Guide to Minerals, Rocks and Fossils by A. C. Bishop, A. R. Woolley and W. R. Hamilton.

An easy-to-use identification and reference guide to minerals, rocks and fossils. This book is a 5" x 7 3/4" paperback with 336 pages - color photos on almost every page. Great for a beginner or an experienced person.

Guide to Minerals, Rocks and Fossils Table of Contents
Introduction	4
Minerals
Introduction	6
Native elements	16
Sulfides and arsenides	22
Oxides and hydroxides	40
Halides	58
Carbonates	64
Nitrates and borates	74
Sulfates and chromates	76
Tungstates and molybdates	84
Phosphates, arsenates and vanadates	86
Silicates	96
Rocks
Introduction	148
Igneous rocks	158
Metamorphic rocks	178
Sedimentary rocks	196
Meteorites and tektites	210
Fossils
Introduction	216
Sponges	224
Corals	226
Mollusks	236
Anthropods	270
Brachiopods	280
Bryozoans	290
Echinoderms	296
Graptolites	306
Vertebrates	308
Fossil land plants	318

Geological timescale	328
Further reading	329
Index	330

More Rock & Mineral Books

Collecting Fluorescent Minerals	Fee Mining and Rockhounding in the West	Fee Mining and Rockhounding in the Eest
Guide To Minerals, Rocks & Fossils	Handbook of Rocks, Minerals and Gemstones	Gem and Mineral Trails - Great Lakes
Gem and Mineral Trails - Prairie States	Minerals: Identifying and Collecting Them	Northeast Treasure Hunters Guide
Northwest Treasure Hunters Guide	Southeast Treasure Hunters Guide	Southwest Treasure Hunters Guide
Rocks and Fossils: A Visual Guide	Minerals: A Firefly Guide	Minerals and Gemstones
Minerals of the World	Minerals of the World	Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals
Rocks and Minerals Field Guide	Rockhounding Alaska	Rockhounding Arizona
Rockhounding Nevada	Rockhounding Utah	Rockhounding Wyoming
Rockhounding California	Rockhounding Colorado	Rockhounding Montana
Rockhounding New Mexico	New Mexico Rockhounding	The Rockhound's Handbook
The World of Fluorescent Minerals	Familiar Rocks and Minerals of North America	S&S Guide to Rocks and Minerals

More Fossil Books

Guide To Fossil Collecting	Discovering Fossils	Encyclopedia of Fossils
300 of Earth's Fossilized Species	Fossil and Mineral Trails - Great Lakes	Fossil and Mineral Trails - Prairie States
Fossils: The History of Life	Field Guide to Fossils	Guide To Minerals, Rocks & Fossils
Rocks and Fossils: A Visual Guide	Guide to Fossils

More Gem Books

Gem Identification	Gems of the World	Guide to Gems
Handbook of Rocks, Minerals and Gemstones	Gem and Mineral Trails - Great Lakes	Gem and Mineral Trails - Prairie States
Gem Trails of Arizona	Gem Trails of Colorado	Gem Trails of Nevada
Gem Trails of New Mexico	Gem Trails of N. California	Gem Trails of Oregon
Gem Trails of S. California	Gem Trails of Washington	Gem Trails of Texas
Gem Trails of Utah	Northeast Treasure Hunters Guide	Northwest Treasure Hunters Guide
Southeast Treasure Hunters Guide	Southwest Treasure Hunters Gem Guide	Guide to Gems and Precious Stones
Agates: Treasures of the Earth	Geodes of the Midwest	Gemstones of the World
Opal Identification and Value	The Amber Book	Gemstone Buying Guide
Emeralds: A Passionate Guide	Exotic Gems I	Exotic Gems II
Diamond Handbook	Turquoise Unearthed	Emeralds
Diamonds	Jade	Pearls
Phenomenal Gems	Opals	Rubies and Sapphires
Gem Care	Agates Inside Out	Turquoise: Mines, Mineral and Wearable Art
The Beauty of Banded Agates	Gemstones: Symbols of Beauty and Power	Frozen Light

Guide to Minerals, Rocks and Fossils

Guide to Minerals, Rocks and FossilsTable of Contents

Minerals

Rocks

Fossils

Guide to Minerals, Rocks and Fossils
Table of Contents