How Long to Read Nature Guide: Rocks and Minerals

How Long Does it Take to Read Nature Guide: Rocks and Minerals?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 59 minutes to read Nature Guide: Rocks and Minerals by DK

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Did you know culinary salt is the mineral halite? Or that the pigment vermillion is powdered cinnabar, a mineral whose name comes from the Persian for "dragon's blood"? Discover the extraordinary mineral treasures that form our planet and that today we use in everything, from makeup and cookery to agriculture and high-tech. Nature Guide Rocks and Minerals is your essential collector's companion, with illustrated entries on hundreds of minerals, gems, and rocks from actinium to zirconium. Its breathtaking array includes organic minerals, such as pearls and corals, as well as silicates and "native elements" like gold. Browse to find wonderful gems, including opals, or pyropes - a deep-red garnet the size of a hen's egg. Nature Guide Rocks and Minerals reveals each mineral's defining characteristics and explains how and where they were formed, how they were first identified, their uses, and their chemical composition. Whether you are a geology student or starting your own collection, this fact-packed book is both a fascinating read and an essential identification guide.

How long is Nature Guide: Rocks and Minerals?

Nature Guide: Rocks and Minerals by DK is 354 pages long, and a total of 89,916 words.

This makes it 119% the length of the average book. It also has 110% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Nature Guide: Rocks and Minerals Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 11 minutes to read Nature Guide: Rocks and Minerals aloud.

What Reading Level is Nature Guide: Rocks and Minerals?

Nature Guide: Rocks and Minerals is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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Where Can I Buy Nature Guide: Rocks and Minerals?

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