TY - BOOK AU - Symes,R.F. AU - Keates,Colin AU - Einsiedel,Andreas ED - British Museum (Natural History) TI - Rocks & minerals T2 - Eyewitness books SN - 0394896211 U1 - 552 19 PY - 1988/// CY - New York PB - Knopf KW - Rocks KW - Juvenile literature KW - Mineralogy N1 - 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 N2 - Text and photographs examine the creation, importance, erosion, mining, and uses of rocks and minerals ER -