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DK Handbooks: Rocks & Minerals
Author: Chris Pellant
ISBN-10: 156458061X
ISBN-13: 9781564580610
Published: 2000-03-01
Publisher: DK ADULT
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Book Description:
Smithsonian Handbooks are the most visually appealing guides on the natural world in the book marketplace. Featuring more than 500 full-color illustrations and photographs, along with detailed annotations, Smithsonian Handbooks make identification easy and accurate.
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The Book of Stones: Who They Are & What They Teach
Author: Robert Simmons
ISBN-10: 1556436688
ISBN-13: 9781556436680
Published: 2007-09-04
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
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Book Description:
The Book of Stones is a new edition of the best-selling guide to some of Earth’s most beautiful natural objects. Two introductory chapters detail the authors’ theories about how to work with crystals and stones—including the concept of crystal resonance and the scientific observation that living organisms (such as ourselves) are liquid crystalline structures. An illuminating alphabetical journey through the mineral kingdom, stone by stone, follows.Each entry begins with the stone name and photo, plus its elemental and chakra correspondences, as well as keywords that indicate its properties. Next comes a description of the crystal structure, hardness, history, and known locations of each mineral, plus any relevant legend or lore from the past. Each author then offers an essay on the subtle energy properties and spiritual applications of the stone. The entries conclude with summaries of the spiritual, emotional, and physical healing qualities of the stone, and an affirmation for evoking its potential benefits. The book’s presentation is straightforward enough to make it an excellent introduction for beginners, yet the level of detail and the depth of research make it an invaluable resource for the most experienced stone practitioners.
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Rocks and Minerals (Dk Pocket Nature)
Author: Monica Price
ISBN-10: 1405305940
ISBN-13: 9781405305945
Published: 2005-03-03
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Plc P/B
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Book Description:
Whether you are a dedicated rock fan or an up-and-coming geologist, learn everything you need to know to quickly and easily identify over 325 rocks and minerals commonly found in the UK and Europe. From acanthite to zoisite this is your ideal in-the-field and on-the-move reference.
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Written in Stone. Brian Switek
Author: Brian Switek
ISBN-10: 1848312628
ISBN-13: 9781848312623
Published: 2011-07-01
Publisher: Icon Books
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Book Description:
The first book on the hunt for evolution's 'missing links' over the last three decades - and what palaeontologists' findings mean for our place on earth. Darwin's theory was for more than a century dogged by a major problem: the evidence proving the connections between the main groups of organisms were nowhere to be found. By the 1970s this absence of 'transitional fossils' was hotly debated. However, during the past three decades fossils of walking whales from Pakistan, feathered dinosaurs from China, and many more bizarre creatures have all been unearthed. WRITTEN IN STONE is the first account of the remarkable discovery of these gap fossils and of the new stories they tell about the evolution of life.
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The Pocket Book of Stones
Author: Robert Simmons
ISBN-10: 158394317X
ISBN-13: 9781583943175
Published: 2011-10-18
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
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Book Description:
This edition of The Pocket Book of Stones, featuring a handy lay-flat binding, was created in response to demand from readers for a more portable metaphysical crystals guide than the author’s Book of Stones. It is an ideal introduction to stones and their energies for those who are new to the field, as well as being an invaluable reference for well-versed readers. Every entry contains a vivid color photo and quick-look list of keywords, elemental and chakra correspondences, plus the beneficial physical, emotional, and spiritual qualities of each mineral, crystal, or gemstone. Author Simmons also provides a description of each stone, including scientific data and the story of each stone’s spiritual and healing qualities, as well as recommendations for other stones that combine harmoniously with it. The scientific information offered welcomes those not yet familiar with crystal energies by providing a familiar frame of reference and also broadens the knowledge of those who come to stones primarily for spiritual purposes. A comprehensive index cites the healing qualities and emotional and spiritual qualities of all the stones in the book. This affordably priced edition makes an ideal gift for any rock-lover. “There is no one any better, any deeper, and more knowledgeable, and more heart-filled with the Wisdom of Stones than Robert Simmons.”—Robert Sardello, PhD, author of Love and the Soul.
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Simon & Schuster's Guide to Rocks & Minerals
Author:
ISBN-10: 0671244175
ISBN-13: 9780671244170
Published: 1978-11-15
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
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Book Description:
Practical, concise, and easy to use, Simon&Schuster's Guide to Rocks and Minerals contains everything that the rock and mineral enthusiast needs to know. This field guide is divided into two large sections -- one devoted to minerals and one to rocks, each prefaced by a comprehensive introduction that discusses formation, chemistry, and more. All 377 entries, beautifully illustrated with color photographs and helpful visual symbols, provide descriptions and practical information about appearance, classification, rarity, crystal formation, mode of occurrence, gravity of mineral, rock chemistry, modal classification fields, formational environments, grain sizes of rocks, and much more. Whether you are a serious collector or an information-seeking amateur, this incomparably beautiful, authoritative guide will prove an invaluable reference.
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A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals (Peterson Field Guides)
Author: Frederick H. Pough
ISBN-10: 039591096X
ISBN-13: 9780395910962
Published: 1998-01-15
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Book Description:
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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Uranium: War, Energy and the Rock That Shaped the World
Author: Tom Zoellner
ISBN-10: 0670020648
ISBN-13: 9780670020645
Published: 2009-03-05
Publisher: Viking Adult
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Book Description:
The fascinating story of the most powerful source of energy the earth can yieldUranium is a common element in the earth's crust and the only naturally occurring mineral with the power to end all life on the planet. After World War II, it reshaped the global order-whoever could master uranium could master the world. Marie Curie gave us hope that uranium would be a miracle panacea, but the Manhattan Project gave us reason to believe that civilization would end with apocalypse. Slave labor camps in Africa and Eastern Europe were built around mine shafts and America would knowingly send more than six hundred uranium miners to their graves in the name of national security. Fortunes have been made from this yellow dirt; massive energy grids have been run from it. Fear of it panicked the American people into supporting a questionable war with Iraq and its specter threatens to create another conflict in Iran. Now, some are hoping it can help avoid a global warming catastrophe. In Uranium, Tom Zoellner takes readers around the globe in this intriguing look at the mineral that can sustain life or destroy it.
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Peterson First Guide to Rocks and Minerals
Author: Frederick H. Pough
ISBN-10: 0395935431
ISBN-13: 9780395935439
Published: 1998-08-15
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Book Description:
Written and designed for the beginner, this book describes and illustrates the most common and interesting rocks and minerals, from simple sandstone to exotic gems. Illustrated with dozens of beautiful color photographs, it tells how these rocks and minerals formed and how to identify them--and includes tips on collecting.
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Rock and Gem
Author: Ronald Bonewitz
ISBN-10: 0751344001
ISBN-13: 9780751344004
Published: 2005-04-28
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley H/B
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Book Description:
From primeval origins to their astonishing modern-day uses and appeal, this is the ultimate portrait of the Earth's natural treasures. A remarkable study of the Earth's rocks, minerals and gems, reveal the beauty and wonder of these outstanding natural phenomena and the fascinating ways they have been prized and used. Whether you are interested in glittering gemstones or minerals and fossils this is the essential guide for you.
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