
Rocks & minerals / written Dr. R.F. Symes.
Title:
Rocks & minerals / written Dr. R.F. Symes.
ISBN:
9781465420985
Personal Author:
Edition:
American edition.
Publication Information:
New York : DK Publishing, 2014.
©2014
Physical Description:
72 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Contents:
Earth -- Rocks and their minerals -- How rocks are formed -- Weathering and erosion -- Rocks on the seashore -- Igneous rock -- Volcanic rock -- Sedimentary rock -- Limestone -- Metamorphism -- Marble -- The first flint tools -- Rocks as tools -- Pigments -- Building stones -- The story of coal -- Fossils -- Space rocks -- Minerals -- Crystals -- Crystal growth -- The properties of minerals -- Gemstones -- Decorative stones -- Other gems -- Ore minerals -- Precious metals -- Cuttig and polishing -- Starting a collection -- Did you know? -- Rock or mineral? -- Find out more.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.3 1.0 14784.
Reading Counts RC 6-8 6.8 5 Quiz: 18200 Guided reading level: Y.
Audience:
1120L Lexile
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Series Sequence:
OCLC Number:
ocn878945573
Availability:
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