在儿童必不可少的视觉百科全书中，地球上非凡的矿物，宝石，贝壳和化石都令人眼花缭乱。在任何海盗都会羡慕的终极宝藏上大饱眼福。超过1000幅令人惊叹的照片以华丽的细节展示了矿石和宝石，确保您可以识别砂岩中的沉积物，大理石中的变质物和珍珠中的黄铁矿。深入介绍了每种引人注目的材料的独特品质，以及它们在艺术，工业，建筑和科学中的广泛用途。
在您的地质发现之旅中，睁大眼睛观看彩虹岩石，荧光矿物，无价钻石和流星雨。与史前时期的恐龙会面，了解化石的形成方式，与古埃及的金字塔建造者一起研究石灰石砖，并在海洋中潜入以搜寻蛤，贝壳和鸟蛤的方式。
寻宝者，可以开始用《矿石与宝石手册》开始自己的收藏了。
Earth's extraordinary minerals, gems, shells, and fossils are all on dazzling display in this essential visual encyclopedia for children. Feast your eyes on the ultimate treasure trove that any pirate would envy. More than 1,000 stunning photographs showcase rocks and gems in glorious detail, ensuring you can recognise sedimentary from sandstone, metamorphic from marble, and pyrite from pearl. The unique qualities of each eye-catching material are described in-depth, together with their broad range of uses in art, industry, architecture, and science.
Keep your eyes open for rainbow rocks, fluorescent minerals, priceless diamonds, and meteor showers on your geological journey of discovery. Meet dinosaurs in the prehistoric period to understand how fossils form, join the pyramid builders of ancient Egypt to investigate the limestone bricks, and take a dip in the ocean on the hunt for clams, cowries, and cockles.
Treasure seekers, get set to start your own collection with The Rock and Gem Book.
