Rocks, minerals and fossils Books

Lithographia Halensis, by Johann Christian Daniel Schreber, is a significant historical contribution to the field of paleontology. This meticulously detailed work showcases a collection of fossil illustrations, providing valuable insights into the...

La faune jurassique de Mazapil, avec un apendice sur les fossiles du crétacique inférieur offers a detailed exploration of the Jurassic fauna discovered in Mazapil, Mexico, complemented by an appendix focusing on fossils from the Lower...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

The past two decades have witnessed a revolution in the earth sciences. The quantitative, instrument-based measurements and physical models of. geophysics, together with advances in technology, have radically transformed the...

This book is for undergraduates, postgraduates and research workers who wish to gain an insight into present ideas and speculations on the origin of granite batholiths. It is a summary of the proceedings of a one-day meeting of...

This book is not intended to give a full and comprehensive account of the Mesozoic mammals, and nor is it intended as a handbook for research workers studying pre-Tertiary mammals. Our intention is to give an account of the...

Destructive plate margin magmagenesis is one of the most intensely studied and widely debated topics in the earth sciences at present. Calc-alkaline volcanic and plutonic rocks in orogenic settings exhibit such a diversity of...

The book titled ""The Pedigrees Of Dickinson Of Gildersome And Coalbrookdale; Darby Of Coalbrookdale, Salop; Darby Of Stoke Court, Bucks"" was written by Sandys Birket Foster and published in 1890. The book is a genealogical account of the families of...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work presents a brief look at the six historic mining counties of NE Washington. Included within these counties are some of the most fascinating and historic areas on the old Pacific Slope. Okanogan County - This is the land of Kamiakin and...

This report documents the discovery of gold near Lake Megantic in Quebec, including information on the geological formation and characteristics of the deposit. It provides valuable information for prospectors and investors interested in the potential for...

Descubra as maravilhas escondidas debaixo dos seus pés!Mergulhe profundamente no mundo da caça às rochas com este guia e embarque numa viagem geológica cheia de descobertas, admiração e um toque de ciência. Porquê escolher este guia?Introdução com tudo...

Created for those who love exploring Lake Michigan's shores, this guide is your go-to for identifying rocks.Explore this complete visual guide of shoreline stones with detailed descriptions and characteristics, alongside invaluable tips, tricks, and...

North Yorkshire: Studies Of Its Botany, Geology, Climate And Physical Geography is a book written by John Gilbert Baker and published in 1863. The book is a detailed study of the natural features of North Yorkshire, a county in the north of England. It...

The Coal Measures Amphibia Of North America is a scientific book written by Roy Lee Moodie in 1916. The book is a comprehensive study of the amphibian fossils found in the coal measures of North America, which includes the geological time period known as...

On Some Fossiliferous Beds Overlying The Red Crag At Chillesford Near Orford, Suffolk is a scientific publication written by Joseph Prestwich Jr. in 1849. The book is a detailed study of the fossil beds found in the Chillesford area of Suffolk, England,...

An explorer's walking guide to downstate New York's awesome boulders and rock formations.Downstate New York Rock Walks is both a hiking guidebook and a history book, calling attention to some of downstate New York's most spectacular and historic rocks:...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore,...

Entdecken Sie die verborgenen Wunder unter Ihren Füßen!Tauchen Sie mit diesem Führer tief in die Welt des Rockhounding ein und begeben Sie sich auf eine geologische Reise voller Entdeckungen, Ehrfurcht und einem Hauch von Wissenschaft. Warum diesen...

""Remarks On The Fossil Turtles Accredited To The Judith River Formation"" is a scientific book written by Frank Hall Knowlton in 1911. The book focuses on the fossil turtles found in the Judith River Formation, which is a geological formation located in...

A. C. Hamlin's two classic books (collected together in one volume) on the famous tourmalines of Mount Mica, Maine, discuss the history and illustrate the beauty of these gemstones. A wonderful addition to any rockhound or mineral collector's bookshelf.

The Old Glaciers of Switzerland and North Wales is a book written by Andrew Crombie Ramsay in 1860. The book is a comprehensive study of the geological history of glaciers in Switzerland and North Wales. Ramsay was a geologist and his work in this book...

This A-Z guide to precious and semi-precious stones includes historical and cultural information, names and meanings, birthstones, historical and contemporary traditions, folklore, purported healing and mind-enhancing powers, and bibliography.

""A Trip To Pilawin: The Deer-Park Of Count Joseph Potocki In Volhynia, Russia"" is a travelogue written by Richard Lydekker in 1908. The book details the author's journey to the Pilawin deer park, located in Volhynia, Russia, which was owned by Count...

NEW PRINT WITH PROFESSIONAL TYPE-SET IN CONTRAST TO SCANNED PRINTS OFFERED BY OTHERSThe Common Rocks And Minerals Of MissouriThis book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic...

""Rules For The Decision Of Courses"" is a book written by Thomas Thacker in 1843. This book is a revised and expanded version of Thacker's earlier work, ""Thacker's Rules."" The book focuses on the principles of coursing and the laws of the field,...

Geology And Paleontology Of Eighteen Mile Creek And The Lake Shore Sections Of Erie County, New York is a book written by Amadeus William Grabau in 1898. The book is a comprehensive study of the geology and paleontology of the Eighteen Mile Creek and the...

With the new global tectonics approach in the Earth Sciences, the quan­ titative aspects of the dynamics of rock-forming processes came into focus: geologists are no longer satisfied knowing the pressure-tempera­ ture ...

The fact that you want to know more about gemstone cutting means you already have the motivation needed to start turning your dream into a reality. During the lapidary became a popular hobby in the United States.Gemstones are naturally beautiful, but you...

Granulites are, by definition, rocks that crystallized at high temperatures. It is generally agreed that they were formed in regions where the geothermal gradient exceeded normal continental values. These rocks commonly display...

Acknowledgements xix pioneering workers on igneous layering in Greenland xx Wbrkshop participants xxii Henning Sfl!rensen, University of Copenhagen, Dermark. Latte Melchior Larsen, Geological SUrvey of Greenland, Copenhagen,...

IAU Symposium No. 111, "Calibration of Fundamental Stellar Quanti­ ties", was held at Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, on May 24-29, 1984. Meet­ ings held in the past ten years on related topics include: IAU Symposium No. 109,...

Knowledge of the relation between sonic velocity in sediments and rock lithology is one of the keys to interpreting data from seismic sections or from acoustic logs of sedimentary sequences. Reliable correlations of rock...

In May 1976 Lucian B. Platt organized a highly successful Penrose Confer­ ence on The Formation of Rock Cleavage at Bryn Mawr College in Penn­ sylvania, U. S. A. The meeting drew together about 70 specialists from both sides of...

Granite petrology has achieved significant progress since Tuttle and Bowen (1958) wrote the monograph on the Origin of granite in the light of experimental studies in the system NaAISi308-KAISi308-SiOrH20. Since then, the...

Origin and Mineralogy of Clays, the first of two volumes, lays the groundwork for a thorough study of clays in the environment. The second volume will deal with environmental interaction. Going from soils to sediments to...

The origin of different kinds of igneous rocks can be understood in terms of their tectonic setting, and by way of the isotope compositions of strontium, neodymium, and lead. This book explains the petrogenesis of igneous rocks...

This book is mainly about the field geology of granites at all scales from that of a single outcrop to plutons and batholiths. All field geologists work initially at the scale of the outcrop, consequently most of the phenomena...