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The Collector's Guide to Herkimer Diamonds
Michael R. Walter
Rocks, minerals & fossils
Paperback
This is the first published guide to Herkimer diamonds, striking quartz crystals, that includes all important aspects of interest... [more]
Dinosaurs from Head to Tail
Stacey Roderick
Rocks, minerals & fossils
Hardback
With playful illustrations and engaging, guessing game text, young paleontologists-to-be will want to revisit Dinosaurs from... [more]
The Rock Cycle at Work
George Pendergast
Rocks, minerals & fossils
Hardback
Heat and energy impacts all life on our planet. Energy from the sun helps plants grow and makes it possible for us to live... [more]
Dinosaurs Rule
Matthew Rake
Rocks, minerals & fossils
Hardback
About 250 million years ago, the first dinosaurs began to roam Earth. Join your friendly prehistoric fish-guide on an adventure... [more]
Investigating Sedimentary Rocks
Miriam Coleman
Rocks, minerals & fossils
Hardback
Sedimentary rocks are like time capsules. Each layer contains clues about what life was like at the time the layers were formed.... [more]
Investigating the Rock Cycle
Mary Lindeen
Rocks, minerals & fossils
Hardback
Igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks, and metamorphic rocks make up the three main types of rocks. Did you know that rocks are... [more]
Rocks & Minerals of Wisconsin, Illinois & Iowa: A Field Guide to the Badger,...
Dan Lynch, Bob Lynch
Rocks, minerals & fossils
Paperback
Get the perfect guide to rocks and minerals of Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa! The book features comprehensive entries for rocks... [more]
Mammoth and Mastodon
Jennifer Zeiger
Rocks, minerals & fossils
Hardback
Learn all about the ancient animals known as mammoths and mastodons, from how they lived to how they are related to today's... [more]
Saber-Toothed Cat
Jennifer Zeiger
Rocks, minerals & fossils
Hardback
Learn all about the ancient animals known as saber-toothed cats, from what they ate to how they are related to today's cats.... [more]
Apocalypse: The Transformation of Earth: An Esoteric Mineralogy
Friedrich Benesch
Christian mysticism; Rocks, minerals & fossils
Paperback
An esoteric discussion of the twelve minerals described as building the New Jerusalem in the book of Revelation. [more]
Evolution of the Igneous Rocks: Fiftieth Anniversary Perspectives
Hatten Schuyler Yoder
Rocks, minerals & fossils
Paperback
The Evolution of the Igneous Rocks, by N. L. Bowen, appeared in 1928 and had a profound influence on later generations of... [more]
Mineral Treasures of the Ozarks
Bruce L. Stinchcomb
Rocks, minerals & fossils
Paperback
The Ozarks highland region of the Midwest, located in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas, contains beautiful mineral... [more]
Collector's Guide to the Zeolite Group
Robert J. Lauf, PhD.
Rocks, minerals & fossils
Paperback
Among rock-forming minerals, the zeolite group is large and widespread, and is enormously important to industry. Zeolites... [more]
Rocks and Minerals
Chris Pellant, Helen Pellant
Mathematics & Sciences; Rocks, minerals & fossils
Paperback
A geology expert explains how to tell rocks from minerals and then shares secrets of spotting sulfides, chromates, igneous... [more]
Rocks and Minerals
Torrey Maloof
Rocks, minerals & fossils
Paperback
Learn all about rocks and minerals and how we study them. Almost all rocks are made of minerals. Learn about the three different... [more]
Rocks, Gems, and Minerals of the Rocky Mountains
Garret Romaine
Geology & the lithosphere; Rocks, minerals & fossils; Travel & holiday guides
Paperback
Rocks, Gems, and Minerals of the Rocky Mountains is a field guide to more than 130 of the most common and sought-after rocks,... [more]
Seven Skeletons: The Evolution of the World's Most Famous Human Fossils...
Lydia Pyne
Early man; Palaeontology; Rocks, minerals & fossils
Audio
An irresistible journey of discovery, science, history, and myth-making, told through the lives and afterlives of seven famous... [more]
Rocks and Minerals
Ellen Lawrence
Rocks, minerals & fossils
Hardback
We see pretty pebbles at the beach, and we can find rocks in all shapes and sizes in backyards and parks. But what are rocks... [more]
Collector's Guide to Crawfordsville Crinoids
William W. Morgan, PhD
Rocks, minerals & fossils
Paperback
Mississippian Age crinoids from Crawfordsville, Indiana, are known worldwide for their completeness, abundance, comparatively... [more]
Extinction and Evolution: What Fossils Reveal About the History of Life...
Niles Eldredge
Mathematics & Sciences; Rocks, minerals & fossils
Hardback
An illustrated account of the work and discoveries of Niles Etheridge, one of the world's most renowned paleontologists whose... [more]
Unearthing Metamorphic Rocks
Willa Dee
Rocks, minerals & fossils
Paperback
Metamorphosis means change, and metamorphic rocks are rocks that have been transformed by heat and pressure. Chapters focus... [more]
Earth's Treasures: Rocks and Minerals
Edward Close, Robert Coupe
Rocks, minerals & fossils
Paperback
Introduces various types of rocks found on our planet. [more]
The Memory of Stone: Meditations on the Canyons of the West
Erv Schroeder
Individual photographers; Rocks, minerals & fossils
Hardback
An intimate portrait of the colourado Plateau that celebrates the landscape in photographs and writing. Erv Schroeder's photographs... [more]
Rockhounding Oregon: A Guide to the State's Best Rockhounding Sites
Lars Johnson
Rocks, minerals & fossils
Paperback
This book provides detailed directions and GPS coordinates to the best rockhounding sites in Oregon, with valuable tips on... [more]
Fault-related Rocks: A Photographic Atlas
Arthur W. Snoke, Jan Tullis, Victoria R. Todd
Rocks, minerals & fossils; The Earth: natural history general
Paperback
Presents a survey of the rocks and structures of fault and shear zones. This book presents more than six hundred photographs... [more]
