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Rocks and Minerals
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Discover the ultimate guide to understanding rocks and minerals with our visually stunning exploration of over 500 specimens. This detailed recognition guide serves as an essential resource for both novice and seasoned collectors alike. Featuring more than 600 vibrant photographs, this book showcases unique characteristics, colors, and formation processes of a diverse range of rocks and minerals. Learn how to identify igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks with ease through annotated photographs that highlight distinguishing features. Our guide provides concise information about the texture, chemistry, and origin of each specimen, making identification a breeze.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780241435960
Format: Paper over boards
Year: 2021
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley
Pages: 256
Description:
The clearest and sharpest recognition guide to more than 500 rocks and minerals.
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, colours, 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 minerals are, how they are classified, what equipment is needed for specimen collection, and how to start and organize a collection. Learn the differences between igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks, and refer to the glossary for many more technical and scientific terms.
This product has FREE shipping however combined shipping for other products is not available with this item. Please allow up to 10 days for shipping.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780241435960
Format: Paper over boards
Year: 2021
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley
Pages: 256
Description:
The clearest and sharpest recognition guide to more than 500 rocks and minerals.
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, colours, 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 minerals are, how they are classified, what equipment is needed for specimen collection, and how to start and organize a collection. Learn the differences between igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks, and refer to the glossary for many more technical and scientific terms.
This product has FREE shipping however combined shipping for other products is not available with this item. Please allow up to 10 days for shipping.
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