minerals

Earth's geosphere is made up of the planet's interior, rocks and minerals, landforms, and the processes that shape Earth's surface.

An illustrated introduction to geology that explains the forces responsible for creating rocks and minerals; the life cycles of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks; plate tectonics; the theory of continental drift; and how fossils are created and studied. Includes step-by-step instructions for twenty related activities.

Discusses the geochemical cycles of rocks and minerals.

Describes what rocks and minerals are, how they are formed, what we use them for and how we find them.

Illustrations and simple text explore rocks and minerals, covering kinds of rocks, finding fossils, minerals, and more.

Introduces different types of rocks and where they are found.

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

An identification guide to the most common kinds of rocks and minerals that describes and illustrates their physical and chemical properties, their origin, their geologic and economic significance, and where and how to collect them.

Describes minerals, including how they are formed and how they are used.