This book provides a rich resource of information with maximum impact and minimum clutter. Exactly 1000 facts are covered by 100 topics, each with 10 key points that provide a simple but memorable handle on the subject. Fascinating information panels as well as extended captions amplify this quick fire approach. Here, are examples of the many remarkable facts you will find in rocks and minerals: Mauna Loa in Hawaii is the world's largest active volcano, it is over 9144 m high; and the Cullinan diamond, discovered in South Africa in 1905, is the biggest diamond ever found.

 

This book features in the following series: 1000 Things You Should Know, 1000 Things You Should Know About .

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2006 by Miles Kelly Publishing Ltd .

Chris Pellant's vast collection of photographs of rocks, minerals, and fossils is used by publishers worldwide.