A field guide to rocks and minerals cover

A field guide to rocks and minerals

by Frederick H. Pough

Explains how to start and organize a rock collection; provides detailed descriptions of hundreds of minerals with information on geographic distribution, physical properties, chemical composition, and crystalline structures; and includes 385 color photographs.

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