Go! Field Guide: Rocks and Minerals

Go! Field Guide: Rocks and Minerals
Author: Scholastic
Publisher: Scholastic Incorporated
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-01-29
Genre: Minerals
ISBN: 9781338232110

The launch of this new series guides readers towards samples they may find in North America and helps them identify what to look for in rocks and gems like color, luster, hardness, and light. Includes information on how they can maintain and show off their awesome new rock collection. Full color. 5 x 7.

A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals

A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals
Author: Frederick H. Pough
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 558
Release: 1996
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780395910962

Describes hundreds of minerals and lists their geographic distribution, physical properties, chemical composition, and crystalline structure.

My Awesome Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals

My Awesome Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals
Author: Gary Lewis
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 379
Release: 2019-11-12
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1641528737

Become a rock hound with this field guide for kids ages 7 to 10 The world of rocks and minerals is massive, amazing, and full of cool new things to uncover! My Awesome Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals teaches you the skills you need to collect, identify, and catalog your own treasures. Explore 150 different rocks and minerals, and get step-by-step guidelines for testing and identifying the ones you encounter out in the field. There's also plenty of notebook space so you can record data about your finds. So get out there, gather cool looking samples, and discover what they are! My Awesome Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals includes: An intro to earth science—Explore the layers of the earth, how rocks and minerals are formed, the periodic table, and more essential information for young scientists. Handy fact sheets—Learn more about all kinds of unique rocks and minerals with fact sheets that are conveniently organized to help with identification. A field notebook—Record all your rock-hunting sample data on pages that include cut-out numbers for cataloging. Identify and catalog rocks and minerals with this fascinating field guide that has everything you need to get started.

Michigan Rocks & Minerals

Michigan Rocks & Minerals
Author: Dan R. Lynch
Publisher: Adventure Publications
Total Pages: 467
Release: 2010-07-19
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1591936667

Get this must-have guide for Michigan, featuring full-color photographs and information to help you identify rocks and minerals. Identify and collect rocks and minerals with the perfect guide to the Great Lake State! With this famous field guide by Dan R. Lynch and Bob Lynch, field identification is simple and informative. The book features comprehensive entries for 96 rocks and minerals, from common rocks to rare finds. That means you’re more likely to identify what you’ve found. The authors know rocks and took their own full-color photographs to depict the detail needed for identification—no more guessing from line drawings. The field guide’s easy-to-use format helps you to quickly find what you need to know and where to look. Inside you’ll find: 96 specimens: Only Michigan rocks and minerals Quick Identification Guide: Identify rocks and minerals by color and common characteristics Range/occurrence maps: See where each specimen is commonly found Professional photos: Crisp, stunning images Michigan Rocks & Minerals includes beautiful photography, relevant information, and the authors’ expert insights. With this book in hand, identifying and collecting is fun and informative!

Rocks and Minerals

Rocks and Minerals
Author: Nancy Honovich
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2016
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1426323018

"Find adventure! Go outside! Have fun! Be a rock hound!"--Cover.

Peterson First Guide to Rocks and Minerals

Peterson First Guide to Rocks and Minerals
Author: Frederick H. Pough
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1991
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780395935439

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. 175 color photographs, 12 line drawings.

Lake Superior Rocks & Minerals Field Guide

Lake Superior Rocks & Minerals Field Guide
Author: Dan R. Lynch
Publisher: Adventure Publications
Total Pages: 444
Release: 2021-11-16
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1647550599

This must-have guide for Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Ontario features full-color photographs and information to help readers identify rocks and minerals. Get the perfect guide to rocks and minerals of the Lake Superior region! With the new edition of this famous guide by Bob Lynch and Dan R. Lynch, field identification is simple and informative. This book features comprehensive entries for 75 rocks and minerals, from common rocks to rare finds. That means you’re more likely to identify what you’ve found. The authors know rocks and took their own full-color photographs to depict the detail needed for identification—no more guessing from line drawings. The entries are organized by area, so you can find rocks unique to each state or common to all three. The field guide’s easy-to-use format helps you to quickly find what you need to know and where to look. Inside you’ll find: 75 specimens of the Lake Superior region Quick Identification Guide: Identify rocks and minerals by color and common characteristics Range/occurrence maps to show where each specimen is commonly found Professional photos: Crisp, stunning images This second edition includes updated photographs, expanded information, and even more of the authors’ expert insights. With this book in hand, identifying and collecting is fun and informative.