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Author:

Pough, Frederick H.

Title:

A field guide to rocks and minerals / Frederick H. Pough ; photographs by Jeffrey Scovil.

Edition:

5th ed.

Publisher:

Houghton Mifflin,

Copyright Date:

c1996

Description:

xv, 396 p., 64 leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm.

Subject:

Mineralogy, Determinative--North America--Identification.
Rocks--North America--Identification.

Other Authors:

Scovil, Jeffrey A.
National Audubon Society.
National Wildlife Federation.
Roger Tory Peterson Institute.

Notes:

"Sponsored by the National Audubon Society, the National Wildlife Federation, and the Roger Tory Peterson Institute." Map on front endpaper. Includes bibliographical references (p. 377-181) and index.

Contents:

An introduction to the study of rocks and minerals : your mineral collection -- Rocks and minerals and where to find them : geographical distribution -- Rock classifications -- Igneous rocks -- Sedimentary rocks -- Metamorphic rocks -- Mineral environments -- Physical properties of minerals : distinguishing characteristics -- Mineral textures and outlines of aggregates -- Crystal classifications : the crystal systems -- Other forms and phenomena -- The chemical classification of minerals -- Tests, techniques, and tips -- Mineral descriptions : elements -- Sulfides and sulfosalts -- Oxides -- Halides -- Carbonates -- Nitrates -- Borates -- Sulfates -- Phosphates, arsenates, vanadates, and uranates -- Tungstates (wolframates) and molybdates -- Silicates -- Silica type -- Disilicate type -- Metasilicate types -- Pyrosilicate type -- Orthosilicate type -- Subsilicate type.

Series:

The Peterson field guide series ; 7

ISBN:

9780585067926 (electronic bk.)
0585067929 (electronic bk.)
039591096X (pbk.)
9780395910962 (pbk.)
9780395910962 (pbk.) :
039591096X (pbk.) :
9780395910979
0395910978
9780395727775 (pbk.)
0395727774 (pbk.)
9780395727782
0395727782

LCCN:

94049005

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