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" Rocks and minerals / "
Ronald Louis Bonewitz.
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BL
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633549
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| Main Entry
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Bonewitz, Ra.
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| Title & Author
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Rocks and minerals /\ Ronald Louis Bonewitz.
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| Edition Statement
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First American edition.
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DK Smithsonian nature guide
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352 pages :: color illustrations ;; 23 cm.
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9780756690427 (sft.) :
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: 0756690420 (sft.) :
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: 9781405375863 (pbk.)
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: 1405375868 (pbk.)
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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Introduction. What is a mineral? ; Mineral groups and associations ; Classifying minerals ; Identifying minerals ; What are crystals? ; Crystal habits ; Crystal systems ; Gems ; What is a rock? ; Collecting rocks and minerals ; Equipment ; Organization, storage, and cleaning -- Minerals. Native elements ; Sulfides ; Sulfosalts ; Oxides ; Hydroxides ; Halides ; Carbonates ; Borates ; Sulfates, molybdates, chromates, and tungstates ; Phosphates, vanadates, and arsenates ; Silicates ; Organics -- Rocks. Igneous rocks ; Metamorphic rocks ; Sedimentary rocks ; Meteorites.
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From blue schist to blue granite, malachite to meteorites, and taconite to travertine, Nature Guide Rocks and Minerals is packed full of stunning images that reveal intricate details and unique characteristics of each rock and mineral.
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Rocks, Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Minerals, Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Rocks-- Identification, Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Minerals-- Identification, Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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552
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QE431.6.P5B66 2012
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