Rockhounding Nevada

Rockhounding Nevada
Author: William A. Kappele
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2011-09-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0762777001

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

Minerals of Nevada

Minerals of Nevada
Author: Stephen B. Castor
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-03-28
Genre:
ISBN: 9780874178821

The first complete guide to all the state s remarkably diverse minerals"

Rockhounding Utah

Rockhounding Utah
Author: William A. Kappele
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2014-02-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1493009478

A completely updated and revised edition brimming with advice on collecting and preparing gems and minerals .

Rockhounding for Beginners

Rockhounding for Beginners
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.

Rockhounding Nevada

Rockhounding Nevada
Author: William A. Kappele
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2019-09-17
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1493034030

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

Rockhounding Virginia

Rockhounding Virginia
Author: Robert Beard
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2017-05-15
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1493028537

Explore the mineral-rich region of Virginia with veteran rockhound Robert Beard’s Rockhounding Virginia 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 Virginia is the ideal resource for rockhounds of all ages and experience levels.

Rockhounding Wyoming

Rockhounding Wyoming
Author: Kenneth L. Graham
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2017-07-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1493027425

The 75 sites described in this guide take you across the red desert to the high mountain majesty of the Big Horns and Wind Rivers as well as the geologic wonders of Yellowstone National Park. Graham, a former hardrock miner, developed an interest in rocks at an early age, and he shares his enthusiasm for rockhounding and his appreciation for the diverse Wyoming landscape that holds the treasure. Each description provides detailed information complete with maps on how to find the remote as well as popular digs, what will likely be found there, the tools to bring, the best season to visit, the appropriate vehicle to drive, or when to lace up your hiking boots to get to those out-of-the-way places.

Rockhounding Montana

Rockhounding Montana
Author: Montana Hodges
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2015-10-15
Genre: 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.

Rockhounding California

Rockhounding California
Author: Gail A. Butler
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2012-06-19
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 076278623X

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

Rockhounding Arizona

Rockhounding Arizona
Author: Gerry Blair
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2008-10-14
Genre: 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.