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Simon & Schuster's Guide to Rocks and Minerals by Simon & Schuster
by Simon & Schuster | PB | Acceptable
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- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Paperback
- Weight
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- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
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- ISBN
- 0671244175
- Book Title
- Simon and Schuster's Guide to Rocks and Minerals
- Publisher
- Touchstone
- Item Length
- 7.5 in
- Publication Year
- 1978
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.2 in
- Genre
- Nature
- Topic
- Reference, General, Rocks & Minerals
- Item Weight
- 24.9 Oz
- Item Width
- 4.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 607 Pages
About this product
Product Information
An easy to use field guide that contains everything rock and mineral enthusiasts need to know with more than 1,000 spectacular illustrations--600 in full color Practical, concise, and easy to use, Simon & Schuster's Guide to Rocks and Minerals contains everything that the rock and mineral enthusiast needs to know. This field guide is divided into two large sections--one devoted to minerals and one to rocks, each prefaced by a comprehensive introduction that discusses formation, chemistry, and more. All 377 entries, beautifully illustrated with color photographs and helpful visual symbols, provide descriptions and practical information about appearance, classification, rarity, crystal formation, mode of occurrence, gravity of mineral, rock chemistry, modal classification fields, formational environments, grain sizes of rocks, and much more. Whether you are a serious collector or an information-seeking amateur, this incomparably beautiful, authoritative guide will prove an invaluable reference.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Touchstone
ISBN-10
0671244175
ISBN-13
9780671244170
eBay Product ID (ePID)
217292
Product Key Features
Book Title
Simon and Schuster's Guide to Rocks and Minerals
Number of Pages
607 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Reference, General, Rocks & Minerals
Publication Year
1978
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
24.9 Oz
Item Length
7.5 in
Item Width
4.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Lccn
78-008610
Dewey Decimal
552/.075
Lc Classification Number
Qe366.2.M6713
Table of Content
CONTENTS PART ONE -- MINERALS INTRODUCTION TO MINERALS THE MINERALS Native Elements Sulfides Halides Oxides and Hydroxides Nitrates Sulfates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates Silicates Organic Substances PART TWO -- ROCKS INTRODUCTION TO ROCKS THE ROCKS Igneous Rocks Sedimentary Rocks Metamorphic Rocks GLOSSARY INDEX OF ENTRIES ILLUSTRATION CREDITS
Copyright Date
1978
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