The Resource 1001 facts about rocks and minerals, written by Sue Fuller ; with additional material by Chris Maynard
1001 facts about rocks and minerals, written by Sue Fuller ; with additional material by Chris Maynard
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The item 1001 facts about rocks and minerals, written by Sue Fuller ; with additional material by Chris Maynard represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library Service (CCRLS).This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
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The item 1001 facts about rocks and minerals, written by Sue Fuller ; with additional material by Chris Maynard represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library Service (CCRLS).
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
- Summary
- An illustrated reference guide that provides information about the formation, composition, and properties of numerous rocks and minerals. A world of knowledge at your child's fingertips! Small enough to carry in your bag, but big enough to provide all the answers you'll ever need, Backpack Books are jam-packed with thousands of fascinating facts that have been researched and written by experts. More than 550 illustrations and photographs in each book help bring knowledge-on kids' favorite subjects-to life!
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 192 pages
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
-
- Rocks and minerals -- What are minerals? -- What are rocks? -- Minerals -- Colorless and white minerals -- Diamond -- Rock salts -- Calcite -- Barite -- Gypsum -- Beryl -- Crystalline quartz -- Noncrystalline quartz -- Feldspars -- Micas -- Corundum -- Silver and gray minerals -- Silver -- Platinum -- Graphite -- Galena -- Yellow and gold minerals -- Gold -- Sulfur -- Fool's gold -- Green minerals -- Malachite and azurite -- Olivine -- Tourmaline -- Jade -- Brown and red minerals -- Copper -- Hematite -- Cassiterite -- Mercury minerals -- Sphalerite -- Garnet -- Purple and blue minerals -- Fluorite -- Turquoise -- Lazurite -- Black minerals -- Magnetite -- Amphiboles -- Pyroxenes -- Rocks -- Igneous rocks -- Granite -- Obsidian and rhyolite -- Gabbro -- Basalt and dolerite -- Rocks from space -- Metamorphic rocks -- Gneiss and schist -- Slate -- Marble -- Sedimentary rocks -- Conglomerate and breccia -- Sandstone -- Limestone -- Coal and oil -- Rocks & Minerals Facts -- Minerals all around
- Where do minerals come from? -- Mining -- Important minerals -- Mineral uses -- The mineral we eat -- Clay and ceramics -- Sparkling gems -- Diamonds -- Living gems -- Gold -- Crystals -- Rocks on Earth -- Space rocks -- Mineral folklore -- Treasure hunt -- Reference Section -- Table of minerals -- Mineral compositions -- Mineral hardness -- Geological timescale -- Fieldwork safety and practice -- Collecting rocks and minerals
- Isbn
- 9780613556903
- Label
- 1001 facts about rocks and minerals
- Title
- 1001 facts about rocks and minerals
- Statement of responsibility
- written by Sue Fuller ; with additional material by Chris Maynard
- Title variation
-
- One thousand and one facts about rocks and minerals
- One thousand one facts about rocks and minerals
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- An illustrated reference guide that provides information about the formation, composition, and properties of numerous rocks and minerals. A world of knowledge at your child's fingertips! Small enough to carry in your bag, but big enough to provide all the answers you'll ever need, Backpack Books are jam-packed with thousands of fascinating facts that have been researched and written by experts. More than 550 illustrations and photographs in each book help bring knowledge-on kids' favorite subjects-to life!
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Fuller, Sue
- Dewey number
- 552
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QE432.2
- LC item number
- .F83 2003
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Maynard, Christopher
- Series statement
- DK backpack books
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Rocks
- Minerals
- Rocks
- Minerals
- Minerals
- Rocks
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- 1001 facts about rocks and minerals, written by Sue Fuller ; with additional material by Chris Maynard
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Rocks and minerals -- What are minerals? -- What are rocks? -- Minerals -- Colorless and white minerals -- Diamond -- Rock salts -- Calcite -- Barite -- Gypsum -- Beryl -- Crystalline quartz -- Noncrystalline quartz -- Feldspars -- Micas -- Corundum -- Silver and gray minerals -- Silver -- Platinum -- Graphite -- Galena -- Yellow and gold minerals -- Gold -- Sulfur -- Fool's gold -- Green minerals -- Malachite and azurite -- Olivine -- Tourmaline -- Jade -- Brown and red minerals -- Copper -- Hematite -- Cassiterite -- Mercury minerals -- Sphalerite -- Garnet -- Purple and blue minerals -- Fluorite -- Turquoise -- Lazurite -- Black minerals -- Magnetite -- Amphiboles -- Pyroxenes -- Rocks -- Igneous rocks -- Granite -- Obsidian and rhyolite -- Gabbro -- Basalt and dolerite -- Rocks from space -- Metamorphic rocks -- Gneiss and schist -- Slate -- Marble -- Sedimentary rocks -- Conglomerate and breccia -- Sandstone -- Limestone -- Coal and oil -- Rocks & Minerals Facts -- Minerals all around
- Where do minerals come from? -- Mining -- Important minerals -- Mineral uses -- The mineral we eat -- Clay and ceramics -- Sparkling gems -- Diamonds -- Living gems -- Gold -- Crystals -- Rocks on Earth -- Space rocks -- Mineral folklore -- Treasure hunt -- Reference Section -- Table of minerals -- Mineral compositions -- Mineral hardness -- Geological timescale -- Fieldwork safety and practice -- Collecting rocks and minerals
- Control code
- ocm50422840
- Dimensions
- 17 cm
- Extent
- 192 pages
- Isbn
- 9780613556903
- Lccn
- 2002012438
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- Stock number
- 1124356
- System control number
- (OCoLC)50422840
- Label
- 1001 facts about rocks and minerals, written by Sue Fuller ; with additional material by Chris Maynard
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Rocks and minerals -- What are minerals? -- What are rocks? -- Minerals -- Colorless and white minerals -- Diamond -- Rock salts -- Calcite -- Barite -- Gypsum -- Beryl -- Crystalline quartz -- Noncrystalline quartz -- Feldspars -- Micas -- Corundum -- Silver and gray minerals -- Silver -- Platinum -- Graphite -- Galena -- Yellow and gold minerals -- Gold -- Sulfur -- Fool's gold -- Green minerals -- Malachite and azurite -- Olivine -- Tourmaline -- Jade -- Brown and red minerals -- Copper -- Hematite -- Cassiterite -- Mercury minerals -- Sphalerite -- Garnet -- Purple and blue minerals -- Fluorite -- Turquoise -- Lazurite -- Black minerals -- Magnetite -- Amphiboles -- Pyroxenes -- Rocks -- Igneous rocks -- Granite -- Obsidian and rhyolite -- Gabbro -- Basalt and dolerite -- Rocks from space -- Metamorphic rocks -- Gneiss and schist -- Slate -- Marble -- Sedimentary rocks -- Conglomerate and breccia -- Sandstone -- Limestone -- Coal and oil -- Rocks & Minerals Facts -- Minerals all around
- Where do minerals come from? -- Mining -- Important minerals -- Mineral uses -- The mineral we eat -- Clay and ceramics -- Sparkling gems -- Diamonds -- Living gems -- Gold -- Crystals -- Rocks on Earth -- Space rocks -- Mineral folklore -- Treasure hunt -- Reference Section -- Table of minerals -- Mineral compositions -- Mineral hardness -- Geological timescale -- Fieldwork safety and practice -- Collecting rocks and minerals
- Control code
- ocm50422840
- Dimensions
- 17 cm
- Extent
- 192 pages
- Isbn
- 9780613556903
- Lccn
- 2002012438
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- Stock number
- 1124356
- System control number
- (OCoLC)50422840
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