Mineral collecting by amateur "rockhounds" has never been more popular. Old quarries, road cuts, and exposed landscapes are being examined by new generations of minerals enthusiasts. Each needs a comprehensive guidebook with clear photographs and accurate data. This is it.
In a thick but handy format, more than 700 different minerals and rocks are grouped by color (for ease of location in the book) -- blue, red, yellow, brown, green, white and black crystals; brown and gray sedimentary rocks; and meteorites for anyone lucky enough to find one.
Each has a picture -- four to a page -- opposite detailed but clear data:
Product details
Publisher : Firefly Books (Sept. 15 2022)
Language : English
Paperback : 448 pages
ISBN-10 : 0228103622
ISBN-13 : 978-0228103622
Item weight : 1.05 kg
Dimensions : 13.34 x 2.54 x 19.69 cm
Best Sellers Rank: #5,549 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
#1 in Mineralogy (Books)
#2 in Rock & Mineral Nature Field Guides
#3 in Rocks & Minerals (Books)
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