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Gems, Granites, and Gravels: Knowing and Using Rocks and Minerals
Gems Granites and Gravels Knowing and Using Rocks and Minerals Author:R. V. Dietrich, Brian J. Skinner This volume is a valuable introduction to mineralogy and to related specialties such as petrology (the study of rocks), crystallography (the study of crystals), and soil science. Discoveries in these fields are described in a historical context, while the authors explain what minerals and rocks are, how they are distributed around the world, how... more » we depend on them, and where to see the most beautiful specimens of both minerals and rocks.« less