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9780789458056

ROCK AND MINERAL

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  • ISBN13:

    9780789458056

  • ISBN10:

    0789458055

  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.
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Table of Contents

The Earth
6(2)
What are rocks and minerals?
8(2)
How rocks are formed
10(2)
Weathering and erosion
12(2)
Rocks on the seashore
14(2)
Igneous rocks
16(2)
Volcanic rocks
18(2)
Sedimentary rocks
20(2)
Limestone caves
22(2)
Metamorphic rocks
24(2)
Marble
26(2)
The first flint tools
28(2)
Rocks as tools
30(2)
Pigments
32(2)
Building stones
34(2)
The story of coal
36(2)
Fossils
38(2)
Rocks from space
40(2)
Rock-forming minerals
42(2)
Crystals
44(2)
The growing crystal
46(2)
The properties of minerals
48(2)
Gemstones
50(2)
Decorative stones
52(2)
Lesser-known gems
54(2)
Ore minerals and metals
56(2)
Precious metals
58(2)
Cutting and polishing
60(2)
Collecting rocks and minerals
62(2)
Index 64

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