marble

Explores the geometry of spheres using real-world examples.

Readers will learn how intense heat and pressure changes rock so completely it becomes metamorphic rock.

Describes the Taj Mahal, one of the ancient wonders of the world, including how and why it was built, how it was ruined and has been restored, and what it is like today.

Text and line drawings explain how the ancient Greeks built the Parthenon.

Profiles over three hundred rare, common, ancient, and modern varieties of decorative stone, arranged by geologic type, color, and markings, providing color photos and describing their geology, quarry sources, past and present uses, and historical associations.