Customer Reviews

Peterson First Guide to Rocks and Minerals

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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.

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.

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.

I used these field guides as reference books for middle school students who are beginning their study of rocks and minerals. The introductory information is brief, but the images and descriptions give great basic information. It is far from an exhaustive resource and the information given is a basic description, but for my students it was a great starting point for their study. The field guide is also small enough to fit into a pocket and I carried multiple copies on a cart and had no problems.

Good, handy guide to have.
Great seller, fast shipping, accurate description.
Well done!!
Greg Martin

The person I purchased this book for found it very informative and enjoyed it very much.I found it came at a very reasonable time. Happy with my purchase.

These pocket guides are great. I highly reccomend these for any grade school child, 2-6 grade. These books are small and hold together well. Illustrations are good and easy to understand descriptions.

It is a good beginning user guide but lacks in photos of different rocks. If you are looking for a comprehensive guide this is not it.

O.k. for what is in there, but I would rather have a field guide with more specimens and information. Save your money and buy the "National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals".

Perfect size for travel. Fits in purse, pocket or pack. Easy to refer to.