Rocks and stones
By: Rita Storey
Series: How we use materials; How we use materials
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780749664541
Subjects: Stone; Juvenile literature; Rocks
Description: This book looks at the way we use rocks and stone to make the things we need in everyday life. It shows how the properties of rocks and stone make them useful.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: What are rocks and stones?; title: Where do rocks come from?; title: Mining and quarrying; title: Building materials; title: Cement and concrete; title: Building with concrete; title: At home; title: In the street; title: In the garden; title: Rocks and stones in art; title: Gemstones.