Rocks and Minerals: A Guide to Familiar Minerals, Gems, Ores and Rocks (Golden Nature Guide #24499) (A Golden Nature Guide)

This 160 page book is an identification guide to only the most common kinds of rocks and minerals. This guide describes and illustrates their physical and chemical properties, their origin and the geological structures associated with them, their geologic and economic significance, and where and how to collect them. A handy pocket guide with accurate full-color illustrations.