Rocks and Minerals - A Color Atlas of Over 500 Rocks and Minerals from Around the World

Author: Perrotin
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: The "Nature Guide Series" offers detailed, accurate, and vivid depictions of the wonders of natural ecology. Each volume features lifelike color photographs and concise yet rich descriptions, with exquisite binding and user-friendly design, making it like an all-encompassing natural museum—an ideal reading material for readers to learn about and explore various animals, plants, minerals, as well as astronomical and geographical knowledge. With authoritative content, clear photographs, and systematic expository methods, this book becomes a highly appreciable and practical reference tool for rocks and minerals. Compiled by the author, it includes over 500 types of rocks and minerals, accompanied by more than 600 color illustrations, enabling readers to easily master the knowledge and techniques for identifying them.
Each rock and mineral included in this book is described and explained accurately, bringing its characteristics and features to life.
This book introduces rock and mineral enthusiasts to the concepts of rocks and minerals, as well as methods for classification and collection. It also clearly lists the differences between igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks using diagrams and provides detailed records of the characteristics of the various minerals featured in the book. At the end, there is a concise glossary of specialized terms.