Wandering in Rock Country

<p>This book shows features of rocks and tells their life stories. It is a sequel to a 2018-publication of similar nature. The current version with a different subtitle compiles over 250 new pictures of specimens and outcrops spread into six chapters: </p><p><br></p><p class=ql-align-center>Silica 1; Carbonate 29; Hard Rock 51;</p><p class=ql-align-center>Soft Rock 81; Fantasy 111; Miscellany 141. </p><p><br></p><p>How does one cultivate appreciation of rocks beyond their beauty? The author describes what readers may see in rocks with the naked eye; and for each specimen he tells an evolutionary story anchored on familiar basic principles in biology chemistry physics and geology; and he offers ways to connect dots. Rightly or wrongly some narratives are original and thought-provoking. The author wishes to inspire readers to think and render opinions for themselves. The author Tien C. Lee is an Emeritus Professor of Geophysics/Hydrogeology at the University of California Riverside. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>