Rocks & MineralsPacked with information in a compact format, this handy and quick reference is perfect for kids on the go. Each book is researched, written and checked by experts on the subject of rocks and minerals. Full-color photos. |
Contents
How to use this book | 8 |
Colorless and white minerals | 33 |
Noncrystalline quartz | 48 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
almandine garnets Amphibole atoms Azurite BARITE basalt blue breccia calcite carving chalcopyrite chemical colorless colors White streak common mineral cools copper corundum crystalline CUBIC deposits develop diamond Earth's crust Earth's surface emerald example existing rocks FACTS Hardness feldspar fluorite form rocks fossils fragments gabbro galena Gemstone Glassy luster GNEISS gold grains granite graphite green grow gypsum habit halite heat and pressure hematite HEXAGONAL igneous rocks iron known large crystals lava layers lazurite limestone magma Magnetite malachite mantle marble masses Metallic luster metamorphic rocks mica mineral MINERAL HARDNESS mineral veins Mohs Museum OBSIDIAN occurs olivine opaque particles plates PLATINUM pyrite pyrope pyroxenes quartz quartz crystals rare rock forms ROCK Rock Rock that forms ROCKS AND MINERALS RUBIES sample sandstone SCHIST scratch minerals sediment sedimentary rocks shape shiny silver slate specimen SPHALERITE stone sulfur SYLVITE tourmaline Transparent to translucent TRIGONAL TURQUOISE volcanic White streak Transparent yellow