Alan Cvancara

352 pages, 5 1/4 x 7 3/4

b&w photographs, b&w illustrations, charts, tables

A comprehensive guide that makes a perfect outdoor companion for nature enthusiasts. From recognizing different landforms to sleuthing for stone, this handy pocket guide supplies clear explanations of the geologic forces that continue to reshape our planet. It shows how to identify minerals, rocks, and fossils, read geologic maps and cross-sections, use mineral and landforms keys, and create a geologic collection.