Try searching the words 'petrology' or 'petrography'. You may find that
igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks are dealt with in different
texts, but this is the field that you should be delving into.
Tim Palmer
Petrologist
At 06:59 09/08/00 -0700, you wrote:
>I am interested to find a couple of textbooks on the
>composition and the physical structure of various
>carving materials. I believe this will give me a better
>understanding of the character of the stones I am likely
>to encounter and work on. So far my local library is
>not yielding up the answers.
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