Rocks Minerals category: 250 books

More than a third of New Mexico is public land that holds untold quantities of mineralogical treasure. With this book anyone can learn where to find unusual mineral displays, fossils, jasper, agate, petrified wood—not to mention more obsidian than one rockhound could possibly collect in a lifetime....

The Definitive Guide to Ancient and Contemporary Rock Art! Rock Art explores the fascinating history of ancient human-made stone markings that have puzzled historians, archaeologists, and hikers alike for centuries. What is rock art, and who created these mysterious symbols, and why are so...

This book is the first of its kind to be published, in order to expand the knowledge of the gemology in a very simple way. Therefore using of complicated expression & words is being prevented to make it a step by step guide for everyone & we hope you find it user friendly

Explore the mineral-rich region of Wisconsin with veteran rockhound Robert Beard’s Rockhounding Wisconsin and unearth the state’s best rockhounding sites, ranging from popular and commercial sites to numerous lesser-known areas. Featuring an overview of the state’s geologic history as well as...

Fin da bambino rimasi incantato dal mondo che si celava nei minerali che collezionavo: osservare questi piccolissimi cristalli multicolori al microscopio era una cosa affascinante, purtroppo però non avevo la possibilità di immortalarli fotograficamente al fine di poterli ammirare quando volevo....

Partez à la découverte des argiles avec ce Grand Article Universalis ! Les argiles ont été utilisées très tôt dans l'histoire de l'humanité, après le silex et la pierre taillée. Ce matériau possède des propriétés plastiques particulières: facilement modelable, il peut être figé...

A lavishly illustrated, in-depth early history covering two thousand years of diamond jewelry and commerce, from the Indian mines to European merchants, courts, and workshops This richly illustrated history of diamonds illuminates myriad facets of the “king of gems,” including a cast of...

The writer, researcher and engineer Edalfo Lanfranchi presents to the consideration of his numerous readers a new book, which could be titled: "The Saga of Moldavia", a stone that surprisingly found by chance during one of his many visits that paid to La Gran Sabana. That fortunate encounter...

Les météorites ressemblent à de simples cailloux noirs ou un bout de métal . Si elles sont à l'origine de la disparition massive d'espèces survenues il y a 65 millions d'années, elles sont aussi l'étincelle de la vie sur terre et de l'évolution de l'homme. Chaque météorite...

Inhalt Walter Eppensteiner: Allgegenwärtigkeit des Steins. Walter Eppensteiner: Vom Werden und Vergehen des Steins. Maria Heinrich: Steinbrüche in Österreich. Walter Eppensteiner: Zur Geschichte der Abbautechniken. Käthe Springer: Arbeit mit Stein. Walter Eppesteiner: Steintransport. Stefan Imhof:...

卢森堡是欧洲最小的国家之一，比罗德岛小。 卢森堡可能是最有名的金融业。 其投资基金行业仅次于美国。 卢森堡也是欧洲法院卢森堡的所在地。 但卢森堡也有各种各样的蛋糕店 - 法式蛋糕店。

Spaziergänger am Wasser sammeln gerne Steine, egal ob an Fluss, Küste oder Meeresstrand. Wer wissen möchte, worauf er achten muss, um besonders schöne Exemplare zu finden, oder wer ganz bestimmte Steine sucht, findet in diesem Buch die richtigen Tipps. Auch die Frage, welche Schätze man da nach Hause trägt, wird detailliert beantwortet.