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Rocks and minerals : a photographic field guide / Chris Pellant, Helen Pellant.

By: Pellant, Chris [author.]Contributor(s): Pellant, Helen [author.]Material type: Text

TextPublisher: London : Bloomsbury, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Description: 192 pages : colour illustrations ; 18 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781472909930Subject(s): Rocks -- Identification | Minerals -- Identification | Petrology | MineralogyDDC classification: 552 Summary: For experts and armchair enthusiasts alike, Rocks and Minerals: A Photographic Field Guide will appeal to anyone interested in uncovering the mysteries of this subject. A general introduction is followed by an introduction to rocks covering the three groups: igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary, plus their formation and occurrence, main characteristics and economic uses. A number of examples from each category will be detailed an illustrated. The second part of the book begins with an introduction to minerals, including gemstones, explaining their classification, occurrence, formation and characteristics, identification and economic uses. This is followed by accounts and images of a wide selection of examples.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

For experts and armchair enthusiasts alike, Rocks and Minerals: A Photographic Field Guide will appeal to anyone interested in uncovering the mysteries of this subject. A general introduction is followed by an introduction to rocks covering the three groups: igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary, plus their formation and occurrence, main characteristics and economic uses. A number of examples from each category will be detailed an illustrated. The second part of the book begins with an introduction to minerals, including gemstones, explaining their classification, occurrence, formation and characteristics, identification and economic uses. This is followed by accounts and images of a wide selection of examples.

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