What is Reddit's opinion ofThe Illustrated Guide to Rocks & Minerals: How to Find, Identify and Collect the World’s Most Fascinating Specimens, with Over 800 Detailed Photographs and Illustrations?
You just happened to bump into a geologist, so if you need a recommendation on a book for learning about minerals and rocks, I'd point you to this book. :)
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