The Gem Hunter's Kit: Unearth Your Own Mineral Treasures - Softcover

Lutz, Tim

9780762412129: The Gem Hunter's Kit: Unearth Your Own Mineral Treasures

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0762412127 ISBN 13: 9780762412129

Publisher: Running Press, 2002

Our perennially popular hands-on kit introduces curious children to the fascinating science of geology. In the illustrated, fact-filled, 64page handbook, kids will learn how gems and minerals are formed and where to find them. Then they can actually excavate eight genuine gems and minerals -- including hematite, obsidian, and copper -- from the enclosed slab of rock. The special excavation tool, gem tray, sparkly gem stickers, gem identification chart, and step-by-step instructions help in identification and classification of their exciting discoveries. Also in the Discovery Kit™ series

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About the Author:

Tim Lutz is a geologist who specialises in the study of igneous rocks. He teaches geology at LaSalle University and West Chetser University in the Philadelphia area. He earned his Ph.D. in geology at the University of Pennsylvania.

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