Simon & Schuster's Guide to Rocks and Minerals

Simon & Schuster's Nature Guide Series

by Annibale Mottana, Martin Prinz (Editor), Rodolfo Crespi

Practical, concise, and easy to use, Simon & Schuster's Guide to Rocks and Minerals contains everything that the rock and mineral enthusiast needs to know. This field guide is divided into two large sections -- one devoted to minerals and one to rocks, each prefaced by a comprehensive introduction that discusses formation, chemistry, and more. All 377 entries, beautifully illustrated with color photographs and helpful visual symbols, provide descriptions and practical information about appearance, classification, rarity, crystal formation, mode of occurrence, gravity of mineral, rock chemistry, modal classification fields, formational environments, grain sizes of rocks, and much more.

Whether you are a serious collector or an information-seeking amateur, this incomparably beautiful, authoritative guide will prove an invaluable reference.

Genres: Reference, Geology, Science, Nonfiction, Nature, Field Guides, School

607 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1977

Reviews

[Bren fall in love with the sea. · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Minerals are normally defined as solid crystalline substances, formed by natural and usually inorganic processes".


Simon Schuster's Guide to Rocks and Minerals (Paperback)
by Martin Prinz

When I was but a young girl, one of my favorite activities was collecting rocks and using a rock polisher to make them shine! Rocks are already insanely beautiful but when polished, they glow in a way that is just ethereal.

So this was an activity I loved but have not indulged in for years! Still have some of the old polished rocks though and would like to get back to it.

This book can be used as a reference. I will be honest..I never really read about the minerals. But I liked reading about the rocks and the different types. There is a treasure trove of information in this book so if you are a rock collector or just naturally interested in this subject matter, I would recommend this book.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Every rock collector needs this in their library.

[enn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book for support my jobs

[Ava Dalton · Rating 4 out of 5]

hate my geology major, love this book. wish they made a pocket size edition for the field.
pro:
there are pictures which are printed in color
con:
the minerals ARENT in alphabetical order

[Austen Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

beautiful pictures and detailed data on the many physical properties of rocks and minerals. just as important to keep on-hand as a foldable shovel. it rocks, what can I say

[Jennifer Coe]

Yes I have read this...and it was super helpful in minerology. I have actually used it after college too!

[Cathy Douglas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Knowledgeable people say this is the best and most reliable guide to rocks and gems, but I'm unimpressed by the grainy photos.

[⚔️Kelanth⚔️ · Rating 4 out of 5]

La Bibbia delle Rocce, nelle occasioni che la rendono necessaria.

[Kim Zinkowski · Rating 3 out of 5]

What can I say...it is a guide book.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent

[Faiz Haidar · Rating 5 out of 5]

great books, want to read it again

[book book book · Rating 5 out of 5]

so useful

[Andrea Norton · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful reference for any rock and mineral collector. This books small size makes it easy to take in the field!

[Kagame Richard]

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