minerals

A visual reference guide to rocks and minerals, explaining what they are, how they are formed, why there are so many varieties, and how to recognize them. Includes over two hundred photographs and illustrations, and instructions for twenty-eight related experiments.

A comprehensive, illustrated guide to over seven hundred minerals, rocks, and fossils found around the world, explaining how to determine classification, date, and identification.

Looks at the origin of rocks and minerals, their characteristics and how they are used in our daily lives. Includes hands-on activities.

Examines the National Gem Collection at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. providing textual information and photographs of many of the diamonds, gems, and historical jewels on display.

Presents brief, color-illustrated descriptions of several crystals, minerals, rocks, and fossil types and discusses mineral and fossil collecting and fossil history.

An examination of gems and gem materials and a discussion of their properties, history, lore, and sources.

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.