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1) Minerals
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English
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This book provides a simple and fun introduction to minerals, discussing different minerals, exploring how and why they have formed, how they have changed over time, their appearance and properties. With the help of some Rock Solid! facts that provide cool examples, the book will show you how amazing minerals can be: from ruby crystals and stalagmites and stalactites in caves to talcum powder.
10) Rocks & minerals
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74 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm.
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English
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Practically everything we do or use in our daily lives depends on materials we take from the ground. The history of our exploration of the world has often centered on obtaining strategic mineral resources. For example, the lust for gold funded much of the exploration and conquest of the Americas by Europeans. Look around you now and see all the things that are made out of rocks and minerals. The paper of this book, though mostly plant fiber, has probably...
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192 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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Español
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"Descubre las maravillas que esconde la Tierra y aprende todo lo que siempre quisiste saber sobre rocas, gemas fósiles y conchas. ¿Qué roca es tan ligera que flota? ¿Cómo se forman los cristales? ¿Cuál es el mejor lugar del mundo para buscar fósiles? ¿Qué es una perla? Con más de mil imágenes inreíbles y cientos de datos facinantes, El libro de las rocas y los minerales es una guía indespensable sobre los más extraordinarios tesoros...
12) Rocks & minerals
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192 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
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English
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"Impress your friends and family with all these weird but true facts about everything rock and mineral"--
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224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 x 26 cm
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English
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This book contains a collection of colorful examples of rocks, minerals, and gems, all clearly identified with color photographs. It includes unusual facts and essential data panels that give geological information and uses.
Describes how rocks are formed, the differences between rocks and minerals, and how they are used today, from table salt to aluminum cans.
14) Rocks & minerals
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160 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
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English
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A fact-filled guide to common rocks and minerals includes each mineral's chemical formula, where it can be naturally found, and activities to help explore different proerties of rocks and minerals.
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119 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
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English
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"In this volume, join a crystal-crazy fanboy and a famous rock hunter on a geological journey that will take them to the summit of a volcano, deep within the earth, and even into outer space! They'll learn about the unstoppable forces that shape our planet and they might even pick up a gemstone or meteorite along the way."--Provided by publisher.
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