<br/> 
<br/><br/> Text and photographs examine the creation, importance, erosion, mining, and uses of rocks and minerals. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0394896211 0394996216 (lib. bdg.) 9780789458049 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Rocks--Juvenile literature.<br/>Mineralogy--Juvenile literature.<br/>Rocks.<br/>Mineralogy.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>552  / S986