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National Geographic pocket guide to the rocks & minerals of North America Cover Image Book

National Geographic pocket guide to the rocks & minerals of North America

Rocks and minerals of North America (other title)
Pocket guide to the rocks & minerals of North America (portion title)
Rocks & minerals of North America (portion title)
Garlick, Sarah (author.).

Summary: This basic beginner's field guide to North American geology helps anyone identify common rocks, minerals, gems, fossils, and land formations. In a logical, user-friendly, highly visual format, this new title--one of an expanding collection of National Geographic pocket guides--offers key facts about dozens of rocks and minerals, how to hunt and identify them, where and how to go looking. The book also pictures and explains the fossils most likely to be found and the fundamental land and rock formations in the North American landscape. With 160 entries, formatted with clear language, key identification points, carefully chosen photographs, and expertly drafted illustrations, this guide is the perfect starting point for anyone, young or old, interested in the study of rocks and geology.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1426212828
  • ISBN: 9781426212826
  • Physical Description: print
    182 pages : color illustrations ; color map ; 19 cm
  • Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2014.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 175) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Minerals -- Rocks -- Fossils -- Sturctures & landforms.

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Subject:
Rocks North America Identification
Minerals North America Identification
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Guidebooks.

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  • 7 of 9 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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Sneads Ferry Branch Library 552.097 GAR (Text) 36015000550356 Adult Nonfiction Available -
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