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Take a groundbreaking journey of rock and mineral discovery. Visit diamond mines and locate hidden secrets in the rocks. All aspects of the world beneath our feet are covered in amazing photographic detail.
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This text takes children on a journey to the core of the Earth and back. Take a trip through a deep diamond mine, discover the secrets that are hidden in rocks and dig down to discover the treasure beneath our feet. Ages 5-8
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From quartz to granite to the salt of the earth, young readers can learn about different types of rocks and minerals in this full-color guide.
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Whose hiding the Malachite? These 56 playing cards with full-color photos are a fun way to learn to identify rocks and minerals. Instructions for five different varient games are included. The featured games are much like go-fish or old maid, but the cards are informative and the rules variations make it more interesting and educational. Beautifully illustrated cards and easy instructions make this fun educational card game complete. ages 5 to 105.
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The book highlights important diagnostic features of minerals and deals with all rock types - igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic - with equal emphasis and authority, giving students the knowledge and confidence to begin to identify specimens for themselves. Each photograph has been specially prepared for the book and has been reproduced in a generous size to the highest quality.
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Octavo, paperback, 88 pp., colour photographs and text illustrations.
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* A pack of pocket-sized cards to help identify 100 rocks and minerals that can be found beneath every young geologist's feet * On each side of each card, there is a photograph of a rock or mineral, with facts and information on how they formed * With internet links to fun websites with photo galleries, games and more information.
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349 pp. hardcover We guarantee prompt shipping and complete satisfaction. 2nd. printing Very good cloth hardcover. Bookplate Quantity available: 1.
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In this concise, clear and handy-sized volume, aimed at the introductory undergraduate level, these highly respected and successful authors explain to the reader, with the help of 180 superb colour photomicrographs, how to observe, describe and identify thin section samples of rocks and minerals using the polarising microscope. The book highlights important diagnostic features of minerals and deals with all rock types - igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic - with equal emphasis and authority, giving...
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Explore a rocky world and dig up all the facts as you learn about the many treasures and hidden wonders that lie beneath your feet.
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A Golden Field Guide is a treasured tool, a fascinating and invaluable aid for the nature lover in action.
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What are fossils? * How do stalactites and stalagmites form? * Can rock melt? Janice VanCleave's Rocks and Minerals includes 20 fun and simple experiments that allow you to discover the answers to these and other fascinating questions about rocks and minerals, plus dozens of additional suggestions for developing your own science fair projects. See how sedimentary rock is formed using two pillows, a yardstick, and some masking tape. Make models of rocks and minerals with gumdrops, toothpicks, and...
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A Golden Field Guide is a treasured tool, a fascinating and invaluable aid for the nature lover in action.
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There are three types of rocks on Earth. They are sedimentary rocks, metamorphic rocks, and igneous rocks. Sedimentary rocks are formed when tiny pieces of matter build up and are pressed together. Over time this matter gets hard. Metamorphic rocks are formed when heat and pressure cause changes to sedimentary or igneous rocks. Igneous rocks are made when molten rock cools and hardens. Volcanic rocks form when lava cools and hardens. Lava is molten rock that has erupted from a volcano. When molten...
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Discover facts like these and more every time you open Rocks & Minerals. You'll find superb illustrations, spectacular photographs, stimulating text, and special features that offer many other paths to learning.
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This beautifully illustrated book is an identification guide to 1000 of the world's best-known trees, from huge redwoods to small garden trees. It can be used as a field guide or as an educational tool to identify species and individual trees, learn about how trees grow, the environments they grow in, and the species and varieties that proliferate in different areas and habitats all around the world. A comprehensive introduction looks at the origins of trees, how they have evolved over time and the...
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The Dorling Kindersley Handbook of Rocks and Minerals is packed with 600 full-colour photographs of more than 500 specimens. Authoritative text clear photographs and a systematic approach help you to cut through the complicated identification process and recognize a specimen easily. Each entry combines a precise description with annotated photographs to highlight the rock or mineral's chief characteristics and distinguishing features. Accompanying colour-coded bands provide clear at-a-glance facts...
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- Concise and jargon-free text pinpoints the key characteristics of each specimen and provides quick, accessible information
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This series helps students find and execute a variety of projects with an overview of the scientific method.
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A visual recognition guide to rocks and minerals, designed to make identification as simple and accurate as possible, with annotated photographs to pick out key distinguishing features. This book is one of a series covering plants, animals and other natural phenomena from around the world.
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This book presents a broad illustrated survey of the rocks, their constituent minerals and the gemstones. The nature of the rocks, their composition and the way in which they affect the build of the countryside is discussed first (including a consideration of rocks from outer space), and then the extraction techniques of the more important mineral ores are explained, together with a summary of mineral characteristics and the various crystal systems in which minerals form. A selection of the most...
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Formerly titles Rocks and Minerals this handbook includes information on collecting and identifying minerals, sections on metallic, nonmetallic, gem and rock-forming minerals, and descriptions of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.
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An indispensable field guide with 48 rocks and minerals shown in color and hundreds of quadrangle map locations organized by county.
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