Oregon Minerals Fossils Rocks Where To Find Them
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| Author | : Lars W. Johnson |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 321 |
| Release | : 2022-10-15 |
| Genre | : 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 | : Garret Romaine |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : Minerals |
| ISBN | : 9781889786445 |
Revised and expanded 2E of this very popular guide for Oregon rockhounds and collectors of rock, mineral and fossil specimens.
| Author | : Garret Romaine |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 177 |
| Release | : 2015-09-01 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 149301482X |
Rocks, Gems, and Minerals is a field guide to more than 100 of the most common and sought-after rocks, gems, and minerals hidden throughout North America. Conveniently sized to fit in your pocket and featuring full-color, detailed photographs, this informative guide makes it easy to identify rocks in your backyard and beyond. Also included is an introduction that covers fundamental geology information and interesting facts. This is the essential source when you're out in the field, both informative and beautiful to peruse.
| Author | : Leslie Moclock |
| Publisher | : Timber Press |
| Total Pages | : 361 |
| Release | : 2021-03-16 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 1604699159 |
Rocks, Minerals, and Geology of the Pacific Northwest highlights100 rocks, minerals, and fossil types found in Oregon and Washington. Each entry has color photography that shows a range of possibilities in appearance and a description of the defining physical properties and textures. Lists of minerals organized by other physical properties like habit, hardness, and cleavage are included. Rocks, Minerals, and Geology of the Pacific Northwest also includes 40 landscape features viewable along trails in Washington and Oregon that will empower hikers to make observations and interpretations about how these features came to be. The essential reference for rockhounds, hikers, climbers, and geology enthusiasts More than 400 photographs, illustrations, tables, and maps showcase and explain everything from minuscule crystals to planetary tectonics Interprets the histories of dominant landscape features along regional hiking trails Profiles more than 100 minerals and rocks in detailed entries with photos, descriptions, identification graphics, and mini indexes Covers the geologic composition and 13 physiographic regions of Washington and Oregon
| Author | : American Geological Institute |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 76 |
| Release | : 1977 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Garret Romaine |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 267 |
| Release | : 2013-10-15 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 1493004697 |
This volume gives you the basic tools to transition from “pebble pup” to expert rockhound and explains everything from geology basics, identification tips, tools of the trade, how to record your findings, and how to set up a lab or gem shop. Before you know it, you’ll be driving the open roads and traveling home with dusty pockets full of rocks, gems, minerals, fossils—and maybe even gold. Features: * geology basics * popular collectibles, including rocks, gems, fossils, meteorites, and gold * tools of the trade for every level of collector * rules and regulations * polishing, preserving, crafting, and displaying your treasures
| Author | : Lars W. Johnson |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 289 |
| Release | : 2018-07-01 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 1493019104 |
This book provides detailed directions and GPS coordinates to the best rockhounding sites in Washington, 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. Rockhounding Washington is a must-have for anyone interested in collecting their own minerals, gems, and fossils in the region.
| Author | : Garret Romaine |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 248 |
| Release | : 2014 |
| Genre | : Minerals |
| ISBN | : 9781889786537 |
Completely updated and revised, this comprehensive collecting guide covers all four corners of the Evergreen State, from the misty shores of the Olympic peninsula to the dust-dry ghost towns and abandoned mines near Metaline Falls. You'll explore Washington's diverse geology in detail, ranging from fossil-rich Cambrian locales to seams of agate and jasper amid recent basalt flows. Site locations range in difficulty from family-friendly walks along streams and rivers to hard-rock mining with heavy tools. Each site description features detailed directions, individual maps, multiple GPS coordinates, color photographs, nearest camping spots, and the best time of the year to collect. You'll also find additional information about nearby attractions, and whether you'll need four-wheel drive to make the final push.
| Author | : James R. Mitchell |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 216 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : |
From agate to zeolite, detailed maps and text lead collectors to more than 80 of the best locations throughout the state. Color and B/W photos highlight collecting areas and the specimens found there.
| Author | : Lars W. Johnson |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 240 |
| Release | : 2021-06-08 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 1507215282 |
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.
