Gem Trails of British Columbia

Gem Trails of British Columbia
Author: Cam Bacon
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780888397249

A guide to mineral and fossil locations in 10 BC regions, including maps, photos, locale descriptions, and collecting tips for novices and experts alike. Gem Trails of British Columbia is certain to get you to pick up a shovel and pan and get out to the backcountry and up to your knees in sand and rocks looking for gems, minerals and fossils. Covering ten regions, this updated and expanded guide will appeal to both novice and experienced rockhounds. It includes detailed descriptions including what to look for in each area, color photos, maps and collecting tips. Author Cam Bacon calls upon years of experience to offer readers invaluable information, easy-to-follow directions and many helpful hints, including a complete list of rock clubs and contacts, which will assist in planning week or weekend trips. Thorough, yet concise, this slim volume is an outstanding source of old and new sites, and is perfect for the backpack of outdoor lovers ready to unearth treasures and adventure throughout the province's beautiful back roads.

Gem Trails of British Columbia

Gem Trails of British Columbia
Author: Cam Bacon
Publisher: Gem Guides Book Company
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2002
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

A guide to mineral and fossil locations in 10 BC regions, including maps, photos, locale descriptions, and collecting tips for novices and experts alike. Gem Trails of British Columbia is certain to get you to pick up a shovel and pan and get out to the backcountry and up to your knees in sand and rocks looking for gems, minerals and fossils. Covering ten regions, this updated and expanded guide will appeal to both novice and experienced rockhounds. It includes detailed descriptions including what to look for in each area, color photos, maps and collecting tips. Author Cam Bacon calls upon years of experience to offer readers invaluable information, easy-to-follow directions and many helpful hints, including a complete list of rock clubs and contacts, which will assist in planning week or weekend trips. Thorough, yet concise, this slim volume is an outstanding source of old and new sites, and is perfect for the backpack of outdoor lovers ready to unearth treasures and adventure throughout the province's beautiful back roads.

Roadside Geology of Southern British Columbia

Roadside Geology of Southern British Columbia
Author: William Henry Mathews
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Automobile travel
ISBN: 9781926613345

"You are not going to want to drive anywhere in southern BCwithout it! Fabulous content-rich in roadside detail along with Jim Monger's big-picture context." —Jim Ryan, newsletter of the Cordilleran Section of the Geological Association of Canada Roadside Geology of Southern British Columbia explains the province's tumultuous geologic history in simple terms. Thirty-one descriptive road guides, complete with maps, photographs and diagrams, help you locate and interpret the rocks and landforms visible from the province's highways and ferry routes. Discover a lava flow that chilled beneath ice. Learn how Ripple Rock claimed24 ships before engineers finally blew it up. Drive across a slow-moving earthflow that has played havoc with roads since the gold-rush days. This book covers the geological features in the lower third of British Columbia—from just north of 100 Mile House down to the Canada-United States border.

Gold Panning in British Columbia

Gold Panning in British Columbia
Author: Jim Lewis
Publisher: Heritage House Publishing Co
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2013-08-25
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1927757010

“I want to gold pan; I want to strike rich. I’ve been searching for a stream of gold. It’s these fortunes I never win that keep me searching for a stream of gold. And I’m getting old. I keep searching for my stream of gold; and I’m getting close.” If those words sound like a common refrain, don’t despair. With this newly compiled and expanded edition of Jim’s previous three bestselling gold-panning guides to BC in your library, you’ll know where to find streams of gold all over BC. Jim Lewis has been gold panning all across this province, and now he’s sharing his fortune and spilling the motherlode about which creaks pan out. Each creek is well described and accompanied by clear directions and maps. In addition to disclosing his most treasured tips and tricks, Jim teaches you how to read the river and summarizes the mining history of each region. From what time of year to head out, what to bring with you and what to watch out for, Gold Panning in British Columbia covers the basics and beyond. You won’t need a rainbow to help you find a pot of gold.

West Coast Fossils

West Coast Fossils
Author: Rolf Ludvigsen
Publisher: Madeira Park, B.C. : Harbour Pub.
Total Pages: 220
Release: 1997
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

A guide to the ancient life of Vancouver Island.

Rocks, Gems, and Minerals of the Southwest

Rocks, Gems, and Minerals of the Southwest
Author: Garret Romaine
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 167
Release: 2023-05-15
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1493064428

Rocks, Gems, and Minerals of the Southwest is a field guide to more than 100 of the most common and sought-after rocks, gems, and minerals hidden throughout the Southwest. 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.

A Field Guide to Gold, Gemstone and Mineral Sites of British Columbia

A Field Guide to Gold, Gemstone and Mineral Sites of British Columbia
Author: Richard Dennis Hudson
Publisher: Harbour Publishing
Total Pages: 308
Release: 1999
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781551431505

These well-researched guidebooks lead gold prospectors and rockhounds to hundreds of mines and collecting areas throughout southwestern British Columbia. Includes mining history and prospecting techniques, directions, maps, site drawings, glossary and local contacts.