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Rocks, Gems and Minerals: A Fully Illustrated, Authoritative and Easy-To-Use
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Rocks, Gems and Minerals: A Fully Illustrated, Authoritative and Easy-To-Use Guide Paperback - 2001

by Paul R. Shaffer; Herbert S. Zim; Raymond Perlman (Illustrator)

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Formerly titles "Rocks and Minerals" this handbook includes information on collecting and identifying minerals, sections on metallic, nonmetallic, gem and rock-forming minerals, and descriptions of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.

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This handy identification guide to the most common kinds of rocks and minerals offers concise and fascinating information on:

- Physical and chemical properties
- Origins and geologic significance
- Gems and semiprecious stones
- How to find and collect specimens

Illustrated in full color throughout, Rocks, Gems and Minerals is a gem of a guide for rockhounds and mineral collectors!

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  • Title Rocks, Gems and Minerals: A Fully Illustrated, Authoritative and Easy-To-Use Guide
  • Author Paul R. Shaffer; Herbert S. Zim; Raymond Perlman (Illustrator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition REV UPD
  • Pages 160
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press, Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2001-04-14
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Maps
  • ISBN 9781582381329 / 1582381321
  • Weight 0.27 lbs (0.12 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.88 x 5.6 x 0.3 in (17.48 x 14.22 x 0.76 cm)
  • Themes
    • Topical: Ecology
  • Category Nature
  • Library of Congress subjects Rocks - Collection and preservation, Minerals - Collection and preservation
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2001271737
  • Dewey Decimal Code 549.075

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Golden Guides first appeared in 1949 and quickly established themselves as authorities on subjects from Natural History to Science. Relaunched in 2000, Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press feature modern, new covers as part of a multi-year, million-dollar program to revise, update, and expand the complete line of guides for a new generation of students.

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