Understanding Minerals and Crystals

by Terence McCarthy and Bruce Cairncross

Minerals are the building blocks of rocks - they make up the solid Earth's crust. Understanding Minerals & Crystals takes a close look at minerals, how they form, why they differ and how to go about identifying them. It examines the nature of atoms and the way they bind together to form minerals with distinctive crystal structures; discusses the nature and classification of these crystals (with a mineral identification key); and offers detailed descriptions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1431700843
• ISBN13: 9781431700844
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.6" x 9.7"