[PDF] Rocks And Minerals eBook

Author : Devin Dennie
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 43,51 MB
Release : 2017-07-11
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1465494510

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A stunning visual reference book for little geologists who love to find fascinating rocks all around them. Identify colorful gemstones, sparkly crystals, the toughest rocks, and ancient fossils. Packed with fun facts, information, and extensive photos all about the rocks and minerals that make up the world around us. Interactive learning that engages young scholarly minds. Learn about 64 different types of rocks and minerals, how to tell the difference between them and where to find them. Dig into all the interesting geological materials from deep space to the deepest caves. You’ll even discover glow in the dark minerals and living gems! Find out about the stuff our world is made of, and how rocks and minerals form over time. This captivating book introduces children to hands-on science with fun activities like starting your own impressive rock collection and how to stay safe on your rock finding missions. Written for kids aged 6 to 9 with bite-sized information and explanations. The easy-to-understand language gives them a rock-solid foundation for science subjects. The geology book includes the phonetic pronunciation of the rock and mineral names so your little one will sound like a rock expert in no time. Rockin’ It With Stones And Minerals • Stunning high-quality photographs. • Inspiring activities for little Earth scientists. • Over 64 types of rocks, their properties, and how they are formed.

Author : Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 20,43 MB
Release : 2012
Category : JUVENILE NONFICTION
ISBN : 9780545500210

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This book talks about the differnt types of rocks and minerals.

Author : Ruth Strother
Publisher : National Geographic Kids
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 23,96 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Earth (Planet)
ISBN : 1426332793

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"Information about rocks and minerals for children"--

Author : William Alexander Deer
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 1016 pages
File Size : 23,16 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Feldspathoid
ISBN : 9781862391444

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Description based on: v. 3, published in 2003.

Author : Walter Schumann
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 23,37 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780395511374

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Contains descriptions and photographs of approximately six hundred minerals, rocks, and meteorites, providing information about the history, origin, structure, composition, properties, classification, and location of each specimen.

Author : Roselle M. Girard
Publisher : anboco
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 14,33 MB
Release : 2016-09-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 3736416490

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Earth's outer crust Geologists Time and rock units Geologic map What are rocks and minerals? Chemical elements Minerals Rocks Igneous rocks Extrusive or volcanic igneous rocks Intrusive igneous rocks Sedimentary rocks Soils Sedimentary rock materials in broken fragments Sedimentary rock materials in solution Cementing materials and chemical sediments Sedimentary rocks formed by plants and animals Metamorphic rocks Static metamorphism Contact metamorphism Dynamic metamorphism Occurrence and properties of minerals How minerals occur Crystalline minerals Crystals Imperfect crystals Amorphous minerals Some distinguishing properties of minerals Color Luster Transmission of light Hardness Streak or powder Cleavage Parting Fracture Specific gravity Effervescence in acid Some special occurrences of minerals Cave deposits Concretions Geodes Petrified wood Collecting rocks and minerals Rock and mineral identification charts How to use the mineral identification charts Key to mineral identification charts Mineral identification charts How to use the rock identification charts Rock identification charts Descriptions of some Texas rocks and minerals Anhydrite Asbestos Barite Basalt Calcite Cassiterite Celestite Cinnabar Clay Copper minerals (chalcocite, chalcopyrite, malachite, azurite) Dolomite Feldspar Fluorite Galena Garnet Gneiss Gold Granite Graphite Gypsum Halite Hematite Limestone Limonite Llanite Magnetite Manganese minerals (braunite, hollandite, pyrolusite) Marble Mica Obsidian and vitrophyre Opal Pegmatite Pyrite Quartz Quartzite Rhyolite Sand and sandstone Schist Serpentine Shale Silver minerals (argentite, cerargyrite, native silver) Sulfur Talc and soapstone Topaz Tourmaline Uranium minerals (carnotite, uranophane, pitchblende) Volcanic ash (pumicite) Composition, hardness, and specific gravity of some Texas minerals Books about rocks and minerals Nontechnical books for beginners Textbooks and other reference books Selected references on Texas rocks and minerals

Author : Charles Wesley Chesterman
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 876 pages
File Size : 43,85 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Nature
ISBN :

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Author : Frederick H. Pough
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 12,82 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780395910962

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Describes hundreds of minerals and lists their geographic distribution, physical properties, chemical composition, and crystalline structure.

Author : Patricia Wooster
Publisher : Raintree
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 22,1 MB
Release : 2017-08-10
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1474733670

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From molten lava to glittering crystals, there's so much to learn about rocks and minerals. Show Me Rocks and Minerals has more than 100 facts and definitions about these amazing substances.