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    <title>All about identifying, classifying, rockhounding, and more!</title>
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    <publisher>Scholastic</publisher>
    <dateIssued>2008</dateIssued>
    <edition>First printing, November 2008</edition>
    <issuance>monographic</issuance>
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    <extent>48 pages : illustrations  23 cm</extent>
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  <abstract>Science writer Seymour Simon explains to readers the different types of rocks and minerals with facts and full-color photographs. Readers will learn how to identify and classify various kinds of stones, such as granite, sandstone, basalt, quartz, and crystal.</abstract>
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  <note>Includes index.</note>
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