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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 552
Fabric Type: 9780395935439
Legal Disclaimer: 0395935431
Maximum Color Depth: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Metal Type: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pearl Type: 935431
Publisher: 1
Region Code: 128
Total External Bays Free: August 15, 1998
Total Firewire Ports: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Features:- ISBN13: 9780395935439
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
This concise field guide to more than 250 common gems, ores, and other rocks and minerals features beautiful color photographs, information for the beginners on how to identify rocks and minerals, as well as facts and information about rocks and minerals. Author: Frederick H. Pough Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Average Rating: 
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As a hobbyist I was looking for a good book to start off with. I found this book to be a great starting place. The introduction is clear and provides enough details to set the stage for understanding the rest of the material. There are photographs of each type of rock and mineral presented. The rocks and minerals are presented in a clear and concise manner with just enough information to give the reader a general idea of the chemical composition, physical description, and typical locations for ... Read More
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This book is small, easily fits into your pocket, sturdy for its tall size, and filled with brilliant photos or examples with short descriptions as the pages go on.
As a direct read it is a quickie, but it is also a decent reference guide to the most common rocks, metals, and crystals. It discusses basic geology and the formation of the planet and what makes our elements, it gives to-the-point single paragraphs on a lot of basic material. This would be a great guide to the starting geologist ... Read More
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Good, handy guide to have.
Great seller, fast shipping, accurate description.
Well done!!
Greg Martin
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This particular "rock identificatin book" is pretty good. The photos of samples are good and in color. However, it is not a comprehensive as our earth science instructor had hoped. On the whole, it is a good text for beginners.
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I found it to be very helpful for my students since we don't always have an opportunity to get out and actually see these rocks, etc.
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