Larousse Guide to Minerals Rocks and Fossils

by William Roger Hamilton, A.R. Woolley, A.C. Bishop

An authoritative, practical identification guide to minerals, rocks and fossils of the world. Over 600 specimens illustrated in full colour on 142 plates. Every specimen described and illustrated on the same two-page spread. Over 300 line drawings.

Genres: Reference

320 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1977

Reviews

[Ben Lapointe · Rating 3 out of 5]

For when it was published, it was an excellent guide, but modern printing methods (for the pictures) and changes in classifications, dating, and terminology has made it somewhat obsolete.