Title:
Rocks and minerals : facts at your fingertips.
ISBN:
9780756692858
9781465445902
Publication Information:
New York : DK Pub., 2012.
Physical Description:
156 pages : color illustrations, map ; 13 cm.
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Our rocky planet -- What is a mineral? -- What is a rock? -- Be a collector -- Rocks. How rocks are made -- Identifying rocks -- Igneous rocks -- Sedimentary rocks -- Metamorphic rock -- Meteorites -- Minerals. Where minerals form -- Mineral groups -- Identifying minerals -- Gemstones -- Native elements -- Sulfides -- Sulfosalts -- Oxides -- Hydroxides -- Halides -- Carbonates -- Phosphates, arsenates, and vandates -- Nitrates and borates -- Sulfates, chromates, molybdates, tungstates -- Silicates -- Organic gems -- The periodic table -- Rock facts -- Mineral facts.
Summary:
"Profiles nearly 200 types of rocks and minerals from volcanic rocks and granite to sparkling diamonds and explosive sulfur, and tells what they are made of, how they are formed and what they are used for"-- Provided by publisher.
Interest age level:
Ages 8-14.
Audience:
1000L Lexile
Series Title:
Series Sequence:
OCLC Number:
ocn748329810
Availability:
Lakeville - Heritage~1
