1001 facts about rocks and minerals

Format:

Book

Title:

1001 facts about rocks and minerals

Other title(s):

One thousand and one facts about rocks and minerals

One thousand one facts about rocks and minerals

Author:

Fuller, Sue.

ISBN:

9780789490438

9780613556903

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

192 pages : color illustrations ; 17 cm

Series title(s):

DK backpack books.

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

Rocks and minerals -- What are minerals? -- What are rocks? -- Minerals -- Colorless and white minerals -- Diamond -- Rock salts -- Calcite -- Barite -- Gypsum -- Beryl -- Crystalline quartz -- Noncrystalline quartz -- Feldspars -- Micas -- Corundum -- Silver and gray minerals -- Silver -- Platinum -- Graphite -- Galena -- Yellow and gold minerals -- Gold -- Sulfur -- Fool's gold -- Green minerals -- Malachite and azurite -- Olivine -- Tourmaline -- Jade -- Brown and red minerals -- Copper -- Hematite -- Cassiterite -- Mercury minerals -- Sphalerite -- Garnet -- Purple and blue minerals -- Fluorite -- Turquoise -- Lazurite -- Black minerals -- Magnetite -- Amphiboles -- Pyroxenes -- Rocks -- Igneous rocks -- Granite -- Obsidian and rhyolite -- Gabbro -- Basalt and dolerite -- Rocks from space -- Metamorphic rocks -- Gneiss and schist -- Slate -- Marble -- Sedimentary rocks -- Conglomerate and breccia -- Sandstone -- Limestone -- Coal and oil -- Rocks & Minerals Facts -- Minerals all around.

Where do minerals come from? -- Mining -- Important minerals -- Mineral uses -- The mineral we eat -- Clay and ceramics -- Sparkling gems -- Diamonds -- Living gems -- Gold -- Crystals -- Rocks on Earth -- Space rocks -- Mineral folklore -- Treasure hunt -- Reference Section -- Table of minerals -- Mineral compositions -- Mineral hardness -- Geological timescale -- Fieldwork safety and practice -- Collecting rocks and minerals.

Summary:

An illustrated reference guide that provides information about the formation, composition, and properties of numerous rocks and minerals. A world of knowledge at your child's fingertips! Small enough to carry in your bag, but big enough to provide all the answers you'll ever need, Backpack Books are jam-packed with thousands of fascinating facts that have been researched and written by experts. More than 550 illustrations and photographs in each book help bring knowledge-on kids' favorite subjects-to life!

Subject(s):

Rocks -- Juvenile literature.

Minerals -- Juvenile literature.

Genre:

Added Author:

Maynard, Christopher.

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A world of knowledge at your child's fingertips! Small enough to carry in your bag, but big enough to provide all the answers you'll ever need, Backpack Books are jam-packed with thousands of fascinating facts that have been researched and written by experts. More than 550 illustrations and photographs in each book help bring knowledge-on kids' favorite subjects-to life!

Author Notes

Christopher Maynard is the author of over 50 children's books. He is also the editor and writer of children's magazines. He won the Rhone-Poulenc Science Junior Book of the Year in 1996 for The World of Weather, and Informania. Another book of his, Sharks, was runner up for the TES Senior Information Book Award in 1998. He also writes for exhibitions and websites.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Introduction to Rocks and Minerals	p. 8
Rocks and minerals	p. 10
What are minerals?	p. 16
What are rocks?	p. 24
Minerals	p. 30
Colorless and white minerals
Diamond	p. 32
Rock salts	p. 34
Calcite	p. 36
Barite	p. 38
Gypsum	p. 40
Beryl	p. 42
Crystalline quartz	p. 44
Noncrystalline quartz	p. 46
Feldspars	p. 48
Micas	p. 50
Corundum	p. 52
Silver and gray minerals
Silver	p. 54
Platinum	p. 56
Graphite	p. 58
Galena	p. 60
Yellow and gold minerals
Gold	p. 62
Sulfur	p. 64
Fool's gold	p. 66
Green minerals
Malachite and azurite	p. 68
Olivine	p. 70
Tourmaline	p. 72
Jade	p. 74
Brown and red minerals
Copper	p. 76
Hematite	p. 78
Cassiterite	p. 80
Mercury minerals	p. 82
Sphalerite	p. 84
Garnet	p. 86
Purple and blue minerals
Fluorite	p. 88
Turquoise	p. 90
Lazurite	p. 92
Black minerals
Magnetite	p. 94
Amphiboles	p. 96
Pyroxenes	p. 98
Rocks	p. 100
Igneous rocks	p. 102
Granite	p. 104
Obsidian and rhyolite	p. 106
Gabbro	p. 108
Basalt and dolerite	p. 110
Rocks from space	p. 112
Metamorphic rocks	p. 114
Gneiss and schist	p. 116
Slate	p. 118
Marble	p. 120
Sedimentary rocks	p. 122
Conglomerate and breccia	p. 124
Sandstone	p. 126
Limestone	p. 128
Coal and oil	p. 130
Rocks & Minerals Facts	p. 132
Minerals all around	p. 134
Where do minerals come from?	p. 136
Mining	p. 138
Important minerals	p. 140
Mineral uses	p. 142
The mineral we eat	p. 144
Clay and ceramics	p. 146
Sparkling gems	p. 148
Diamonds	p. 150
Living gems	p. 152
Gold	p. 154
Crystals	p. 156
Rocks on Earth	p. 158
Space rocks	p. 160
Mineral folklore	p. 162
Treasure hunt	p. 164
Reference Section	p. 166
Table of minerals	p. 168
Mineral compositions	p. 170
Mineral hardness	p. 174
Geological timescale	p. 176
Fieldwork safety and practice	p. 178
Collecting rocks and minerals	p. 180
Glossary	p. 182
Index	p. 186

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