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LEADER: 02356cam 2200445Ia 4500
001 ocn679689350
003 OCoLC
005 20160206003625.0
008 101108t20091992xx a f 001 0 eng d
040 $aIH7$beng$cIH7$dOKPPL$dOCLCF$dOCL$dOCLCQ
020 $a9780756660109
020 $a0756660106
035 $a(OCoLC)679689350
050 14 $aQE431.2$b.P45 2002
082 04 $a549
100 1 $aPellant, Chris.
245 10 $aRocks and minerals /$cChris Pellant ; Helen Pellant, editorial consultant ; photography by Harry Taylor.
250 $aAmerican ed.
260 $a[Place of publication not identified] :$bCovent Garden Books,$c[2009], ℗♭1992.
300 $a256 pages :$bcolor illustrations ;$c21 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
490 1 $aSmithsonian handbooks
500 $aIncludes index.
505 0 $aCollecting rocks and minerals -- Field equipment -- Home equipment -- 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 -- Rocks.
520 $aExplains what rocks or minerals are, how they are classified, and how to start a collection. A clear visual key illustrates the differences between igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks, then guides the reader to the correct rock entry. A concise glossary provides instant understanding of technical and scientific terms.
650 0 $aRocks$vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
650 0 $aMinerals$vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
650 0 $aRocks$xIdentification$vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
650 0 $aMinerals$xIdentification$vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
650 7 $aMinerals.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01022445
650 7 $aMinerals$xIdentification.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01022459
650 7 $aRocks.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01099409
650 7 $aRocks$xIdentification.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01099435
655 7 $aHandbooks and manuals.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01423877
700 1 $aTaylor, Harry.$4pht
830 0 $aSmithsonian handbooks.
994 $aZ0$bPMR
948 $hNO HOLDINGS IN PMR - 13 OTHER HOLDINGS