Rocks & minerals
Book - 2021
"Unearth a treasure trove of knowledge about the rocks and minerals beneath our feet--from their formation to collecting them. Make identification easy and accurate with this compact visual guide, packed with photographs and details on formation, distinguishing features, and much more. Over 600 high-quality photographs capture the unique characteristics, colors, and attributes of more than 500 rocks and minerals. Each specimen's entry includes annotated photographs to highlight the rock or mineral's distinguishing features, and concise details about its texture, origin, formation, and chemical composition to help identify it. Designed for beginners and experienced collectors alike, the introduction explains what rocks and min...erals are, how they are classified, what equipment is needed for specimen collection, and how to start and organize a collection"--
- Subjects
- Genres
- Handbooks and manuals
- Published
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New York, NY :
DK Publishing
2021.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Other Authors
- Edition
- New American edition
- Item Description
- Includes index.
- Physical Description
- 256 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
- ISBN
- 9781465497741
- Introduction
- Collecting rocks and minerals
- Field equipment
- Home kit
- Organizing your collection
- How this book works
- Mineral or rock?
- Mineral formation
- Mineral composition
- Mineral characteristics
- Mineral identification
- How rocks are formed
- Igneous rock characteristics
- Types of metamorphism
- Metamorphic rock characteristics
- Sedimentary rock characteristics
- Rock identification key
- Minerals
- Native elements
- Sulfides and sulfosalts
- Halides
- Oxides and hydroxides
- Carbonates, nitrates, and borates
- Sulfates, chromates, molybdates, and tungstates
- Phosphates, arsenates, and vanadates
- Silicates
- Rocks
- Igneous rocks
- Metamorphic rocks
- Sedimentary rocks
- Glossary
- Index
- Acknowledgments