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Author:

Bramwell, Martyn.

Title:

Rocks and fossils / written and edited by Martyn Bramwell ; consultant, Alan Woolley ; designed by Sylvia Tate ; illustrated by Ian Jackson ... [et al.].

Publisher:

EDC Publishing

Copyright Date:

2007

Description:

31, [1] p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm.

Subject:

Rocks--Juvenile literature.
Rocks--Collection and preservation.
Rocks--Collectors and collecting.
Fossils--Juvenile literature.
Minerals--Juvenile literature.
Geology.

Other Authors:

Jackson, Ian, 1960-
Bramwell, Martyn., Tulsa, Okla. : EDC Publishing, c2007.

Notes:

"First published in 1983 by Usborne Publishing Ltd"--P. [32]. Includes index.

Contents:

Discovering the past -- Mountains on the move -- Rocks from inside the earth -- From sediment to stone -- Pebbles and puddingstones -- New rocks for old -- Understanding minerals -- Minerals to look for -- Crystals and gemstones -- All about fossils -- The story fossils tell -- Identifying your fossils -- Exploring the landscape -- The geologist at work.

Summary:

Outlines the history of Earth's continents and explains how different types of rocks and fossils were formed.

ISBN:

1580869920
9781580869928

Locations:

YSPD232 -- Camanche Public Library (Camanche)