Pocket Eyewitness Rocks and Minerals

Facts at Your Fingertips
By DK
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Pocket Eyewitness Rocks and Minerals by DK is a children's book that provides a colourful and accessible guide to the world of geology. It explores various types of rocks and minerals, explaining their formation, properties, and uses. Through vivid imagery and engaging facts, it transforms complex subjects into easily comprehensible information for young readers fascinated by the natural world.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This book may appeal to you if you are fascinated by the natural world and have a curiosity about the colourful and diverse world of rocks and minerals. Perfect for young readers, it combines engaging facts with vivid images to captivate budding geologists and science enthusiasts.

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Pocket Eyewitness Rocks and Minerals

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The essential pocket guide for budding geologists.

This pocket-sized companion is the perfect guide to nearly 200 rocks and minerals.

From the igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks, to sparkling minerals, this encyclopaedic guide covers vital data such as where and how they form, as well as what they are used for. Get to grips with nearly 200 profiles of rocks and minerals, including basalt, marble, diamond, and rhodochrosite, with pin-sharp photographs explaining characteristics such as hardness, colour, and lustre.

This mine of information will help you learn how to detect those rocks and minerals in no time. Take the next step in becoming an expert geologist, learn how to collect your discovered specimens, and get back to the elements with the periodic table.

Packed with fantastic encyclopaedic stats, amazing photography, and genius gem facts, Pocket Eyewitness Rocks and Minerals will tell you everything you need to know about spotting rocks and identifying minerals in this handy pocket-sized guide.

Series: Pocket Eyewitness

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241343678

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 May 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: DK Children

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 97.0mm

Height: 128.0mm

Weight: 123g

Pages: 160

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