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My book of rocks and minerals Cover Image Book Book

My book of rocks and minerals / author: Dr. Devin Dennie.

Dennie, Devin, (author.).

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.

Record details

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

Content descriptions

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.

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Subject: Rocks > Juvenile literature.
Minerals > Juvenile literature.
Gems > Juvenile literature.
Fossils > Juvenile literature.
Rocks > Identification > Juvenile literature.
Minerals > Identification > Juvenile literature.
Gems > Identification > Juvenile literature.
Fossils > Identification > Juvenile literature.
Rocks.
Minerals.
Precious stones.
JUVENILE NONFICTION > Science & Nature > Earth Sciences > Rocks & Minerals.
Fossils.
Gems.
Minerals.
Minerals > Identification.
Rocks.
Rocks > Identification.
Genre: Literature.
Juvenile works.
Literature.

Available copies

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Homer Public Library J 552 DEN (Text) 000157214 Children's Library -- Nonfiction Available -

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