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Shells ( DK Eyewitness Handbooks)

Shells ( DK Eyewitness Handbooks) by Matthew Ward (Author) The Visual Guide To More Than 500 Species Of Seashells From Around The World" 1992 DANCE, S. Peter Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dorling Kindersley (January 1, 1992) Language ‏ : ‎ English Flexibound ‏ : ‎ 256 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0863188117 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0863188114 Introduction -- Collecting rocks and minerals -- Field equipment -- Home equipment -- Organizing your collection -- How this book works -- Mineral or rock -- Mineral formation -- Mineral Composition -- Mineral Characteristics -- Mineral identification -- How rocks are formed -- Igneous rock characteristics -- Types fo Metamorphism -- Metamorphic rock characteristics -- Sedimentary rock characteristics -- Rock identification key -- Minerals -- Native elements -- Sulfides and sulfosalts -- halides -- Oxides and hydroxides -- Carbonates, nitrates, and borates -- Sulfates, chromates, molybdates, and tungtates -- phosphates, arsenates, and vanadates -- Silicates -- Rocks -- Igneous rocks -- Metamorphic rocks -- Sedimentary rocks -- Glossary -- Index-- Acknowledgements Gives informative descriptions and photographs of more than five hundred specimens of rocks and minerals Topics

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