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Rockhounding Wyoming: A Guide to the State's Best Rockhounding Sites
Kenneth Graham
Rocks, minerals & fossils
Paperback
Guide and source-book with advice on observing and collecting gems and minerals in Wyoming. [more]
Rocks & Minerals of the Pacific Coast
Dan R. Lynch, Bob Lynch
Reference works; Rocks, minerals & fossils
Spiral bound
Focusing on rocks and minerals of California, Oregon, and Washington's Pacific Coast, this tabbed booklet features detailed... [more]
Handbook of Physical Properties of Rocks (1982): Volume I
Robert S. Carmichael (University of Iowa)
Electrical engineering; Rocks, minerals & fossils
Hardback
This three-volume handbook provides reliable, comprehensive data on the properties of rocks, minerals, and other related materials.... [more]
Gold Panning California: A Guide to the Area's Best Sites for Gold
Garret Romaine
Economic geology; Rocks, minerals & fossils; Travel & holiday guides
Paperback
Gold Panning California is the premiere reference source for anyone who is interested in getting started or continuing their... [more]
The Enlightened Mr. Parkinson - The Pioneering Life of a Forgotten Surgeon...
Cherry Lewis
Biography: science, technology & engineering; Political ideologies; History of medicine; Diseases & disorders; Rocks, minerals & fossils
Hardback
A colorful and absorbing portrait of James Parkinson and the turbulent, intellectually vibrant world of Georgian London. [more]
Lake Superior Agates
James Magnuson
Rocks, minerals & fossils
Spiral bound
Focusing on agates and agate imposters of the Lake Superior region, this tabbed booklet features detailed photographs and... [more]
Early Humans
Nicholas Ashton
Popular science; Early man; Rocks, minerals & fossils
Paperback
Our understanding of the British Palaeolithic and Mesolithic has changed dramatically over the last three decades, and yet... [more]
Rockhounding Virginia: A Guide to the State's Best Rockhounding Sites
Robert Beard
Rocks, minerals & fossils; Travel & holiday guides
Paperback
A complete guide and source-book brimming with advice on collecting and preparing gems and minerals. [more]
Minerals and Gemstones: 300 of the Earth's Natural Treasures
Wendy Kirk, Wendy Kirk
Mineralogy & gems; Rocks, minerals & fossils
Paperback
With 300 entries, Minerals and Gemstones includes an colour photograph, and a key information table including specifications... [more]
Gareth's Guide to Unearthing a Dinosaur
Melissa Raae Shofner
Rocks, minerals & fossils
Hardback
Paleontology is one of the most intriguing careers for those who have a passion for prehistoric lifeor just dinosaurs! While... [more]
What Is the Rock Cycle?
Frances Nagle
Rocks, minerals & fossils
Hardback
The science curriculum is full of processes that students need to understand and they can seem complicated when taken as a... [more]
What Are Sedimentary Rocks?
Frances Nagle
Rocks, minerals & fossils
Hardback
One of the primary areas in the Earth science curriculum is learning about the rocks that make up Earths crust. However, remembering... [more]
What Are Metamorphic Rocks?
Kristen Rajczak Nelson
Rocks, minerals & fossils
Hardback
Within the rock cycle, the formation of metamorphic rock can be the most confusing. Its not only formed from existing rock,... [more]
What Are Igneous Rocks?
Kristen Rajczak Nelson
Rocks, minerals & fossils
Hardback
Igneous rocks are often portrayed as the result of one of Earths most exciting eventsa volcanic eruption. While some may form... [more]
Seek & Find - Dinosaurs
Romain Amiot
Rocks, minerals & fossils
Hardback
Translation of: Au temps des dinosaures / Romain Amiot; illustrations de Loic Mehee (Paris: Fleurus, 2015). [more]
Rockhounding Colorado: A Guide to the State's Best Rockhounding Sites
William A Kappele
Rocks, minerals & fossils; Travel & holiday guides
Paperback
Rockhounding Colorado takes you to 100 of the best rockhounding sites in the state. Search for amethyst and quartz at the... [more]
New England Rocks: Historic Geological Wonders
Michael J. Vieira, Ph.D., J. North Conway
Photographs: collections; History of the Americas; Geology & the lithosphere; Rocks, minerals & fossils; Places & peoples: pictorial works
Paperback
New England is a rocky, rugged region. Its towns are marked by stone walls and its cities anchored by native granite and marble... [more]
Collector's Guide to the Black Tourmaline of Pierrepont, New York
Dr. Steven C Chamberlain, George Robinson, Michael Walter, Jeffrey Chiarenzelli
Rocks, minerals & fossils
Paperback
Since its discovery by a teenager in 1859, thousands of specimens of lustrous black tourmaline crystals from Pierrepont, New... [more]
Collectoras Guide to Silicates: Orthosilicates
Robert Lauf, PhD
Rocks, minerals & fossils
Hardback
The definitive resource for mineral collectors, this comprehensive book describes the structural relationships among orthosilicateminerals,... [more]
Limestone Country
Fiona Sampson
Wildlife: general interest; The countryside, country life; Rocks, minerals & fossils
Hardback
A book about farming, wildlife, culture and the personal experience of living in limestone country. [more]
Early Humans
Nicholas Ashton
Popular science; Early man; Rocks, minerals & fossils
Hardback
Our understanding of the British Palaeolithic and Mesolithic has changed dramatically over the last three decades, and yet... [more]
Almost Human Lib/E: The Astonishing Tale of Homo Naledi and the Discovery...
Lee Berger, John Hawks
Historical geography; Physical anthropology & ethnography; Palaeontology; Geographical discovery & exploration; Rocks, minerals & fossils
Audio
This first-person narrative about an archaeological discovery is rewriting the story of human evolution. A story of defiance... [more]
Almost Human Lib/E: The Astonishing Tale of Homo Naledi and the Discovery...
Lee Berger, John Hawks
Historical geography; Physical anthropology & ethnography; Palaeontology; Geographical discovery & exploration; Rocks, minerals & fossils
Audio
This first-person narrative about an archaeological discovery is rewriting the story of human evolution. A story of defiance... [more]
Almost Human Lib/E: The Astonishing Tale of Homo Naledi and the Discovery...
Lee Berger, John Hawks
Historical geography; Physical anthropology & ethnography; Palaeontology; Geographical discovery & exploration; Rocks, minerals & fossils
Audio
This first-person narrative about an archaeological discovery is rewriting the story of human evolution. A story of defiance... [more]
British Cenozoic Fossils
Natural History Museum
Popular science; Rocks, minerals & fossils
Paperback
The Cenozoic era began about 70 million years ago and still continues. In British Cenozoic Fossils 354 species from this period... [more]
