Smithsonian Rock and Gem
by Ronald Louis Bonewitz
It is a great book for reading, reference or study. It has expert and accurate authorship. It is written in a very interesting style and has lots of excellent photos.
This textbook-size (7.0" x 9.25") guidebook presents interesting facts about hundreds of different rocks, gems, minerals and fossils. Contains 360 pages with hundreds of full-color illustrations and an index - a very nice book at a bargain price. Highly recommended.
Smithsonian Rock and Gem
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| Origins |
6
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| The Formation of the Universe |
8
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| The Formation of Earth |
12
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| Earth's Crust |
16
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| Collecting Rocks and Minerals |
20
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| Rocks |
26
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| Rock Formation |
28
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| Types of Rock |
30
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| Igneous Rocks |
32
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| The Giant's Causeway |
44
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| The Devil's Tower |
48
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| Sedimentary Rocks |
52
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| Caves and Caverns |
56
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| The Terra-Cotta Army |
62
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| The Painted Desert |
66
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| Stonehenge |
72
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| Metamorphic Rocks |
76
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| The Taj Mahal |
80
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| Minerals |
86
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| What is a Mineral? |
88
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| Identifying Minerals |
92
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| Mineral Associations |
96
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| What is a Crystal? |
98
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| Crystal Systems |
100
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| Crystal Habits |
102
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| What is a Gemstone? |
104
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| Gem Mining |
106
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| Gem Cutting |
108
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| Megagems |
110
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| Native Elements |
112
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| Egyptian Gold |
116
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| Hope Diamond |
124
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| Sulfides |
126
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| Sulfosalts |
142
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| Oxides |
146
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| Star Stones and Cat's eyes |
152
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| Fluorescent Minerals |
160
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| Hydroxides |
166
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| Halides |
170
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| Carbonates |
176
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| Russian Malachite |
186
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| Phosphates, Arsenates, and Vanadates |
188
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| Mesoamerican Turquoise |
198
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| Borates and Nitrates |
204
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| Sulfates, Chromates, Tungstates and Molybdates |
208
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| Silicates |
218
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| Tectosilicates |
218
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| Feldspars |
234
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| Feldspathoids |
242
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| The Standard of Ur |
246
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| Zeolites |
249
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| Phyllosilicates |
256
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| Single-Chain Inosilicates |
270
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| Double-Chain Inosilicates |
278
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| Chinese Burial Suits |
282
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| Cyclosilicates |
286
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| Sorosilicates |
294
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| Nesosilicates |
298
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| The Garnet Group |
300
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| Organic Gems |
314
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| The Amber Room |
316
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| Cultivating Pearls |
324
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| Fossils |
326
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| How Fossils are Formed |
328
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| The Fossil Record |
330
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| Plants |
332
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| The Arizona Petrified Forest |
334
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| Invertebrates |
337
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| Vertebrates |
348
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| The Dinosaur Quarry |
350
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| Glossary |
352
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| Index |
354
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| Acknowledgements |
359
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