Smithsonian Handbooks: Rocks & Minerals (Smithsonian Handbooks)
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- ISBN: 9780789491060
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Location:
California
Posted:
Apr 01, 2007
Type:
User Review
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Excellent book!
This is a great book with lots of information and it's filled with glossy colorful pictures. Great for any adult or child. I've seen several resource books about rocks and minerals, and I like this one the best. My nine year old loves the book.
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 5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 21, 2007 Type: User Review |
Smithsonian Rocks and Minerals
I am the author of two books, "Collecting Fluorescent Minerals" and "The World of Fluorescent Minerals" and needed additional resources for non-fluorescent minerals. This book was nicely done - good illustrations, lots of variety, clearly written...
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 4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 19, 2007 Type: User Review |
Very pleased!
this was such a huge help on a test I had! The pictures and discriptions leave little to be desired. A very good investment!
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 08, 2007 Type: User Review |
Great Picture Resource
I have been looking for a field guide for my 6-year-old son and could only find books for children that gave a general overview of rocks and minerals. This book is the one I have been looking for. I knew that DK would be the publisher to give me...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 08, 2007 Type: User Review |
A great guide for beginners!
This book is really worth the price. It is very well ilustrated and the key for rock and mineral identification is precise enough to help you find the name and properties of the rocks you find. Of course it is not meant for the professional...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 23, 2007 Type: User Review |
ITweety
I ordered this for my daughter who is a sophomore in college majoring in Geology & Physics. She loved it! She has several field guides but still enjoyed receiving this one. She said it was great. The pictures are very good and it had good...
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5.00/5 |
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