num_pages: 72
description: Learn what the Earth is made of - and how its rocks were formed, how early humans made the first flint tools and how diamonds and precious stones are cut, polished, and made into jewelry. Discover how prehistoric animals are preserved today as fossils, how volcanoes work, how rocks are formed from molten lava, how minerals and metals are mined and how pebbles on the seashore are worn down into sand, and much, much more.
language: English
title: Rocks & Minerals
titlecomplete: Rocks & Minerals (Eyewitness)
genres: Nonfiction, Science
ratings_count: 9
publisher: DK Children