Excerpt from A Handy-Book of Rock Names: With Brief Descriptions of the Rocks I would wish to impress on my readers that this book has been written as a referen

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This useful guide provides detailed descriptions of a wide variety of rocks and minerals, including their geological origins, physical characteristics, and uses