mineralogy

A comprehensive guide to the natural riches of the earth - minerals, rocks, and precious stones.

A pocket guide which identifies more than 400 specimens of rocks, minerals and gems, explains their economic importance and describes their uses.

Readers will learn minerals are the most common materials on Earth. Scientists have found more than 3,000 types of minerals on the planet.

Text and photographs examine the creation, importance, erosion, mining, and uses of rocks and minerals.

Listings of minerals, mineral ores, and rocks are supplemented by background information and discussions of gemstones and jewelry.

A pocket guide which identifies specimens of rocks, minerals, and gems, explains their economic importance and describes their uses.

An introduction to minerals, explaining what they are, how they form, different types, how they are used, and other related topics, with instructions for an activity.