A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals (Peterson Field Guides)

Peterson, Roger Tory, Pough, Frederick H.

ISBN 10: 0395240492 / ISBN 13: 9780395240496

Published by Houghton Mifflin, 1976

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals (Peterson Field Guides)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Publication Date: 1976
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0395240492
• ISBN 13: 9780395240496
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 4th Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Roger Tory Peterson, one of the world's greatest naturalists, received every major award for ornithology, natural science, and conservation, as well as numerous honorary degrees, medals, and citations, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Peterson Identification System has been called the greatest invention since binoculars, and the Peterson Field Guides® are credited with helping to set the stage for the environmental movement.