Minerals and Rocks: A Beginner's Guide by Kim Tait (Spanish) Paperback Book

Description: Minerals and Rocks by Kim Tait Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Essential guidebook for young readers which introduces key geological and scientific concepts and illustrates the identity and main features of minerals and rocks. Publisher Description Discover the fascinating world under your feet in Minerals and Rocks. Written by a top mineralogist, this essential guidebook for young readers introduces key geological and scientific concepts and delves into the main features of minerals and rocks. The chapter on minerals explores some of the most important and beautiful minerals on Earth. Readers will learn about common minerals, like feldspar and quartz, as well as ones that are critical to our transition to green energy, like lithium. A section on gemstones highlights the beauty of minerals. The rock chapter explains how our Earth is a great rock recycler -- producing igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks through a number of natural processes. Explanations of how each type of rock is formed are accompanied by visual examples and captions. This guidebook is capped off with a chapter on finding, studying and collecting rocks in your own backyard, with an extensive list of websites, apps and further reading to encourage young geologists to continue their explorations. Minerals and Rocks is a wonderful new introduction to this timeless and popular subject by a leading mineralogy expert. AGES: 6 plus AUTHOR: Kim Tait is a Senior Curator at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Toronto. Kims research focuses on the formation of the solar system, and she is a collaborator on the Canadian Space Agencys OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter team. Author Biography Kim Tait is a Senior Curator at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto and an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Toronto. Kims research focuses on the formation of the solar system, and she is a collaborator on the Canadian Space Agencys OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter team. Details ISBN 0228104963 ISBN-13 9780228104964 Title Minerals and Rocks Author Kim Tait Format Paperback Year 2024 Pages 56 Publisher Firefly Books Ltd GE_Item_ID:161400980; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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