Rocks & minerals

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Text and photographs examine the creation, importance, erosion, mining, and uses of rocks and minerals. Discusses the rocks and minerals hidden beneath our feet and 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, and discover what the earth is made of and how its rocks were formed.

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Full title :Rocks & minerals.

Summary

Text and photographs examine the creation, importance, erosion, mining, and uses of rocks and minerals.

Discusses the rocks and minerals hidden beneath our feet and 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, and discover what the earth is made of and how its rocks were formed.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2008.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):DK Pub
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:2008.

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Title from container.

CD-ROM contains clip art.

Includes indexes.

The Physical Object

Description:1 container (3 books, 1 map, 1 CD-ROM, 1 wallchart, 5 models) : : color illustrations ; : 30 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780756631321, 0756631327, 9780756637774, 0756637775
oclc:ocn181602616
LC Classification:QE432.2
Dewey Decimal:552

The Earth -- What are rocks and minerals? -- How rocks are formed -- Weathering and erosion -- Rocks on the seashore -- Igneous rocks -- Volcanic rocks -- Sedimentary rocks -- Limestone caves -- Metamorphic rocks -- Marble -- The first flint tools -- Rocks as tools -- Pigments -- Building stones -- The story of coal -- Fossils -- Rocks from space -- Rock-forming minerals -- Crystals -- The growing crystal -- The properties of minerals -- Gemstones -- Decorative stones -- Lesser-known gems -- Ore minerals and metals -- Precious metals -- Cutting and polishing stones -- Collecting rocks and minerals -- Did you know? -- Rock or mineral? -- Find out more.

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Creative activities and seat work Juvenile works Minerals Minerals -- Juvenile literature Minéraux -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse Rocks Rocks -- Juvenile literature Toy and movable books Toy and movable books -- Specimens