Rocks & minerals
Symes, R. F.
Rocks & minerals Rocks and minerals. Eyewitness rocks & minerals. Eyewitness rocks and minerals. written by R.F. Symes and the staff of the Natural History Museum, London. - New York : DK Publishing, 2008. - 72 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm. 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) + 1 wall chart.
At head of title: Eyewitness. 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 stones -- Collecting rocks and minerals -- Did you know? -- Rock or mineral? -- Find out more.
Text and photographs examine the creation, importance, erosion, mining, and uses of rocks and minerals.
9780756637774 0756637775
Rocks--Juvenile literature.
Mineralogy--Juvenile literature.
Juvenile works.
QE 432.2 / .R592 2008
Rocks & minerals Rocks and minerals. Eyewitness rocks & minerals. Eyewitness rocks and minerals. written by R.F. Symes and the staff of the Natural History Museum, London. - New York : DK Publishing, 2008. - 72 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm. 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) + 1 wall chart.
At head of title: Eyewitness. 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 stones -- Collecting rocks and minerals -- Did you know? -- Rock or mineral? -- Find out more.
Text and photographs examine the creation, importance, erosion, mining, and uses of rocks and minerals.
9780756637774 0756637775
Rocks--Juvenile literature.
Mineralogy--Juvenile literature.
Juvenile works.
QE 432.2 / .R592 2008
