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This clearly written and fully illustrated guide provides the means to identify over 160 rocks and minerals found throughout the world. Concise, reable text entries describe the general appearance of each rock or mineral, together with its economic and decorative uses. The comprehensive introduction provides a step by step guide to the subject for the complete beginner, explaining how rocks and minerals are formed, how they occur, and the techniques invovled in indentification. All the technical terms used in the field guide section are clearly defined and there is a useful section on building a rock and mineral collection. High quality color photographs, important surface details annotated for clarity, concise descriptions of the rocks main features, details of large deposits or particularly fine specimens.
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