The Complete Guide to Rocks & Minerals: How to Find, Identify and Collect the World's Most Fascinating Specimens, Featuring Over...
- ISBN-10
- 0681185813
- ISBN-13
- 9780681185814
- Category
- Fossils
- Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Author
- John Farndon
Description
Discusses the physical properties of various rocks and minerals and gives instructions for collecting and identifying specimens.
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