Rocks and Minerals - Couverture souple

Pellant, Chris; Pellant, Helen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1472909933 ISBN 13 : 9781472909930

Editeur : Bloomsbury Natural History, 2014

Synopsis

An easy to use, highly informative guide, illustrated throughout with colour photographs. This title covers all classifications of rocks and minerals and features examples from around the world.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Chris Pellant is based in North Yorkshire and, with Helen Pellant, began writing books in the 1980s. They have written a number of earth science books, and also run their own photographic library (www.picsandwords.com). They are keen conservationists, studying and recording everything from plants and lepidoptera to marine life.

Helen Pellant is based in North Yorkshire and, with Chris Pellant, began writing books in the 1980s. They have written a number of earth science books, and also run their own photographic library (www.picsandwords.com). Both are keen conservationists, studying and recording everything from plants and lepidoptera to marine life.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

For experts and armchair enthusiasts like, Rocks and Minerals: A Photographic Field Guide will appeal to anyone interested in uncovering the mysteries of this subject. A general introduction is followed by an introduction to rocks covering the three groups: igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary, plus their formation and occurrence, main characteristics and economic uses. A number of examples from each category will be detailed an illustrated. The second part of the book begins with an introduction to minerals, including gemstones, explaining their classification, occurrence, formation and characteristics, identification and economic uses. This is followed by accounts and images of a wide selection of examples.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bloomsbury Natural History
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1472909933
• ISBN 13: 9781472909930
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible