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Simon and Schuster's Guide to Rocks and Minerals. By Annibale Mottana, Rodolfo Crespi and Giuseppe Liborio. Edited by Martin Prinz, George Harlow and Joseph Peters, The American Museum of Natural History.
"An easy-to-use field guide, with more than 1,000 spectacular illustrations - 600 in full color." Contains in-depth descriptions of 377 minerals and rocks. This book is a 4 1/2" x 7 1/2" paperback with 608 pages.
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Simon and Schuster's Guide to Rocks and Minerals
Table of Contents
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PART ONE - MINERALS
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Introduction to Minerals
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p.7
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Native Elements
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1
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Sulfides
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13
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Halides
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47
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Oxides and Hydroxides
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55
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Nitrates
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89
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Sulfates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
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112
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Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
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129
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Silicates
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157
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Organic Substances
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275
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PART TWO - ROCKS
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Introduction to Rocks
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p.413
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Igneous Rocks
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277
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Sedimentary Rocks
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323
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Metamorphic Rocks
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352
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Glossary
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p.594
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Index of Entries
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p.605
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Illustration Credits
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p.608
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