Author : William A. Kappele
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 30,36 MB
Release : 2014-02-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1493009478
A completely updated and revised edition brimming with advice on collecting and preparing gems and minerals .
Author : William A. Kappele
Publisher : Falcon Press Publishing
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 38,73 MB
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781560774464
Contains student lessons to help students understand the evolution of historical events.
Author : Lars W. Johnson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 44,53 MB
Release : 2022-10-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 149305967X
Fully revised and updated, this book provides detailed directions and GPS coordinates to the best rockhounding sites in Oregon, with valuable tips on what 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. Rockhounding Oregon is a must-have for anyone interested in collecting their own minerals, gems, and fossils in the region.
Author : Martin Freed
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 38,14 MB
Release : 2021-06-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1493057243
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.
Author : Montana Hodges
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 42,38 MB
Release : 2019-05-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1493034014
A complete guide to finding, collecting, and preparing the state’s gems and minerals Rockhounding Alaska is a must-have book for collecting rocks, minerals, and fossils in the Last Frontier. This guidebook features an overview of the state’s geologic history as well as a site-by-site guide to seventy-five collecting locations that stretch from Kodiak Island to the Arctic Circle, with treasures ranging from ancient fossilized sea creatures to precious gems and gold nuggets. A complete and accurate guidebook to the state’s vast riches, Rockhounding Alaska is the ideal resource for rockhounds of all ages and experience levels. Look inside to find: • Maps and detailed site descriptions with directions and GPS coordinates • Suggested tools and techniques • Land-use regulations and legal restrictions • Contact information for land managers • Additional information on rock shops, attractions, and local history
Author : James R. Mitchell
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,19 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Minerals
ISBN : 9780935182873
Welcome to rockhounding in Utah. In this best-selling guide, the gem hunter is led to landscapes as diverse as the gems, minerals, and fossils found there. B/W photos highlight the collecting area. A special color section aids in identifying the specimens. Ideal for both the rockhound who is just starting out and for the collector who has been discovering Utah's treasures for years.
Author : Montana Hodges
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 16,39 MB
Release : 2015-10-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 149301448X
With this informative, fully updated and revised guide, you can explore the mineral-rich region of Montana. It describes the state's best rockhounding sites and covers popular and commerical sites as well as numerous little-known areas. This handy guide also descirbes how to collect specimens, includes maps and directions to each site, and lists rockhound clubs around the state. This is truly a complete guide to popular collecting sites in Montana and source-book brimming with advice that can be of use to both the novice and the experienced rockhounder.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 44,3 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Fossils
ISBN :
Author : Gerry Blair
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 36,92 MB
Release : 2008-10-14
Category : Nature
ISBN : 146174587X
Rockhounding Arizona includes more than seventy of Arizona’s best rockhounding sites and their emblematic activities, from jasper hunting in the historic mining district near Bagdad to searching for gold in the Superstition Mountains and digging for turquoise at the foot of the Hieroglyphic Range. Rockhounding Arizona covers popular and commercial sites as well as little-known areas. It describes where to view mineral specimens and prehistoric artifacts at Grand Canyon and Petrified Forest national parks, as well as on tribal lands. Brimming with advice on collecting and preparing gems and minerals, this handy reference also includes maps, and directions to each site as well as to museums, rock shops, and major tracts of public land. For the beginner, it offers a complete introduction to this many-faceted hobby. For the expert, it is an outstanding guide and sourcebook.
Author : Gail A. Butler
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 39,29 MB
Release : 2012-06-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 076278623X
A complete guide and source-book brimming with advice on collecting and preparing gems and minerals .
