Dig and Discover Pyrite

by Nancy Dickmann

Overview

After rock hunting near a river all day, you bring home a bucket filled with rocks. You break one open. Inside, gold cube-shaped crystals shine. You’ve found pyrite! It will be a perfect addition to your growing rock collection. Find out how fool’s gold, or pyrite, forms, where it is found, and about some of the most amazing pyrite discoveries. Then learn how you can find and collect this gleaming gold mineral too!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781666342642
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/08/2022
Series:	Rock Your World
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	580L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

Nancy Dickmann has written more than 150 non-fiction books for children, specializing in science and history. Before becoming an author, she worked for many years as an editor and publisher of children’s books.

Table of Contents

Introduction Striking It Rich? 4

Chapter 1 What Is Pyrite? 6

Chapter 2 How Pyrite Forms 12

Chapter 3 Pyrite Treasure Hunt 18

Chapter 4 Keeping the Sparkle 24

Chapter 5 Building Your Collection 28

Glossary 30

Read More 31

Internet Sites 31

Index 32

Interviews

Combines science and hobby information to support renewed interest in nature, rockhounding and collecting for kids and adults;