Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals of Southern Africa

Bruce Cairncross
Struik Publishers (A division of New Holland Publishing (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd)

Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals of Southern Africa is the first definitive field guide to document the common, rare and unusual rocks and minerals of South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Swaziland and southern Mozambique. Supported by more than 500 full-colour photographs, the text describes in detail a wide range of the region’s common and attractive rocks and minerals, providing necessary guidelines to identification. It also details occurrence within southern Africa. It will appeal to mineral collectors, geologists, gemologists, students, and anyone with an interest in the country’s natural environment.