Oxlade, Chris.

How we use rock / Rock Chris Oxlade. - Chicago, Ill. : Raintree, c2004. - 32 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm. - Raintree perspectives .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Rock and its properties -- Where does rock come from? -- Rock for walls -- Rock for roads -- Rock surfaces -- Using rough and smooth rock -- Rock for decoration -- Heavy rocks -- Sand and glass -- Rocks and ceramics -- Precious stones -- Chemicals and minerals -- Rock and the environment.

ISBN: 1410905977 (lib. bdg.) 1410909964 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2003007361

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Rocks.

LC Class. No.: QE432.2 / .O945 2004

Dewey Class. No.: 552