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 .

Gem Trails of Utah

Gem Trails of Utah
Author: James R. Mitchell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1996
Genre: 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.

Rockhounding New Mexico

Rockhounding New Mexico
Author: Martin Freed
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2021-06-01
Genre: 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.

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 Washington

Rockhounding Washington
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.

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 New England

Rockhounding New England
Author: Peter Cristofono
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2020-04-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 149304205X

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.