Simon & Schuster's Guide to Rocks & Minerals
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Simon & Schuster's Guide to Rocks & Minerals
- ISBN13: 9780671244170
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Free standard shipping - Martin Prinz The most complete pocket field guide you can find. Divided into two sections, minerals and rocks, this guide contains more than 1,000 illustrations, 600 in full color. For each of the 377 entries, it contains one or more color photos plus a complete description. For each mineral it gives crystal forms, specific gravity, physical properties, rarity, where found, uses and more. For each rock, it gives the structure, how formed, where found, appearance, components, uses and more. A superb guide. Grades 10+. Glossary, index. 608 pp., softcover.
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Simon & Schuster's Guide to Rocks & Minerals
- Paperback: 607 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.; 1978-11-15
- Label: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
- Studio: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
- ISBN: 0671244175
- Average Customer Review: based on 18 reviews
- Sales Rank in Books: #15954
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Summary: A "must have" for any rock hound! 2009-08-29
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Summary: Essential Book For Geologists 2009-05-14
Comment: It contains an awful lot of details, with specific pictures and explanation.
However, it doesn't contain every kind of important rocks. Once I looked up for Stramatolites and I couldn't find it.
However, it doesn't contain every kind of important rocks. Once I looked up for Stramatolites and I couldn't find it.
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Summary: great book 2009-04-30
Comment: this is agreat book filled with very useful information on just about every rock an mineral that you need to know about. It also has pictures for you to reference what the samples could look like
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Summary: Beautiful pictures & Informative 2008-10-09
Comment: Great pictures of EVERY rock and mineral, a very helpful aspect of this book. Also has informative and thorough text to describe characteristics of minerals.
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Summary: Simon & Schuster's Guide to Rocks & Minerals 2008-08-04
Comment: Great product...very concise yet covers everything that you need to know about rocks and minerals
I tell you this because even someone like me, can't remember every rock or gem.
I have Simon and Schuster's "Guide to gems and precious stones" as well.
Both of these books are like a dictionary for rocks or gems - always handy to have by your side.
-Marie S.