Description
Alfred A. Knopf (A Chanticleer Press Edition), Published 1978. Paperback, 850 pp.; 20 cm; eleventh printing (1993); illustrated with 794 color photographs.
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In Very Good condition. Gray textured leatherette flexible covers with white lettering on spine; mild shelf and edge wear; binding tight; pages clean and unmarked. A comprehensive field guide covering more North American rocks and minerals than any other guide of its kind. 794 full-color photographs depict rocks, gems, and minerals in their many color and crystal-form variations and the natural environments in which they occur; written descriptions provide field marks, similar species, environment, areas of occurrence, and derivation of names. Includes a color key to identification, a guide to mineral collecting, and a list of rock-forming minerals.
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