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Smithsonian Rock and Gem
A great book for reading, reference or exploring. This textbook-size (7.0" x 9.25 ") guidebook by Ronald Louis Bonewitz presents interesting facts about hundreds of different rocks, gems, minerals and fossils. Contains 360 pages with hundreds of full-color illustrations and index. This book is REALLY nice!
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Smithsonian Rock and Gem
Table of Contents
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Origins
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6
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The Formation of the Universe |
8
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The Formation of Earth |
12
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Earth's Crust |
16
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Collecting Rocks and Minerals |
20
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Rocks |
26
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Rock Formation |
28
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Types of Rock |
30
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Igneous Rocks |
32
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The Giant's Causeway |
44
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The Devil's Tower |
48
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Sedimentary Rocks |
52
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Caves and Caverns |
56
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The Terra-Cotta Army |
62
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The Painted Desert |
66
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Stonehenge |
72
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Metamorphic Rocks |
76
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The Taj Mahal |
80
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Minerals |
86
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What is a Mineral? |
88
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Identifying Minerals |
92
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Mineral Associations |
96
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What is a Crystal? |
98
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Crystal Systems |
100
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Crystal Habits |
102
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What is a Gemstone? |
104
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Gem Mining |
106
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Gem Cutting |
108
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Megagems |
110
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Native Elements |
112
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Egyptian Gold |
116
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Hope Diamond |
124
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Sulfides |
126
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Sulfosalts |
142
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Oxides |
146
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Star Stones and Cat's eyes |
152
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Fluorescent Minerals |
160
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Hydroxides |
166
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Halides |
170
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Carbonates |
176
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Russian Malachite |
186
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Phosphates, Arsenates, and Vanadates |
188
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Mesoamerican Turquoise |
198
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Borates and Nitrates |
204
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Sulfates, Chromates, Tungstates and Molybdates |
208
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Silicates |
218
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Tectosilicates |
218
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Feldspars |
234
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Feldspathoids |
242
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The Standard of Ur |
246
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Zeolites |
249
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Phyllosilicates |
256
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Single-Chain Inosilicates |
270
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Double-Chain Inosilicates |
278
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Chinese Burial Suites |
282
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Cyclosilicates |
286
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Sorosilicates |
294
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Nesosilicates |
298
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The Garnet Group |
300
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Organic Gems |
314
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The Amber Room |
316
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Cultivating Pearls |
324
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Fossils |
326
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How Fossils are Formed |
328
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The Fossil Record |
330
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Plants |
332
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The Arizona Petrified Forest |
334
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Invertebrates |
337
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Vertebrates |
348
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The Dinosaur Quarry |
350
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| Glossary
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352
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| Index
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354
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| Acknowledgements
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359
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