Screen LibraryAll about minerals : discovering the building blocks of Earth /
What are minerals and how do they form? What do they look like and where are they found? This introduction to minerals covers the basics, from their role as the building blocks of rocks to the most common minerals on Earth.
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Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2021. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Digging into geology
A true book |
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| Summary: |
What are minerals and how do they form? What do they look like and where are they found? This introduction to minerals covers the basics, from their role as the building blocks of rocks to the most common minerals on Earth. "This book introduces readers to minerals"-- |
| Carrier Form: | 48 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Audience: |
Ages 8-10. Grades 4-6. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 45) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780531137154 9780531137116 0531137112 0531137155 9781713742005 1713742004 |
| Index Number: | QE365 |
| CLC: | P57-49 |
| Call Number: | P57-49/C891 |
| Contents: | Introduction: Earth's building blocks -- How minerals form -- Identifying minerals -- The BIG truth: Is it a rock or a mineral? -- Finding minerals -- Minerals many uses -- Magnificent mineral facts! -- Think like a scientist -- Grow a stalactite -- True statistics. |