Download or read book The Natural History Museum Book of Rocks Minerals written by Chris Pellant and published by . This book was released on 2020-04 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive, illustrated identification guide for beginners and serious collectors alike, featuring special color photography of specimens held at the Natural History Museum, London. Rocks and minerals are naturally occurring compounds formed by intense geological processes in the Earth's crust such as volcanic eruptions. With striking color photography of rocks and minerals from around the globe, this detailed and easy-to-use guide is designed to help readers identify specimens and begin collecting. Fully fact-checked by the Department of Mineralogy at the Natural History Museum, London, this guide will give you geological knowledge at your fingertips.
Download or read book Minerals and Gems written by American Museum of Natural History and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the American Museum of Natural History's collection, and a concise guide to minerals and gems. The book displays 300 specimens from the museum's collection while also explaining the fundamental properties of minerals and gems.
Download or read book Minerals and Gems written by American Museum of Natural History and published by . This book was released on 2003-05-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guide to the American Museum of Natural History's collection of minerals and gems.
Download or read book Natural History written by Kathryn Hennessy and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A landmark in reference publishing and overseen and authenticated by the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, Natural History presents an unrivaled visual survey of Earth's natural history. Giving a clear overview of the classification of our natural world-over 6,000 species-Natural History looks at every kingdom of life, from bacteria, minerals, and rocks to fossils to plants and animals. Featuring a remarkable array of specially commissioned photographs, Natural History looks at thousands of specimens and species displayed in visual galleries that take the reader on an incredible journey from the most fundamental building blocks of the world's landscapes, through the simplest of life forms, to plants, fungi, and animals.
Download or read book Masterpieces of the Mineral World written by Wendell E. Wilson and published by . This book was released on 2004-11 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The collection of natural mineral crystals housed at the Houston Museum of Natural Science is the finest and best known in the world. Now the treasures of this singular collection are shown in resplendent photographs that will seduce both the connoisseur of beauty and the student of natural history.
Download or read book Rocks and Minerals written by Keith Lye and published by Houghton Mifflin. This book was released on 1995 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the different kinds of rocks and minerals, how they are formed, and their various uses.
Download or read book Rocks and Minerals written by Discovery Channel (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plate tectonics and basic geological principles are made clear and accompanied by advice on choosing the right tools and techniques for uncovering, categorizing, and displaying rock and mineral samples. Included is a guide to 100 of the most common rocks and minerals. 300+ color photos.
Download or read book The Mineral Book written by David McQueen and published by New Leaf Publishing Group. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mineral Book is a part of the best-selling Wonders of Creation Series! It has been developed for multi-level teaching, with special color-coding on three skill levels. This educational resource is filled with full-color pictures and illustrations, and can be used in the classroom, for independent study, or homeschool settings. Created to make mineralogy accessible to beginners, students, and hobbyists as well as: Learn about the order and beauty of minerals shaped by the Creator Find out the properties of minerals, where they can be found, and how they are used, along with fun facts Includes a 24-inch, full-color pull-out poster! Minerals are a gift of God’s grace. Every day we touch them, seeing the diamond in an engagement ring or a copper chain with a cross on it. Minerals are touched on in video games like Minecraft® and Mineral ValleyTM, making them more a part of our daily experience. Salt, one vital mineral, helps maintain the fluid in our blood cells and is used to transmit information in our nerves and muscles. Also, Jesus told his followers that we are the salt of the earth (Matthew 5:13), something thus needed for health and flavor. Here is a God-honoring book that reveals the first mention of minerals in the Bible, symbolic usages, their current values in culture and society, and their mention in heaven.
Download or read book The Complete Book of Rocks and Minerals written by Chris Pellant and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 1995-07 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive introduction explains how and where to find rocks and minerals, and makes identification of specimens simple.
Download or read book Gems and Crystals written by Anna S. Sofianides and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Rocking Book of Rocks written by Florence Bullough and published by Wide Eyed Editions. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn everything you ever wanted to know about rocks and minerals in this stunning book. Discover space rocks, gemstones, metals, volcanoes, world wonders and more. With out-of-this-world artwork from Anna Alanko and expert content written by two geologists, this is the book all rock-crazy kids need.
Download or read book Gems Crystals from the American Museum of Natural History written by Anna S. Sofianides and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 1990 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the properties, history, lore, and sources of gems.
Download or read book Rocks Minerals and Geology of the Pacific Northwest written by Leslie Moclock and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rocks, Minerals, and Geology of the Pacific Northwest highlights100 rocks, minerals, and fossil types found in Oregon and Washington. Each entry has color photography that shows a range of possibilities in appearance and a description of the defining physical properties and textures. Lists of minerals organized by other physical properties like habit, hardness, and cleavage are included. Rocks, Minerals, and Geology of the Pacific Northwest also includes 40 landscape features viewable along trails in Washington and Oregon that will empower hikers to make observations and interpretations about how these features came to be. The essential reference for rockhounds, hikers, climbers, and geology enthusiasts More than 400 photographs, illustrations, tables, and maps showcase and explain everything from minuscule crystals to planetary tectonics Interprets the histories of dominant landscape features along regional hiking trails Profiles more than 100 minerals and rocks in detailed entries with photos, descriptions, identification graphics, and mini indexes Covers the geologic composition and 13 physiographic regions of Washington and Oregon
Download or read book A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals written by Frederick H. Pough and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1996 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes hundreds of minerals and lists their geographic distribution, physical properties, chemical composition, and crystalline structure.
Download or read book The Natural History Book written by and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rocks and Minerals Sticker Book written by Natural History Museum and published by White Lion Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A colorful and informative introduction to some of the most common rocks and minerals, packed with amazing facts, fun puzzles and games, and more than 100 reusable stickers Ideal for younger readers, this beautiful sticker book showcases stones from the tiger’s eye and leopard skin stone to rubies, sapphires, diamonds, emeralds, and many more. The stickers are accompanied by fun learning pages with information on how rocks and minerals form, what they are made into, and how to identify them, as well as lots of bite-size facts about their size, color, and origin. Readers can put their knowledge to the test with some puzzles and games, including a coloring activity and rocky maze, and create their own scenes by adding stickers to a colorful double page landscape spread. The book is fully checked and approved by the department of zoology at the Natural History Museum, London. The museum’s world-class collections of minerals, ores, meteorites, rocks, and soils include specimens from Mars and the moon, and from the earliest bodies that helped to form the solar system 4.56 billion years ago.
Download or read book The Collection of Minerals in the American Museum of Natural History written by Herbert Percy Whitlock and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
