Main Title |
A field guide to rocks and minerals / |
Author |
Pough, Frederick H.
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Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Houghton Mifflin, |
Year Published |
1996 |
OCLC Number |
31867282 |
ISBN |
0395727782; 9780395727782; 0395727774; 9780395727775; 0395910978; 9780395910979; 039591096X; 9780395910962; 0585067929; 9780585067926 |
Subjects |
Mineralogy, Determinative--North America--Identification ;
Rocks--North America--Identification ;
Minerals--Identification ;
Rocks--Identification
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ESAR |
QE367.2.P68 1995 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
06/19/1998 |
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Edition |
5th ed. |
Collation |
xv, 396 pages, 64 leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm. |
Notes |
"Sponsored by the National Audubon Society, the National Wildlife Federation, and the Roger Tory Peterson Institute." Map on front endpaper. Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-181) and index. |
Contents Notes |
An introduction to the study of rocks and minerals. Your mineral collection (Care of the collection, collecting and testing equipment, reagents, testing supplies) ; Rocks and minerals and where to find them (Geographical distribution ; Rock classifications ; Igneous rocks ; Sedimentary rocks ; Metamorphic rocks ; Mineral environments) ; Physical properties of minerals (Distinguishing characteristics ; Mineral textures and outlines of aggregates) ; Crystal classifications (The crystal systems ; Other forms and phenomena ; The chemical classification of minerals ; Tests, techniques, and tips) -- Mineral descriptions. Elements ; Sulfides and sulfosalts ; Oxides ; Halides ; Carbonates ; Nitrates ; Borates ; Sulfates ; Phosphates, arsenates, vanadates, and uranates ; Tungstates (wolframates) and molybdates ; Silicates ; Silica type ; Disilicate type ; Metasilicate types ; Pyrosilicate type ; Orthosilicate type ; Subsilicate type. Explains how to start and organize a rock collection; provides detailed descriptions of hundreds of minerals with information on geographic distribution, physical properties, chemical composition, and crystalline structures; and includes 385 color photographs. |
Place Published |
Boston |
Access Notes |
Also available via World Wide Web to institutions affiliated with netLibrary, Inc. |
Corporate Au Added Ent |
National Audubon Society.; National Wildlife Federation.; Roger Tory Peterson Institute. |
Title Ser Add Ent |
Peterson field guide series ; 7. |
Alternate Title |
Rocks and minerals |
PUB Date Free Form |
©1996 |
Series Title Traced |
Peterson field guide series ; 7 |
Series Title Untraced |
The Peterson field guide series ; 7 |
BIB Level |
m |
Medium |
unmediated |
Content |
text |
Carrier |
volume |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
94049005 |
Merged OCLC records |
39193493; 39843462 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20170904042626 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
04252cam 2200757 a 45110 |