Complete Illustrated Guide to Rocks of the World [Audiobook] download free by John Farndon

Complete Illustrated Guide to Rocks of the World Audiobook download free by John Farndon
  • Listen audiobook: Complete Illustrated Guide to Rocks of the World
  • Author: John Farndon
  • Release date: 2013/2/16
  • Publisher: ANNESS PUBLISHING
  • Language: English
  • Genre or Collection: Natural History
  • ISBN: 9780754825623
  • Rating: 8.07 of 10
  • Votes: 710
  • Review by: Briggs Hornsby
  • Review rating: 7.75 of 10
  • Review Date: 2018/9/28
  • Duration: 1H36M30S in 256 kbps (25.6 MB)
  • Date of creation of the audiobook: 2018-07-26
  • You can listen to this audiobook in formats: WMA, WAV, OGG, MPEG4, MP3, FLAC (compression ZIP, LZ, TZ, TGZ, RAR, ISO)
  • Total pages original book: 128
  • Includes a PDF summary of 10 pages
  • Duration of the summary (audio): 7M9S (2 MB)
  • Description or summary of the audiobook: This title includes expert analysis of the key rock-forming environments of the world, plus full advice on identifying rock types and building a spectacular collection. It features more than 375 beautifully shot photographs and concise artworks. It categorizes rocks in family groups according to their composition, to enable the reader to gauge shared characteristics and distinguish between similar types. It explains how rocks form and the geological processes at work in the environment, including mountain-building, volcanic activity, plate tectonics and metamorphism. Simple identification techniques let amateurs classify rocks by quick and easy tests and comparisons. This is the ultimate photographic guide to all types of rock, an essential reference book for even the most experienced geologist, with many tips on sourcing rocks in the field and identifying collected specimens. The first part of the book will give amateurs and enthusiasts a thorough grounding in how rocks are made. The second part is a photographic directory of 150 different rocks, grouped by major categories and composition.It covers such ancient rocks as greenstone, rare rocks like eclogite, pegmatites - prized for their beauty - and much more. Practical information and checklists to aid classification make this the perfect fieldbook.
  • Other categories, genre or collection: Mineralogy & Gems, Rocks, Minerals & Fossils, Geology & The Lithosphere, Reference Works
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  • Format: Hardback
  • Approximate value: 19.18 USD
  • Dimensions: 170.18x220.98x15.24mm
  • Weight: 498.95g
  • Printed by: LORENZ BOOKS
  • Published in: London, United Kingdom

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