Rocks Minerals category: 250 books
Geological Journeys
A traveller's guide to South Africa's rocks and landforms
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2013
Geological Journeys: a traveller’s guide to South Africa’s rocks and landforms is an essential companion for car journeys. How often have we wondered about the jaunty tilt of a mountain ahead, the unusual patterns of a road cutting, the colour and texture of the roadside soil, or the purpose of...
by Big Book of Photos
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2013
This is a wonderful collection of 30 high-quality color images produced by a series of today's professional photographers. Enjoy and be inspired!
by Jennifer H Carey, Marli Miller
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
Even if they don’t know much about rocks, most people can name at least one place they have encountered granite. As a rock, granite is speckled, sparkly, and beautiful, and it’s used in products we encounter every day, including countertops, headstones, and flooring. In the natural world granite...
Flakes, Jugs, and Splitters
A Rock Climber's Guide to Geology
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2009
Rock climbers have an inherent interest in geology. For some, it's about knowing what gear to use or how to avoid rotten bands of rock. For others, it's about finding the next hot-spot boulder field, or understanding why their local crag exists. For most of them, curiosity about rocks comes as naturally...
by Alfred B. Searle
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013
This edition features
• illustrations
• a linked Table of Contents and Index
CONTENTS
Table of clay rocks
I Introduction. The chemical and physical properties of clays
II Clay and associated rocks
III The origins of clays
IV The modes of accumulation of clays
V Some clays of commercial importance
VI Clay-substance: theoretical and actual
Bibliography
Index
The Book of Stones, Revised Edition
Who They Are and What They Teach
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2015
Often dubbed the "crystals bible," this comprehensive reference guide to the spiritual and healing qualities of 455 sacred stones has become the go-to book for looking up the properties of gems and minerals. Each entry includes vivid color photographs for each stone to aid identification...
by Tracey Baptiste
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
Young geologists and agriculturalists get an in-depth look at the soil beneath their feet. The book uses photographs to illustrate what soil is, how it’s made, what different types of soil there are, and why it’s valuable to human life. Using age-appropriate language, the book explains how minerals...
Steps on the Stone Path
Working with Crystals and Minerals as a Spiritual Practice
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2011
Through myths and legends, the knowledge of the power of certain gems and crystals has been preserved over generations. However, the practical aspects of how to use these precious stones to promote spiritual development have been lost to all but a few initiates. In Steps on the Stone Path, Robert...
Rockhounding California
A Guide to the State's Best Rockhounding Sites
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2012
A complete guide and source-book brimming with advice on collecting and preparing gems and minerals .
Southwest Treasure Hunter's Gem and Mineral Guide (5th ed.)
Where and How to Dig, Pan and Mine Your Own Gems and Minerals
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
Updated 5th Edition with new sites & museums! SOUTHWEST Arizona • California • Colorado • Hawaii • Kansas Nevada • New Mexico • Oklahoma • Texas • Utah Whether you’re digging for the first time or are an experienced rockhound or “prospector,” with a simple rock hammer and...
Secrets of Fertile Soils
Humus As the Guardian of the Fundamentals of Natural Life
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
This stimulating book provides a highly practical window into the complex, interdependent relationships between soil, plants, animals, and human beings, including special insight into the fascinating life cycle of healthy soils and the imminent dangers we face should their existence become threatened....
Rockhounding Arizona
A Guide To 75 Of The State's Best Rockhounding Sites
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2008
Updated and revised to reflect the latest information on this alluring state of extremes, Rockhounding Arizona includes more than seventy of Arizona's best rockhounding sites and their emblematic activities, from jasper hunting in the historic mining district near Bagdad to searching for gold in the...
Kentucky Agate
State Rock and Mineral Treasure of the Commonwealth
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
Among the rarest and most prized minerals, agate is one of the most exquisite examples of nature's artwork. A striking rock that occurs in various shapes and sizes, with a vivid assortment of colors, agates are coveted by collectors and becoming rarer across the globe. Although the Bluegrass State...
Rockhounding Pennsylvania and New Jersey
A Guide to the States' Best Rockhounding Sites
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
A complete guide and source-book brimming with advice on collecting and preparing gems and minerals .