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| Author | : Robert Beard |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 289 |
| Release | : 2015-06-01 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 149301496X |
With this informative guide, you can explore the mineral-rich areas' of Delaware, Maryland, and Washington D.C., from the beaches to the mountains. It describes the areas' best rockhounding sites and covers popular and commercial sites as well as numerous little-known areas. This handy guide also describes how to collect specimens, includes maps and directions to each site, and lists rockhound clubs. Rockhounding Delaware, Maryland, and Washington D.C. offers a complete introduction to this many-faceted hobby and is an invaluable sourcebook.
| 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.
| Author | : Gerry Blair |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 281 |
| Release | : 2022-10-01 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 1493058312 |
Explore the mineral-rich region of Arizona with veteran rockhound Robert Beard’s Rockhounding Arizona, 3rd Edition. Fully revised and updated, unearth treasures from the state’s best rockhounding locations, ranging from popular and commercial sites to numerous lesser-known areas. Featuring an overview of the state’s geologic history as well as site-by-site chapters, Rockhounding Arizona is the ideal resource for rock seekers and collectors of all ages and experience levels.
| Author | : Robert Beard |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 297 |
| Release | : 2018-06-01 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 1493028553 |
Explore the mineral-rich region of Wisconsin with veteran rockhound Robert Beard’s Rockhounding Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin is the ideal resource for rockhounds of all ages and experience levels.
| Author | : John Means |
| Publisher | : Roadside Geology |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9780878425709 |
From the sandstone ridges and shale valleys of western Maryland to the sand dunes and tidal estuaries on Delaware's coast, the geologic features of the Mid-Atlantic region include a diverse array of rocks and landforms assembled during more than 1 billion years of geologic history. The book's introduction presents an overview of the geologic history of Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C., and 35 road guides discuss the landforms and rocks visible from a car window, along bike paths, and at nearby waysides and parks, including Chesapeake Ohio Canal National Historic Park, Assateague Island National Seashore, Rock Creek Park, and Cape Henlopen State Park.
| 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 | : Martin Freed |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 272 |
| Release | : 2008-10-14 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 1461746450 |
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 | : Robert Beard |
| Publisher | : Falcon Guides |
| Total Pages | : 256 |
| Release | : 2017-05-01 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781493028528 |
A complete guide and source-book brimming with advice on collecting and preparing gems and minerals.
| 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.
| 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.
