Written and designed for the beginner, this book describes and illustrates the most common and interesting rocks and minerals, from simple sandstone to exotic gems. Illustrated with dozens of beautiful color photographs, it tells how these rocks and minerals formed and how to identify them--and includes tips on collecting.
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Roger Tory Peterson, one of the world's greatest naturalists, received every major award for ornithology, natural science, and conservation as well as numerous honorary degrees, medals, and citations, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Peterson Identification System has been called the greatest invention since binoculars. These editions include updated material by Michael O'Brien, Paul Lehman, Bill Thompson III, Michael DiGiorgio, Larry Rosche, and Jeffrey A. Gordon.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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This particular "rock identificatin book" is pretty good. The photos of samples are good and in color. However, it is not a comprehensive as our earth science instructor had hoped. On the whole, it is a good text for beginners.
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To the point, basics, and a lot of examples.,
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This book is small, easily fits into your pocket, sturdy for its tall size, and filled with brilliant photos or examples with short descriptions as the pages go on.
As a direct read it is a quickie, but it is also a decent reference guide to the most common rocks, metals, and crystals. It discusses basic geology and the formation of the planet and what makes our elements, it gives to-the-point single paragraphs on a lot of basic material. This would be a great guide to the starting geologist or student hungering for a hobby.
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Great beginner resource,
This review is from: Peterson First Guide to Rocks and Minerals (Paperback)
As a hobbyist I was looking for a good book to start off with. I found this book to be a great starting place. The introduction is clear and provides enough details to set the stage for understanding the rest of the material. There are photographs of each type of rock and mineral presented. The rocks and minerals are presented in a clear and concise manner with just enough information to give the reader a general idea of the chemical composition, physical description, and typical locations for each item discussed.
I also found the writing style of this book pleasant and enjoyable to read.
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Unlike other fields of natural history, geology has no geographic boundaries. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ore veins, plutonic rocks Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Mexico, South Africa, New Jersey, Sri Lanka, North Carolina, New South Wales New!
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Unlike other fields of natural history, geology has no geographic boundaries. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ore veins, plutonic rocks Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Mexico, South Africa, New Jersey, Sri Lanka, North Carolina, New South Wales New!
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- Field Guide to the Birds; Eastern land and water birds by Roger Tory Peterson in Front Matter
- A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals (Peterson Field Guides) by Frederick H. Pough in Front Matter
- A Field Manual for the Amateur Geologist: Tools and Activities for Exploring Our Planet by Alan M. Cvancara on 4 pages
- Gems, Granites, and Gravels: Knowing and Using Rocks and Minerals by R. V. Dietrich on page 12, and Back Matter
- An American Childhood by Annie Dillard on page 137, and page 140
- Peterson Field Guide to Geology of Eastern North America (Peterson Field Guides) by David C. Roberts on page 7
- Computer-Aided Multivariate Analysis, Fourth Edition (Chapman & Hall/CRC Texts in Statistical Science) by Abdelmonem Afifi on page 20
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