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My book of rocks and minerals

Summary: "My Book of Rocks and Minerals is filled with fascinating facts about and amazing images of rocks, minerals, gems, and fossils from the deepest caves to outer space. Features introduce different categories, from crystals to glow-in-the-dark minerals, and illuminating images provide a closer look and show amazing geological formations. Kids can take their fascination even one step further and use the catalog and activity pages to help them collect and group rocks and discover how different rock types fit into the world around them."--Amazon.com.

Item details

ISBN: 9781465461902
ISBN: 1465461906
Physical Description: print
96 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Edition: First American edition.
Publisher: New York : DK Publishing, 2017.

Contents / Notes

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Rock or mineral? -- Where to find gems -- Unearthing minerals -- Equipment -- Rock hunting -- Creating a collection -- What is a rock? -- Rock cycle -- Granite -- Obsidian -- Basalt -- Unakite -- Pumice -- Diorite -- Volcanoes -- Limestone -- Flint -- Sandstone -- Shale -- Coal -- Fossils -- Marble -- Schist -- Lapis lazuli -- Gneiss -- Slate -- Hornfels -- Uses of rocks -- What is a mineral? -- Crystals -- Mineral shapes -- Identification -- Hard or soft? -- Polishing rocks -- Quartz -- Topaz -- Amazonite -- Hematite -- Pyrite -- Metals from minerals -- Jade -- Tourmaline -- Mica -- Moonstone -- Chalcedony -- Geodes -- Garnet -- Labradorite -- Sodalite -- Turquoise -- Fluorite -- Rhodonite -- Glow in the dark -- Cutting gems -- Precious gems -- Living gems -- How a pearl is made -- Birthstones.