A practical guide to over 150 igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. --back cover.

Discusses the physical properties of various rocks and minerals and gives instructions for collecting and identifying specimens.

This is a comprehensive reference to 700 minerals, rocks, plants and animal fossils from around the globe and how to identify them, with more than 2000 photogra

A look at 294 different rocks, minerals, and gemstones. Each entry describes where the material is found, what it is made of, and how it is used.

An illustrated encyclopedia presenting over 600 types of minerals.