Symes, R. F. <br/><br/>
Rocks & minerals / 
 Rocks and minerals Title may be read as:  Eyewitness rocks & minerals Title may be read as:  Eyewitness rocks and minerals 
written by R.F. Symes and the stafff of the Natural History Museum, London. 
 - 72 pages :  color illustrations ;  29 cm. +  1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) 
 - DK eyewitness books .
 - DK eyewitness books. .
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Earth -- What are rocks and minerals: -- How rocks are formed -- Weathering and erosion -- Rocks on the seashore -- Igneous rocks -- Volcanic rocks -- Sedimentary rocks -- Limestone caves -- Metamorphic rocks -- Marble -- First fling tools -- Rocks as tools -- pigments -- Building stones -- Story of coal -- Fossils -- Rocks from space -- Rock-forming minerals -- Crystals -- Growing crystal -- Properties of minerals -- Gemstones -- Decorative stones -- Lesser-know gems -- Ore minerals and metals -- precious metals - Cutting and polishing stone s-- Collecting rocks and minerals -- Did you know: -- Rock or mineral? -- Find out more -- Glossary -- Index. 
<br/><br/> Text and photographs examine the creation, importance, erosion, mining, and uses of rocks and minerals. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780756637774 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Rocks--Juvenile literature.<br/>Minerals--Juvenile literature.<br/>Rocks<br/>Minerals.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>CD-ROMs.