| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
336 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 20 cm |
| Note |
Originally published as: Cambridge guide to minerals, rocks and fossils ; Cambridge, U.K. ; New York, N.Y. : Cambridge University Press, c1999. |
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Previously published in Great Britain as the Hamlyn guide: minerals, rocks and fossils. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 329) and index. |
| Contents |
Minerals -- Native elements -- Sulfides and arsenides -- Oxides and hydroxides -- Halides -- Carbonates -- Nitrates and borates -- Sulfates and chromates -- Tungstates and molybdates -- Phosphates, arsenates, and vanadates -- Silicates -- Rocks -- Igneous rocks -- Metamorphic rocks -- Sedimentary rocks -- Meteorites and tektites -- Fossils -- Sponges -- Corals -- Mollusks -- Arthropods -- Brachiopods -- Bryozoans -- Echinoderms -- Graptolites -- Vertebrates -- Fossil land plants -- Geological timescale. |
| Summary |
A guide to more than six hundred specimens includes detailed descriptions and illustrations. |
| Subject |
Mineralogy -- Pictorial works.
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Rocks -- Pictorial works.
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Fossils -- Pictorial works.
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| Added Author |
Hamilton, William Roger.
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Woolley, A. R. (Alan Robert)
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| Cover Title |
Guide to minerals, rocks & fossils |
| Added Title |
Guide to minerals, rocks and fossils |
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Minerals, rocks & fossils |
| ISBN |
1554070546: $19.95 |
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9781554070541 |
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