mineralogy

Photographs and captions describe the characteristics of different kinds of minerals, gemstones, and metals.

Describes minerals, what they are made of, identification of minerals, and uses for minerals including salt for flavor, diamonds for beauty, and more.

Questions and answers provide basic information about rocks and minerals, including their formation, properties, and identification.

An introduction to the characteristics, uses, and scientific and practical value of rocks and minerals with a discussion of beliefs and customs concerning them and suggestions for collecting.

Describes the formation and uses of the world's leading minerals.

Discusses the many uses of the world's most common mineral, whose forms range from the ordinary grain of sand to the amethyst, a semiprecious stone.

Text and photographs examine the creation, importance, erosion, mining, and uses of rocks and minerals.

A guide to collecting and identifying different kinds of rocks and minerals.