Peterson First Guide To Rocks And Minerals

by Frederick H. Pough, Roger Tory Peterson

Overview

Written and designed for the beginner, this book describes and illustrates the most common and interesting rocks and minerals, from simple sandstone to exotic gems. Illustrated with dozens of beautiful color photographs, it tells how these rocks and minerals formed and how to identify them—and includes tips on collecting.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780395935439
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	08/15/1998
Series:	Peterson First Guide , #19
Edition description:	Condensed Petersen Field Guide
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	244,583
Product dimensions:	3.75(w) x 7.25(h) x 0.33(d)
Age Range:	10 - 12 Years

About the Author

Frederick H. Pough (1907-2006) was a mineralogist and museum curator who wrote a guide to collecting gems and minerals that became essential for geologists. He wrote A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals while serving as a curator of physical geology and mineralogy at the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan.
 

ROGER TORY PETERSON, one of the world’s greatest naturalists, received every major award for ornithology, natural science, and conservation as well as numerous honorary degrees, medals, and citations, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Peterson Identification System has been called the greatest invention since binoculars.