Gem Minerals of Idaho


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Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press Gem Minerals of Idaho, designed for beginners and for those collectors visiting Idaho for the first time, it is a guide to some of the countless collecting areas of the state. It is not a textbook of mineralogy and, so far as possible, avoids technical terminology. However, it does contain information of general value on the physical and optical characteristics of minerals, as well as facts concerning history, lore, and fashioning of many of the gems.







The Minerals of Idaho


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The present volume contains the results of a comparatively large amount of detailed work, principally upon the specimens of Idaho ores and minerals in the United States National Museum. Together with these original observations is given a very complete compilation of such literature as pertains to the mineralogyh of the State.







Idaho Minerals


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This revised and updated second edition of Idaho Minerals includes 360 color photographs. It is a complete reference and guide to the minerals of Idaho and includes special chapters on the Coeur d'Alene Mining District, the Blackbird Mining District, and the Sawtooth Mountains. Written with the field collector, armchair collector and mineralogist in mind this guide makes the information on the mineralogy of Idaho available to all those who are curious about the natural world, study minerals or collect minerals. This expanded edition includes 39 new mineral listings, many for minerals new to the state, and dozens of new listings.







Idaho Minerals


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Rockhounding Idaho


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A complete guide to Idaho’s best sites for collecting rocks, minerals, gems, crystals, fossils, and gold.







Idaho's Mineral Industry


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