Rocks & minerals /
Symes, R. F.
Rocks & minerals / Rocks and minerals. At head of title: Eyewitness. written by R.F. Symes and the staff of the Natural History Museum, London. - New York : DK Pub., c2008. - 72 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (digital ; 4 3/4 in. ) + 1 wall chart ( 58 x 80 cm.) - DK eyewitness books. . - DK eyewitness books. .
Includes index.
The Earth -- What are rocks and minerals? -- How rocks are formed -- Weathering and erosion -- Rocks on the seashore -- Igneous rocks -- Volcanic rocks -- Sedimentary rocks -- Limestone caves -- Metamorphic rocks -- Marble -- The first flint tools -- Rocks as tools -- Pigments -- Building stones -- The story of coal -- Fossils -- Rocks from space -- Rock-forming minerals -- Crystals -- The growing crystal -- The properties of minerals -- Gemstones -- Decorative stones -- Lesser-known gems -- Ore minerals and metals -- Precious metals -- Cutting and polishing stones -- Collecting rocks and minerals -- Did you know? -- Rock or mineral? -- Find out more.
Text and photographs examine the creation, importance, erosion, mining, and uses of rocks and minerals.
9780756637774 0756637775
2009499083
Minerals.
Rocks.
Minerals--Juvenile literature.
Rocks--Juvenile literature.
Rocks & minerals / Rocks and minerals. At head of title: Eyewitness. written by R.F. Symes and the staff of the Natural History Museum, London. - New York : DK Pub., c2008. - 72 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (digital ; 4 3/4 in. ) + 1 wall chart ( 58 x 80 cm.) - DK eyewitness books. . - DK eyewitness books. .
Includes index.
The Earth -- What are rocks and minerals? -- How rocks are formed -- Weathering and erosion -- Rocks on the seashore -- Igneous rocks -- Volcanic rocks -- Sedimentary rocks -- Limestone caves -- Metamorphic rocks -- Marble -- The first flint tools -- Rocks as tools -- Pigments -- Building stones -- The story of coal -- Fossils -- Rocks from space -- Rock-forming minerals -- Crystals -- The growing crystal -- The properties of minerals -- Gemstones -- Decorative stones -- Lesser-known gems -- Ore minerals and metals -- Precious metals -- Cutting and polishing stones -- Collecting rocks and minerals -- Did you know? -- Rock or mineral? -- Find out more.
Text and photographs examine the creation, importance, erosion, mining, and uses of rocks and minerals.
9780756637774 0756637775
2009499083
Minerals.
Rocks.
Minerals--Juvenile literature.
Rocks--Juvenile literature.