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Author: Dan Green Publisher: Words & Pictures ISBN: 071124121X Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 99
Book Description
What is the toughest mineral on Earth? What are meteorites made of? Which rock forms long, hairlike strands? Learn how to find and identify different rocks, minerals, and fossils with this handy spotters guide. Search for precious metals, compare different rocks from all over the world, and identify everything from serpentine to slate. This book will get kids outdoors, helping them learn about the natural world and become a rock spotting expert!
Author: Dan Green Publisher: Words & Pictures ISBN: 071124121X Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 99
Book Description
What is the toughest mineral on Earth? What are meteorites made of? Which rock forms long, hairlike strands? Learn how to find and identify different rocks, minerals, and fossils with this handy spotters guide. Search for precious metals, compare different rocks from all over the world, and identify everything from serpentine to slate. This book will get kids outdoors, helping them learn about the natural world and become a rock spotting expert!
Author: Alan Woolley Publisher: Usborne Books ISBN: 9780794513047 Category : Minerals Languages : en Pages : 0
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A field guide identifying over eighty rocks, minerals, and fossils offers information on their appearance, properties, and natural locations.
Author: Clive J. Mitchell Publisher: Rizzoli Publications ISBN: 1911657305 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 0
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A beautifully illustrated introduction to the mindful pleasure of pebble spotting Hidden in plain sight along every shoreline, these amazing consequences of wind, sea, and time all tell stories of our landscapes. In this spirited guide to pebbles, richly illustrated throughout, passionate geologist and pebble spotter Clive J. Mitchell gives practical advice on how to identify 40 pebbles and where to find them, making a trip to the beach or riverbank all the more interesting. The pebbles he introduces range from the humble flint to feldspar veins, serpentinite, granite ovoids, and the holy grail of pebble hunting, the rare rhomb porphyry. The book includes a space for the reader to ruminate on their own findings, taking note of the treasures that they pick up along the way. This is the perfect introduction to everything there is to know about the mindful pleasure of pebble spotting--and there is much treasure to find.
Author: Clarence Ellis Publisher: Faber & Faber ISBN: 0571353592 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 137
Book Description
This is a book about the simple pleasure of pebble spotting. Clarence Ellis is a charming, knowledgeable and witty guide to everything you didn't know there was to know about pebbles. He ruminates on what a pebble actually is, before showing us how they are formed, advising on the best pebble-spotting grounds in the UK, helping to identify individual stones, and giving tips on the necessary kit. You'll know your chert from your schist, your onyx from your agate, and will be on your guard for artificial intruders before you know it. Understanding the humble pebble makes a trip to the beach, lake-side or river bank simply that little bit more fascinating.
Author: Rick Hudson Publisher: Harbour Publishing Company ISBN: 9781550175097 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 80
Book Description
This full-colour, laminated field guide is your introduction to the beauty and wonder of the gemstones found in the Pacific Northwest, a region famous for its variety and quality of earth treasures. From purple amethyst, carnelian, chalcedony, black and white onyx and emeralds to sodalite, sapphire and many more valuable stones--discover what lies in the rich geology just below your feet. This convenient brochure will help you to develop a keen eye for spotting gems in the rough and become more knowledgeable about local gemstones that are the equal of any in the world.
Author: Nick Mortimer Publisher: White Cloud Books ISBN: 9781990003844 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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A reprint under a new ISBN, A Photographic Guide to Rocks & Minerals of New Zealand will help you recognise and make sense of common (and some rare) rocks and minerals.
Author: David C. Cook Publisher: Mini Encyclopedia ISBN: 9781782742593 Category : Mineralogy Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
With 300 entries, Minerals and Gemstones includes a colour photograph, and a key information table including specifications such as the colour, lustre, streak, hardness, specific gravity, cleavage, habit and crystal system for each type of mineral and gemstone featured.
Author: Dan Green
Author: Dan Green
Author: Alan Woolley
Author: Alan Woolley
Author: Alan Woolley
Author: Clive J. Mitchell
Author: Alan Woolley
Author: Clarence Ellis
Author: Rick Hudson
Author: Nick Mortimer
Author: David C. Cook