Written and designed for the beginner, this book describes and illustrates the most common and interesting rocks and minerals, from simple sandstone to exotic g

Improve your life on all levels--mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually--with this essential reference guide to 160 easily-procured crystals, minera

Did you know culinary salt is the mineral halite? Or that the pigment vermillion is powdered cinnabar, a mineral whose name comes from the Persian for "dragon's

This is an ideal textbook for both advanced undergraduates and graduate students. It contains valuable coverage of the optical properties of minerals, as well a

Explains how to start and organize a rock collection; provides detailed descriptions of hundreds of minerals with information on geographic distribution, physic