A practical guide to indentifying minerals, rocks, and fossils. Intended for amateur collectors and specialists alike, it is small enough to be carried in the pocket or rucksack. It contains 145 colour plates which show typical mineral, rock and fossils specimens. The encyclopaedia contains more than 13,000 A-Z entries, colour illustrations, 150 special box features and 200 individual country features.. The plates were photographed from the Natural History Museum's collection.

About the Author

The authors are researchers in the mineralogy and palaeontology departments of the Natural History Museum in London.

Prizes

* IMPROVED COLOUR ILLUSTRATIONS. * An indispensable guide to the identification of minerals, rocks and fossils. * Practical and authoritative, with an excellent, long-standing reputation. * Published in association with The Natural History Museum, London. * 145 colour plates, over 100 line drawings