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Rockhounding Pennsylvania and New Jersey

Author : Robert Beard

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield

Page : 312 pages

File Size : 50,29 MB

Release : 2024-08-06

Category : Nature

ISBN : 1493077198

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Book Description

With this informative guide, you can explore the mineral-rich regions of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, from the beaches to the mountains. It describes the states' best rockhounding sites and covers popular and commercial sites as well as numerous little-known areas. This handy guide also describes how to collect specimens, includes maps and directions to each site, and lists rockhound clubs in each state. Rockhounding Pennsylvania and New Jersey offers a complete introduction to this many-faceted hobby and is an invaluable sourcebook.





Rockhounding for Beginners

Author : Lars W. Johnson

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 240 pages

File Size : 13,98 MB

Release : 2021-06-08

Category : Nature

ISBN : 1507215282

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Book Description

Go on an outdoor treasure hunt and enjoy all nature has to offer with this field guide to rockhounding, perfect for armchair geologists or anyone headed out on an adventure! Geology meets treasure hunting with this field guide to rockhounding! If you’ve ever kept an interesting rock or shell, bought a polished stone from a gift shop, or even just enjoyed a ’gram of a really cool crystal, congratulations! You’ve already experienced a rockhounding adventure! Rockhouding for Beginners shows you how to take your rockhounding to the next level, providing everything you need to know from tips for finding local sources for really cool finds to techniques for safely cleaning, cutting, polishing, and caring for the best samples. Complete with full-color photos to help you identify each rock and mineral wherever you find them, this guide has all the rockhounding information you need whether you’re ready to get down and dirty or simply want to learn more from the comfort of your couch.



Rockhounding New York

Author : Robert Beard

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield

Page : 289 pages

File Size : 19,65 MB

Release : 2014-02-18

Category : Nature

ISBN : 1493009451

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A complete guide and source-book brimming with advice on collecting and preparing gems and minerals .



Rockhounding New England

Author : Peter Cristofono

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield

Page : 345 pages

File Size : 43,85 MB

Release : 2020-04-01

Category : Nature

ISBN : 149304205X

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New England is one of the best regions in the country for rockhounds to hunt for minerals, gems, and fossils. The complex geology of the region hosts a stunning variety of material from gold-bearing placers to fossiliferous limestone; from gem-bearing pegmatites to rocks containing some of the rarest minerals on Earth. This book provides detailed directions and GPS coordinates to the best sites with valuable tips on what to tools to bring and how to conduct your search. Comprehensive lists of minerals or fossils for each site and excellent color photos will help you know what to look for and to identify what you’ve found. Information on clubs, rock shops, museums, and special attractions are provided. Written by a collector with over 35 years of experience, Rockhounding New England is the firstcomprehensive rock and mineral collecting guide to New England and a must-have for anyone interested in collecting their own minerals, gems, and fossils in the region.



Rockhounding Delaware, Maryland, and the Washington, DC Metro Area

Author : Robert Beard

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield

Page : 289 pages

File Size : 18,44 MB

Release : 2015-06-01

Category : Nature

ISBN : 149301496X

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With this informative guide, you can explore the mineral-rich areas' of Delaware, Maryland, and Washington D.C., from the beaches to the mountains. It describes the areas' best rockhounding sites and covers popular and commercial sites as well as numerous little-known areas. This handy guide also describes how to collect specimens, includes maps and directions to each site, and lists rockhound clubs. Rockhounding Delaware, Maryland, and Washington D.C. offers a complete introduction to this many-faceted hobby and is an invaluable sourcebook.



Rockhounding New Mexico

Author : Martin Freed

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield

Page : 281 pages

File Size : 17,13 MB

Release : 2021-06-01

Category : Nature

ISBN : 1493057243

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More than a third of New Mexico is public land that holds untold quantities of mineralogical treasure. With this book anyone can learn where to find unusual mineral displays, fossils, jasper, agate, petrified wood—not to mention more obsidian than one rockhound could possibly collect in a lifetime. The array and quality of such materials just waiting to be found in New Mexico are almost mind-boggling. Rockhounding New Mexico describes 140 of the state's best rockhound sites, covering popular and commercial sites as well as numerous little-known areas. This handy guide describes where and how to collect specimens, includes maps of each site as well as directions, and provides reliable recommendations for accommodations, camping, and other special attractions. It is, in short, a complete and outstanding introduction to the many sides of a fascinating hobby.



Rockhounding Virginia

Author : Robert Beard

Publisher : Falcon Guides

Page : 256 pages

File Size : 14,89 MB

Release : 2017-05-01

Category :

ISBN : 9781493028528

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Book Description

A complete guide and source-book brimming with advice on collecting and preparing gems and minerals.



Growing Up Yooper

Author : Carol Brisson Zechlin

Publisher : The Guest Cottage, Inc.

Page : 102 pages

File Size : 47,43 MB

Release : 2004

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 9781930596290

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Rockhounding Wisconsin

Author : Robert Beard

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield

Page : 297 pages

File Size : 42,48 MB

Release : 2018-06-01

Category : Nature

ISBN : 1493028553

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Explore the mineral-rich region of Wisconsin with veteran rockhound Robert Beard’s Rockhounding Wisconsin and unearth the state’s best rockhounding sites, ranging from popular and commercial sites to numerous lesser-known areas. Featuring an overview of the state’s geologic history as well as a site-by-site guide to the best rockhounding locations, Rockhounding Wisconsin is the ideal resource for rockhounds of all ages and experience levels.