Collecting Gems and Minerals : Hold the Treasures of the Earth in the Palm of Your Hand by Chris Pellant (2000, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherSterling Publishing Co., Inc.

ISBN-100806997680

ISBN-139780806997681

eBay Product ID (ePID)1794227

Product Key Features

Book TitleCollecting Gems and Minerals : Hold the Treasures Of the Earth in the Palm of Your Hand

Number of Pages80 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2000

TopicScience & Nature / Earth Sciences / Rocks & Minerals, Rocks & Minerals

IllustratorYes

GenreNature, Juvenile Nonfiction

AuthorChris Pellant

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Length8.4 in

Item Width5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition21

Grade FromThird Grade

Grade ToSeventh Grade

Dewey Decimal549.075

SynopsisImagine Earth as a giant treasure chest with priceless jewels, glittering gems, and valuable minerals--and unlock that box with this full-color guide to safe, environmentally sound ways of collecting these riches. Understand the properties of these stones, decode the secrets of crystals, and discover how gems and minerals are formed and identified. Examine famous gems in history and see how gems and minerals are used in jewelry and industry. Go on your own to search for precious stones with the information on where to look and what equipment and techniques to use. An identification guide help you classify your finds, and breathtaking photographs showcase exquisite examples from amber and amethyst to quartz and zircon., "...a pretty compendium of exceptionally fine full-color photos of a large variety of minerals and gemstones, some in their native matrixes or in a natural state, and others shown polished and burnished and faceted, glittering as jewelry, coins, unset gems, or decorative objects....informative captions. Longer texts introduce various groups of minerals and gems and are followed by paragraphs on specific types....Attractive and readable...includes such details as preparing for a field trip, cleaning and displaying a collection, and a helpful glossary."-- School Library Journal .