Rocks & Minerals
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Earth -- Rocks and their minerals -- How rocks are formed -- Weathering and erosion -- Rocks on the seashore -- Igneous rock -- Volcanic rock -- Sedimentary rock -- Limestone -- Metamorphism -- Marble -- The first flint tools -- Rocks as tools -- Pigments -- Building stones -- The story of coal -- Fossils -- Space rocks -- Minerals -- Crystals -- Crystal growth -- The properties of minerals -- Gemstones -- Decorative stones -- Other gems -- Ore minerals -- Precious metals -- Cutting and polishing -- Starting a collection -- Did you know? -- Rock or mineral? -- Find out more.
Examines the creation, importance, erosion, mining, and uses of rocks and minerals.
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Eyewitness books.
PUBLISHED
New York : DK Publishing, 2014.
Year Published: 2014
Description: 72 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781465420985
SUBJECTS
Rocks.
Mineralogy.