Pough, Frederick H

Contains photographs and descriptions of over 250 rocks and minerals, provides background information on how and where they form, and includes tips for collectors.

Explains how to start and organize a rock collection and provides identification characteristics, physical and chemical descriptions, and geographical locations for 270 rocks and minerals.

Explains how to start and organize a rock collection; provides detailed descriptions of hundreds of minerals with information on geographic distribution, physical properties, chemical composition, and crystalline structures; and includes 385 color photographs.