Rocks and minerals
a photographic field guide
by Chris Pellant
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For experts and armchair enthusiasts alike, Rocks and Minerals: A Photographic Field Guide will appeal to anyone interested in uncovering the mysteries of this subject. A general introduction is followed by an introduction to rocks covering the three groups: igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary, plus their formation and occurrence, main characteristics and economic uses. A number of examples from each category will be detailed an illustrated. The second part of the book begins with an introduction to minerals, including gemstones, explaining their classification, occurrence, formation and characteristics, identification and economic uses. This is followed by accounts and images of a wide selection of examples.
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Rocks and Minerals
2021, Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
in English
1465497749 9781465497741
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Rocks and Minerals: A Photographic Field Guide
2013, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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1780094787 9781780094786
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Rocks and Minerals: The Clearest Recognition Guides Avalible
2010, Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
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1405359889 9781405359887
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