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9780756607197

Rocks & Minerals

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  • ISBN13:

    9780756607197

  • ISBN10:

    0756607191

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2004-08-02
  • Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.
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Summary

Be an eyewitness to the magnificent wealth of rocks and minerals hidden beneath our feet -- how they are created and their many uses in everyday life. See how the first paints were made from crushed rocks. Find out all about rocks from outer space. Discover what the Earth is made of and how its rocks were formed. Book jacket.

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 stones
60(2)
Collecting rocks and minerals
62(2)
Did you know?
64(2)
Rock or mineral?
66(2)
Find out more 68(2)
Glossary 70(2)
Index 72

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