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| Author: Chris Pellant
Publisher: DK ADULT
Category: Book
List Price: $20.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 3887
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.7
ISBN: 0789491060
Dewey Decimal Number: 549
EAN: 9780789491060
ASIN: 0789491060
Publication Date: September 1, 2002
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| Customer Reviews:
 Smithsonian Rocks and Minerals March 20, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I am the author of two books, "Collecting Fluorescent Minerals" and "The World of Fluorescent Minerals" and needed additional resources for non-fluorescent minerals. This book was nicely done - good illustrations, lots of variety, clearly written - but the information covering fluorescent minerals in this book was not very accurate. Every mineral collector needs several sources to get a good idea of what he or she has and this is one that I will continue to use. This should not be your only book, but it is worth having among your library.
 Very pleased! March 19, 2007
this was such a huge help on a test I had! The pictures and discriptions leave little to be desired. A very good investment!
Great Picture Resource March 8, 2007
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I have been looking for a field guide for my 6-year-old son and could only find books for children that gave a general overview of rocks and minerals. This book is the one I have been looking for. I knew that DK would be the publisher to give me what I wanted. In DK fashion, the pages are easy to read without a lot of text clunking up the page. The rocks are organized in nice boxes with information laid out neatly and unobtrusively. Each page features two new rocks with a large full-color picture of each. This is now his favorite book. It has all of the information we have been looking for in a concise, easy-to-read format. Each profile gives the name and visual outline of crystal system; specific gravity; cleavage; fracture; chemical test to confirm identification; mineral-forming environment; main text describes mineral's identifying features; standard name of the mineral; chemical group to which the mineral belongs; chemical formula for the mineral; hardness according to the Mohs' scale; variations of the mineral shown in full-color when applicable; annotations identifying mineral's main identifying features. I LOVE this book. It is a great book for kids(who eat, sleep, and breathe rocks and minerals) and adults. I am thinking of getting another one just for me. I think this would also be an invaluable resource for classroom teachers. I will be teaching First Grade and will use this book to introduce scientific concepts.
A great guide for beginners! March 8, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is really worth the price. It is very well ilustrated and the key for rock and mineral identification is precise enough to help you find the name and properties of the rocks you find. Of course it is not meant for the professional geologist but it represents a great guide for all beguinners or amateur geologists!
ITweety February 23, 2007
I ordered this for my daughter who is a sophomore in college majoring in Geology & Physics. She loved it! She has several field guides but still enjoyed receiving this one. She said it was great. The pictures are very good and it had good information.
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