Minerals /
Connor Dayton.
- 1st ed.
- New York : PowerKids Press, 2007.
- 24 p. : col. ill ; 21 cm.
- Rocks and minerals .
- Rocks and minerals (PowerKids Press) .
Includes index.
What are minerals? -- Crystals and chemistry -- Properties of minerals -- Elements -- Precious metals -- Oxides and sulfides -- Silicates -- Carbonates and sulfates -- Halides -- Minerals and the formation of rocks.
Explores minerals, explaining what they are, their properties, and how they are formed; and describing precious metals, oxides and sulfides, silicates, carbonates, sulfates, and halides. Includes glossary and a list of related Internet sites.