Collection Encyclopedia of Odd Stones (Full Color Edition)

Author: Liu Daorong
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: A strange stone is a microcosm of the great world. Each stone represents a scene, an object, a world, and a universe. It is a vast celestial book, recording the vicissitudes of natural history and the ups and downs of social history. From it, one can appreciate the mysteries of nature and discern the essence of human society. A strange stone is also a stone. Due to all natural events on Earth, including physical and chemical processes such as volcanic activity, earthquakes, fault movements, meteorite showers, as well as surface activities like rivers, wind and sand, snow and ice, and dripping water, ordinary rocks can be transformed into strange stones. There are numerous types of strange stones, with historical books recording over hundreds of varieties, and now new types have exceeded a thousand. At first glance, strange stones may seem ordinary, but they are truly boundless in mystery. The more deeply one studies strange stones, the more unfamiliar they become. I am a scientist engaged in geology for over 30 years and dare not claim to understand strange stones. They encompass a wide range of fields, including astronomy, geography, and paleontology. A strange stone is heaven and earth, a world. Understanding strange stones is understanding the natural world. Appreciating and collecting strange stones is a meaningful and wonderful thing! Nowadays, many people love strange stones and are eager to learn about them. However, faced with the vast number of strange stones, they often don't know how to appreciate, identify, or collect them. In the past, many books on strange stones were published, but most were primarily pictorial, with fewer books that combine knowledge, science, interest, and illustrations to introduce strange stones. The publication of A Beginner's Encyclopedia of Strange Stone Collecting addresses these shortcomings, allowing those new to the hobby of collecting strange stones to first learn the basic knowledge, recognize them, and then learn how to collect them. This book provides a comprehensive yet accessible introduction to the history, formation, classification, and identification of strange stones. It particularly offers detailed descriptions of easily confused stone types and provides some suggestions on how to appreciate strange stones. It is hoped that this book will be helpful to enthusiasts of strange stones.