tailieunhanh - Rock and Mineral

4-5 Rocky Earth 6-7 A volcanic beginning 8-9 Making of a rock 10-11 Igneous rock 12-13 Sedimentary rock 14-15 Metamorphic rock 16-17 Rocks from space 18-19 Hidden beauty 20-21 Breakdown 22-23 Carving a path 24-25 Crystals 26-27 What a gem! Written and edited by Caroline Bingham Designed by Helen Chapman Publishing manager Susan Leonard Managing art editor Clare Shedden Jacket design Chris Drew Picture researcher Sarah Stewart-Richardson Production Shivani Pandey DTP Designer Almudena Díaz Consultant Kim Dennis-Bryan PhD, FZS With thanks to Victoria Long for design assistance. First published in Great Britain in 2004 by Dorling Kindersley Limited 80 Strand, London WC2R. | Eye Wonder LONDON NEW YORK MUNICH MELBOURNE and DELHI Written and edited by Caroline Bingham Designed by Helen Chapman Publishing manager Susan Leonard Managing art editor Clare Shedden Jacket design Chris Drew Picture researcher Sarah Stewart-Richardson Production Shivani Pandey DTP Designer Almudena Díaz Consultant Kim Dennis-Bryan PhD FZS With thanks to Victoria Long for design assistance. First published in Great Britain in 2004 by Dorling Kindersley Limited 80 Strand London WC2R 0RL 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 A Penguin Company Copyright 2004 Dorling Kindersley Limited London A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. ISBN 1-4053-0090-6 Colour reproduction by Colourscan Singapore Printed and bound in Italy by . see our complete catalogue at Contents 4-5 Rocky Earth 6-7 A volcanic beginning 8-9 Making of a rock 10-11 Igneous rock 12-13 Sedimentary rock 14-15 Metamorphic rock 16-17 Rocks from space 18-19 Hidden beauty 20-21 Breakdown 22-23 Carving a path 24-25 Crystals 26-27 What a gem 28-29 Precious metals 30-31 Get that metal 32-33 Using rocks in art 34-35 Rocks in history 36-37 Building rocks 38-39 A touch of mystery 40-41 History in a rock 42-43 Hunting for rocks 44-45 What does it make 46-47 Glossary 48 Index and .