Identify the rocks you discover and uncover the stories they hold.
What is that rock you've just picked up? Which minerals is it made of, what's unique about it and what can it reveal about Earth's deeper story?
Rocks gives you the tools to answer these questions. Geologist and science illustrator Vojta Hybl guides you through more than 100 rock types, explaining how they form, what they look like and the geological processes they represent.
This authoritative yet accessible guide includes:
Alongside practical identification advice, Rocks invites you to see the ground beneath your feet in a new way, connecting everyday stones to billions of years of planetary change.
Whether you're a curious walker, an outdoor enthusiast or simply fascinated by the natural world, this book will transform how you experience landscapes and help you read the stories written in stone.
| ISBN: | 9781836009771 |
| Publication date: | 19th March 2026 |
| Author: | Vojta Hybl |
| Publisher: | Frances Lincoln Limited Publishers an imprint of Frances Lincoln |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 176 pages |
| Genres: |
Historical geology and palaeogeology Rocks, minerals and fossils: general interest Reference works |
Identify the rocks you discover and uncover the stories they hold.
What is that rock you've just picked up? Which minerals is it made of, what's unique about it and what can it reveal about Earth's deeper story?
Rocks gives you the tools to answer these questions. Geologist and science illustrator Vojta Hybl guides you through more than 100 rock types, explaining how they form, what they look like and the geological processes they represent.
This authoritative yet accessible guide includes:
Alongside practical identification advice, Rocks invites you to see the ground beneath your feet in a new way, connecting everyday stones to billions of years of planetary change.
Whether you're a curious walker, an outdoor enthusiast or simply fascinated by the natural world, this book will transform how you experience landscapes and help you read the stories written in stone.
Rocks features in the following genres: Historical geology and palaeogeology, Rocks, minerals and fossils: general interest, Reference works
Rocks is available in Hardback
Rocks was written by Vojta Hybl and published by Frances Lincoln Limited Publishers an imprint of Frances Lincoln
Rocks has 176 pages
£14.39