Rocks and Minerals
This Dorling Kindersley Handbook title has been updated and given a fresh new look. The series has sold over 5 million copies worldwide. Rocks & Minerals contains over 500 full-color illustrations and crystal-clear photographs precisely annotated to make identification simple and accurate.\ \ A geology expert explains how to tell rocks from minerals and then shares secrets of spotting sulfides, chromates, igneous and metamorphic rocks, and more.\
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This Dorling Kindersley Handbook title has been updated and given a fresh new look. The series has sold over 5 million copies worldwide. Rocks & Minerals contains over 500 full-color illustrations and crystal-clear photographs precisely annotated to make identification simple and accurate. Children's Literature The more than 500 pictures of individual Rocks and Minerals in Chris Pellant's 5x8-inch handbook make it useful for hobbyists from novice to serious. Mr. Pellant lists special equipment for field and home, details the formation and composition of rocks and minerals, and enhances all with color-coded bands and columns to provide data at a glance.
Introduction6Collecting Rocks and Minerals6Field Equipment8Home Equipment10Organizing your Collection12How This Book Works14Mineral or Rock?16Mineral Formation18Mineral Composition20Mineral Characteristics22Mineral Identification28How Rocks are Formed30Igneous Rock Characteristics32Types of Metamorphism34Metamorphic Rock Characteristics36Sedimentary Rock Characteristics38Rock Identification Key40Minerals46Native Elements46Sulfides and Sulfosalts52Halides70Oxides and Hydroxides76Carbonates, Nitrates, and Borates98Sulfates, Chromates, Molybdates, and Tungstates110Phosphates, Arsenates, and Vanadates120Silicates132Rocks180Igneous Rocks180Metamorphic Rocks208Sedimentary Rocks222Glossary250Index252Acknowledgements256
\ Children's Literature - Beverly Kobrin\ The more than 500 pictures of individual Rocks and Minerals in Chris Pellant's 5x8-inch handbook make it useful for hobbyists from novice to serious. Mr. Pellant lists special equipment for field and home, details the formation and composition of rocks and minerals, and enhances all with color-coded bands and columns to provide data at a glance.\ \
