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Discusses minerals, their properties, the different types, and their relationship to humans.

Introduces different types of minerals and where they are found.

Describes the nature, growth, identification, and rating of minerals.

A fact-filled guide to common rocks and minerals includes each mineral's chemical formula, where it can be naturally found, and activities to help explore different proerties of rocks and minerals.

This book describes how rocks and minerals are formed by geological processes, and how they are used in our lives.

Presents information about minerals, describing where they are found, their division into different families, how they change over time, their practical uses, and why they are important. This book provides a simple and fun introduction to minerals, discussing different minerals, exploring how and why they have formed, how they have changed over time, their appearance and properties. With the help of some Rock Solid! facts that provide cool examples,...

First-person riddles present information about various rocks and minerals, including sandstone, chalk, slate, and petrified wood.