The Complete Illustrated Guide to Minerals, Rocks & Fossils of the World

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THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO
MINERALS, ROCKS
FOSSILS OF THE WORLD
Rocks, minerals and fossils have a timeless fascination. Endlessly interesting and beautiful to look at, they also offer up all kinds of information about the origins and evolution of our planet. Rocks and minerals reveal the great earth shifts that have formed the globe's mighty mountains and vast oceans. Fossils - plant and animal remains preserved in rock - give clues to the development of the diverse life forms that have flourished on Earth over millions of years, from simple mosses and giant dinosaurs to human beings.
This informative, highly illustrated book is a complete reference source for anyone interested in the earth sciences. Each section of the book starts with an introduction explaining how the phenomena have formed and their major defining characteristics, the habitats in which they are typically found and where the best examples are located around the world.
How-to techniques for the... Tovább

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THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO
MINERALS, ROCKS
FOSSILS OF THE WORLD
Rocks, minerals and fossils have a timeless fascination. Endlessly interesting and beautiful to look at, they also offer up all kinds of information about the origins and evolution of our planet. Rocks and minerals reveal the great earth shifts that have formed the globe's mighty mountains and vast oceans. Fossils - plant and animal remains preserved in rock - give clues to the development of the diverse life forms that have flourished on Earth over millions of years, from simple mosses and giant dinosaurs to human beings.
This informative, highly illustrated book is a complete reference source for anyone interested in the earth sciences. Each section of the book starts with an introduction explaining how the phenomena have formed and their major defining characteristics, the habitats in which they are typically found and where the best examples are located around the world.
How-to techniques for the amateur geologist and palaeontologist show how to extract samples safely, and how to identify, date and classify them. There are step-by-step instructions on simple home-testing methods to gauge rock and mineral colour, hardness, cleavage, lustre, tenacity and transparency. Also inlcuded is practical guidance on the best ways to clean, preserve and then display the specimens to build a superb collection of your own.
The book's major feature is its two extensive visual directories - one on rocks and minerals and one on fossils - containing over 700 in-depth specimen profiles. Each profile features a superb colour photograph for easy identification. Handy information boxes give facts and figures such as type and location, and detailed diagrams and reconstructions show the structure-type of rocks, and how each fossil originally looked.
With more than 1200 colour photographs and over 800 illustrations, this impressive work provides all the facts any reader iiff.i^jgit^; needs to know about these hugely absorbing subjects. Vissza