Peridot is a shiny green stone often used in rings and necklaces. Tourmaline, garnets, and emeralds are all gemstones that form in the intrusive igneous rock pegmatite. The everyday use of igneous rocks is not new.
This type of rock is made up of minerals. Find out more about minerals, where igneous rocks form and what purposes they serve. You may even have igneous rocks in your own home!
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Rocks, crystals, minerals, and more cover Earth. Learn how to identify them, where to find them, and how we use them in our everyday lives with these fun and fact-filled books. Have you read them all? Book jacket.
This book is an introduction to igneous rocks, telling how they are formed, the different types, and how they are used.
For most of us, igneous rocks are no more than a stone’s throw away.
Get ready to get your hands dirty with Igneous Rocks.
An introduction to igneous rocks.
This important Earth science concept is explored in the text, which also covers the different kinds of igneous rocks, how to use their physical properties to identify them, and what clues they offer about Earth’s past.
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This book includes age-appropriate content that will enhance the science curriculum through fascinating fact boxes, full-color photographs, and a graphic organizer detailing the process of igneous rock formation.