Frederick h pough 1907 2006 was a mineralogist and museum curator who wrote a guide to collecting gems and minerals that became essential for geologists he wrote a field guide to rocks and minerals while serving as a curator of physical geology and mineralogy at the american museum of natural history in manhattan. This itempeterson field guide to rocks and minerals peterson field guides by frederick h pough paperback gbp1199 only 10 left in stock more on the way sent from and sold by amazon free delivery in the uk. The definitive guide to rocks and minerals completely updated for the fifth edition includes 385 color photographs showing rocks minerals and geologic formations hundreds of minerals are described with details such as geographic formations. As a mineralogy field guide its a great resource to be able to know what tests to perform to prove you have one mineral over another and the way the book classifies the minerals by constituent also assists however its not always the most obvious in how to narrow down different mineral types you must have a rudimentary understanding of your minerals before you can use this book to any . Rocks and minerals peterson field guide series by frederick h pough only 2099 an introduction to rocks and minerals with detailed photos description and identification information sponsored by the national audubon society the national wildlife federation and the roger tory peterson institute this book is a 4 1 2 x 7 1 4 paperback with 401 pages rocks and minerals peterson field