Handbook of Rocks, Minerals, and Gemstones
- ISBN-10
- 0395511372
- ISBN-13
- 9780395511374
- Category
- Nature
- Pages
- 380
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1993
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Author
- Walter Schumann
Description
Shows and describes different kinds of rocks and minerals, and tells how to identify rocks by testing for hardness, streak color, and density
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