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008			870911s1988 nyua j 001 0 eng
020			_a0394896211
020			_a0394996216 (lib. bdg.)
020			_a9780789458049
040			_cDLC
082	0	0	_a552 _219 _bS986
100	1		_aSymes, R. F.
245	1	0	_aRocks & minerals / _cwritten by R.F. Symes and the staff of the Natural History Museum, London ; [special photography, Colin Keates and Andreas Einsiedel].
260			_aNew York : _bKnopf, _c1988
300			_a63 p. : _bill. (some col.) ; _c29 cm.
490	0		_aEyewitness books
500			_aIncludes index.
650		0	_aRocks _xJuvenile literature.
650		0	_aMineralogy _xJuvenile literature.
650		1	_aRocks.
650		1	_aMineralogy.
700	1		_aKeates, Colin,
700	1		_aEinsiedel, Andreas,
710	2		_aBritish Museum (Natural History)
942			_cBK
505	0		_athe 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
520			_aText and photographs examine the creation, importance, erosion, mining, and uses of rocks and minerals.