Section on fossils rev. by Brian Rosen and associates. Prepared in association with the Natural History Museum in London. Rev. ed. of: The Hamlyn guide to minerals, rocks, and fossils / W.R. Hamilton, A.R. Woolley, A.C. Bishop. London : Hamlyn, c1974. Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-330) and index.
Contents:
Minerals. Native elements -- Sulfides -- Oxides and hydroxides -- Halides -- Carbonates -- Nitrates and borates -- Sulfates and chromates -- Tungstates and molybdates -- Phosphates, arsenates, and vanadates -- Silicates -- Rocks. Igneous rocks -- Metamorphic rocks -- Sedimentary rocks -- Meteorites and tektites -- Fossils. Sponges -- Corals -- Mollusks -- Arthropods -- Brachiopods -- Bryozoans -- Echinoderms -- Graptolites -- Vertebrates -- Fossil land plants -- Geological time scale.
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