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Examines how rocks and minerals are formed, mined, and processed.

A guide to collecting and identifying different kinds of rocks and minerals.

"Describes what rocks are and why they're important"--Provided by publisher.

Provides step-by-step instruction for nine science fair projects about rocks and minerals; offers advice on displays and added features; and includes a section on the competition.

Unaware of its eons-old history, a boy finds a rock and takes it home to a shelf beside his sea glass and starfish.

Describes the distinguishing characteristics of various kinds of rocks.

Presents a short study of minerals and how they are formed, the phyical properties of minerals, metals and gems, and the importance of minerals to the overall study of the earth.

Explains the formation and characteristics of fossils and igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks.

Describes how scientists learn about the earth by studying different kinds of rocks and how they weather and erode.

Explains how metamorphic rocks are formed and describes different kinds, as well as useful minerals found in them.

Discusses the forces that created sedimentary rock and describes the different kinds, including clastic and chemically and organically formed rocks.

Photographs and simple text teach young readers about rocks and soil, including information on where soil comes from, how fossils are made, and how rocks, soil, and minerals form and change.

Discusses the size, shape, composition, origin, and other aspects of different kinds of rocks.