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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals (National Audubon Society Field Guides)
by: NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY

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Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 552.097
EAN: 9780394502694
ISBN: 0394502698
Label: Knopf
Manufacturer: Knopf
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 856
Publication Date: May 12, 1979
Publisher: Knopf
Release Date: May 12, 1979
Studio: Knopf
Sales Rank: 15340

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Perfect for mountain climbers and hikers, this valuable reference covers more rocks and minerals in North America than any other available guide. 794 full-color photographs depict all the important rocks, gems, and minerals -- in many variations of color and crystal form -- and the natural environments in which they occur; written descriptions provide information on field marks, similar rocks and minerals, environment, areas of occurrence, and derivation of names. Includes a guide to mineral collecting and a list of rock-forming minerals

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Great reference book!
I used this book in high school to help prepare for a Science Olympiad, and also to help study for my earth science class. It is comprehensive, clear, and just one of the best references I've ever used. I would recommend this to anyone interested in geology or learning to identify rocks and minerals, or who needs to learn for a class. I will be purchasing several more National Audubon Society Field Guides because of my experience with this one.

Rating:

- Excellent resource, but a little awkward
The National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals is a beautiful book packed full of information. The guide, including index, is 850 pages, with over 250 full color pages featuring pretty much every rock and mineral you will come across in North America. The regular pages are very thin, similar to the paper bibles are printed on. This thin paper is very flimsy and may not hold up well to the kind of abuse it would take if you actually carried it in the field. The thiness also allows the print on the other side to show through, making it difficult to read sometimes. The print is especially small, contributing to some readability problems.

The information is most certainly complete, though. The first 48 pages talk about the various characteristics ... Read More

Rating:

- great resource
As a Library Media Specialist, I receive requests for all sorts of books. This one was a request from an earth science instructor for a book that gave some really good examples of rocks and minerals --in color.

Rating:

- good field guide to minerals
I love the pictures, even though I did notice the pictures and the corresponding text are in different parts of the guide. The small size allows me to take the book with me anywhere.

Rating:

- Rock Identification
The National Audubon Field Guides are all great and the clear pictures make rock and mineral identification much easier.

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