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# Rock and Gem: The Definitive Guide to Rocks, Minerals, Gemstones, and Fossils

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Rock and Gem: The Definitive Guide to Rocks, Minerals, Gemstones, and Fossils [Bonewitz, Ronald] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Rock and Gem: The Definitive Guide to Rocks, Minerals, Gemstones, and Fossils

Review: A coffee table prize - I'm a retired field geologist, with broad grad-school exposure to the earth sciences. Along the way, I was reference staff in a respected university's advanced research earth sciences library. I've seen several highly-regarded, public and private rock and mineral collections. I've seen many minerals in-situ, in their native rock environment. I have considerable optical mineralogy and petrographic experience. However, I'm not a rock hound, nor a rock or gem collector. I appreciated that a mineral specimen or crystal was at home when I encountered in nature, so I typically took only photos and left well enough alone. That said, this book is a great deal as a coffee-table book. It's content shows the quality that's generally associated with the Smithsonian Institution, with good quality photographs and adult-level textual content. I wasn't super-sold by the sample photos for the book's product page, so I played it safe and purchased the paperback edition, new, at what turns out to be really good price. However, if I had been able to encounter this book in a bookstore--in hardback, I would've paid at least $60 and felt very smug about a good deal. Whichever edition, this is a quality, comprehensive presentation of physical geology, and rocks and minerals. Most comparable earth science books are not as economically priced. It's a well done tour de force on rocks and gems.
Review: Absolutely Beautiful!! - This book is packed with images and variations and very useful details. I use it as a reference for crystal healing and identifying stones.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (883) |
| Dimensions  | 7.25 x 0.9 x 9.25 inches |
| Edition  | Reprint |
| ISBN-10  | 0756633427 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0756633424 |
| Item Weight  | 2.08 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 360 pages |
| Publication date  | February 4, 2008 |
| Publisher  | DK |

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A coffee table prize
*by M***Y on January 26, 2021*

I'm a retired field geologist, with broad grad-school exposure to the earth sciences. Along the way, I was reference staff in a respected university's advanced research earth sciences library. I've seen several highly-regarded, public and private rock and mineral collections. I've seen many minerals in-situ, in their native rock environment. I have considerable optical mineralogy and petrographic experience. However, I'm not a rock hound, nor a rock or gem collector. I appreciated that a mineral specimen or crystal was at home when I encountered in nature, so I typically took only photos and left well enough alone. That said, this book is a great deal as a coffee-table book. It's content shows the quality that's generally associated with the Smithsonian Institution, with good quality photographs and adult-level textual content. I wasn't super-sold by the sample photos for the book's product page, so I played it safe and purchased the paperback edition, new, at what turns out to be really good price. However, if I had been able to encounter this book in a bookstore--in hardback, I would've paid at least $60 and felt very smug about a good deal. Whichever edition, this is a quality, comprehensive presentation of physical geology, and rocks and minerals. Most comparable earth science books are not as economically priced. It's a well done tour de force on rocks and gems.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Absolutely Beautiful!!
*by S***O on February 22, 2024*

This book is packed with images and variations and very useful details. I use it as a reference for crystal healing and identifying stones.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Awesome Book
*by K***N on December 15, 2024*

Wonderful discoveries in gems. A must have book!

## Frequently Bought Together

- Rock and Gem
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