Mighty Minerals

Dig into the world of geology with the Rock On! series! Mighty Minerals introduces readers to what minerals are, how they form, and how we use them today. Chapters discuss how to identify minerals, including color, luster, streak, fracture, hardness, specific gravity, magnetism, and fluorescence. A colorful diagram of the rock cycle furthers understanding of mineral formation and an at-home experiment provides the opportunity for hands-on experience. Full-color photographs will draw in readers while the easy-to-read text and helpful diagrams break down complex concepts. Glossary words in bold, an index, and phonetic spellings for those hard-to-pronounce geologic terms enhance and supplement the text. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

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Mighty Minerals

Dig into the world of geology with the Rock On! series! Mighty Minerals introduces readers to what minerals are, how they form, and how we use them today. Chapters discuss how to identify minerals, including color, luster, streak, fracture, hardness, specific gravity, magnetism, and fluorescence. A colorful diagram of the rock cycle furthers understanding of mineral formation and an at-home experiment provides the opportunity for hands-on experience. Full-color photographs will draw in readers while the easy-to-read text and helpful diagrams break down complex concepts. Glossary words in bold, an index, and phonetic spellings for those hard-to-pronounce geologic terms enhance and supplement the text. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

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Mighty Minerals

Mighty Minerals

by Christine Petersen
Mighty Minerals

Mighty Minerals

by Christine Petersen

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Overview

Dig into the world of geology with the Rock On! series! Mighty Minerals introduces readers to what minerals are, how they form, and how we use them today. Chapters discuss how to identify minerals, including color, luster, streak, fracture, hardness, specific gravity, magnetism, and fluorescence. A colorful diagram of the rock cycle furthers understanding of mineral formation and an at-home experiment provides the opportunity for hands-on experience. Full-color photographs will draw in readers while the easy-to-read text and helpful diagrams break down complex concepts. Glossary words in bold, an index, and phonetic spellings for those hard-to-pronounce geologic terms enhance and supplement the text. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781604537444
Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company
Publication date: 01/01/2010
Series: Rock On!: A Look at Geology
Pages: 24
Product dimensions: 7.90(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile: 690L (what's this?)
Age Range: 9 - 10 Years

Table of Contents

Minerals Are Everywhere! 4

Atoms and Elements 6

Crystal Systems 8

Mineral Formation 12

Identifying by Color 16

Luster and Streak 18

Breaking Minerals 20

Hardness and Density 22

Magical Minerals? 24

Putting Minerals to Work 26

Change Happens 28

Glossary 30

Saying It 31

Web Sites 31

Index 32

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