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A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals (Peterson Field Guides)
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A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals (Peterson Field Guides) Trade paperback - 1998

by Frederick H. Pough

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The definitive guide to rocks and minerals, completely updated for the fifth edition, includes 385 color photographs showing rocks, minerals, and geologic formations. Hundreds of minerals are described, with details such as geographic formations. Hundreds of minerals are described, with details such as geographic distribution, physical properties, chemical composition, and crystalline structures.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, January 1998. Trade Paperback. Used Very Good. We carry new and used books in our storefront. We want you to be satisfied with your purchase. Please contact us if you have questions regarding this item.
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  • Title A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals (Peterson Field Guides)
  • Author Frederick H. Pough
  • Binding Trade Paperback
  • Edition Fifth Edition
  • Condition Used Very Good
  • Pages 416
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, New York
  • Date January 1998
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 439253
  • ISBN 9780395910962 / 039591096X
  • Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.3 x 4.5 x 1.3 in (18.54 x 11.43 x 3.30 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Rocks, Mineralogy, Determinative
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 94049005
  • Dewey Decimal Code 549.1

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The definitive guide to rocks and minerals, completely updated for the fifth edition, includes 385 color photographs showing rocks, minerals, and geologic formations. Hundreds of minerals are described, with details such as geographic formations. Hundreds of minerals are described, with details such as geographic distribution, physical properties, chemical composition, and crystalline structures.

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Rocks and minerals are fundamental introductions to the study of all natural history, leading to a greater appreciation of nature.

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  • Rec Ref Bks in Paperback, 01/01/2000, Page 246