Series
Summary
"Find our about the rocks beneath your feet and te minerals they contain. Discover how they are used--from the graphite in pencils, to precious metals and gems. Learn the secrets of ancient fossils and how new rocks are made." -- Back cover. Full description
- Our rocky planet
- Rocks and their minerals
- Rock formation
- Weathering and erosion
- Rocks on the seashore
- Igneous rock
- Volcanic rock
- Sedimentary rock
- Limestone
- Metamorphism
- Marble
- The first flint tools
- Rocks as tools
- Pigments
- Building stones
- The story of coal
- Fossils
- Space rocks
- Minerals
- Crystals
- Crystal growth
- The properties of minerals
- Gemstones
- Other gems
- Ore minerals
- Precious metals
- Cutting and polishing
- Starting a collection
- Did you know?
- Rock or mineral?
- Find out more
- Glossary.