Pellant, Chris

Introduces gems and minerals, explains how to build and display a collection of these precious stones, and describes a variety of such treasures for identification purposes.

This guide, illustrated with more than 80 color photographs, helps the reader identify a wide selection of rocks and minerals and provides information on how they were formed and on some of their more important uses.

A brief description of various types of rocks and minerals, telling how they are formed, where they are found, their uses, and information obtained from fossils.

Explores different aspects of the Earth, including its crust, plates, rocks, oceans, deserts, and climate.

An introduction to minerals that examines the different types of minerals and how they are made, identifying the special characteristics of each type and offering tips on identification.

A guide to plants, sea creatures, and animals that have turned to stone telling how they are formed, why they are found mostly in sedimentary rocks, and how scientists use them.

Briefly describes different kinds of rocks and minerals, telling how they are formed, where they are found and their uses and examines what we can learn from fossils.