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Rocks & minerals / written by R.F. Symes and the staff of the Natural History Museum, London ; [special photography, Colin Keates and Andreas Einsiedel].
Text and photographs examine the creation, importance, erosion, mining, and uses of rocks and minerals.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780394896212
- ISBN: 0394896211
- ISBN: 9780789458049
- ISBN: 0789458047
- Physical Description: 63 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Knopf, 1988.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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 -- Pigments -- Bulding stones -- The story of coal -- Fossils -- Rocks from space -- Rock-forming minerals -- Crystals -- The growing crystal -- The properities of minerals -- Gemstones -- Decorative stones -- Lesser-known gems -- Ore minerals and metals -- Precious metals -- Cutting and polishing -- Collecting rocks and minerals. |
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| Subject: | Rocks > Juvenile literature. Mineralogy > Juvenile literature. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at scottsboropl.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scottsboropl | J 552 Sym | 32269001023210 | Juvenile - NonFiction | Available | - |
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| 260 | . | ‡aNew York : ‡bKnopf, ‡c1988. | |
| 300 | . | ‡a63 pages : ‡billustrations (some color) ; ‡c29 cm. | |
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| 500 | . | ‡aIncludes index. | |
| 505 | 0 | . | ‡aThe 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 -- Pigments -- Bulding stones -- The story of coal -- Fossils -- Rocks from space -- Rock-forming minerals -- Crystals -- The growing crystal -- The properities of minerals -- Gemstones -- Decorative stones -- Lesser-known gems -- Ore minerals and metals -- Precious metals -- Cutting and polishing -- Collecting rocks and minerals. |
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