Agate Hunting Made Easy
Author: James Magnuson
Publisher: Adventure Publications
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781591933267
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book provides step-by-step instructions for finding and identifying Lake Superior Agates.
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Agates of Lake Superior
Author: Bob Lynch
Publisher:
Published: 2012-05
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781591933724
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe definitive book on Lake Superior's agates is here. If you're a casual rock collector, you will find Agates of Lake Superior fun, interesting and beautiful. If you're a more advanced hobbyist, you will appreciate this professional and scientific resource. The book provides a thorough examination of Lake Superior's strange and unique agate varieties, as well as a critical look at agate formation theories, tips on how to find and identify agates, where to look for them and how collectible your agates may be.
Lake Superior Agates Field Guide
Author: Dan Lynch
Publisher: Adventure Publications
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781591932826
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBeginner or expert, this is your guide to Lake Superior Agates. The book features four pages of photos and facts for every type of agate found in Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and southern Ontario. The easy-to-use format means you'll quickly find what you need to know and where to look, while the authors' photographs depict the detail needed for identification - no need to guess from line drawings. Identify your finds quickly and easily with this all-in-one resource!
Agates Inside Out
Author: Karen A. Brzys
Publisher: Gitche Gumee Museum
Published: 2010-06-15
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781891143977
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis agate book has been compiled to help rockhounds to "think like an agate." Information and photographs are included to help beginning and experienced agate hunters to understand agates "inside out."
Lake Superior Rocks & Minerals Field Guide
Author: Dan R. Lynch
Publisher: Adventure Publications
Published: 2021-11-16
Total Pages: 444
ISBN-13: 1647550599
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis must-have guide for Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Ontario features full-color photographs and information to help readers identify rocks and minerals. Get the perfect guide to rocks and minerals of the Lake Superior region! With the new edition of this famous guide by Bob Lynch and Dan R. Lynch, field identification is simple and informative. This book features comprehensive entries for 75 rocks and minerals, from common rocks to rare finds. That means you’re more likely to identify what you’ve found. The authors know rocks and took their own full-color photographs to depict the detail needed for identification—no more guessing from line drawings. The entries are organized by area, so you can find rocks unique to each state or common to all three. The field guide’s easy-to-use format helps you to quickly find what you need to know and where to look. Inside you’ll find: 75 specimens of the Lake Superior region Quick Identification Guide: Identify rocks and minerals by color and common characteristics Range/occurrence maps to show where each specimen is commonly found Professional photos: Crisp, stunning images This second edition includes updated photographs, expanded information, and even more of the authors’ expert insights. With this book in hand, identifying and collecting is fun and informative.
Lake Michigan Rock Picker's Guide
Author: Bruce Mueller
Publisher: Petoskey Co-Pub
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 104
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBruce Mueller is the rock expert who brought you the very popular Complete Guide to Petoskey Stones. Bookstores all along Lake Michigan loved that book, but they also expressed many requests for a rock identification guide for Lake Michigan. Here it is. Mueller researched the entire shoreline of Lake Michigan to write this guide to Lake Michigan rocks. This is the perfect guidebook for any-one or any family who walks the beach and wonders, What is this?
Amazing Agates
Author: Scott F. Wolter
Publisher: Adventure Publications
Published: 2010-07
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780979200694
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBetween the covers of Amazing Agates, you'll discover everything you've always wanted to know about Lake Superior's banded gemstone. Mr. Agate himself, Scott Wolter, will highlight all types of agates, explain features within individual agates and give a brief history of the largest, most famous Lake Superior agates. Scott will even share his best picking locations with you. Ever wonder what your prize agate would rate? Check out the pioneering Scale of Value. Detailed images illustrate every agate, agate type and feature talked about in the book.
Is this an Agate?
Author:
Publisher: Thunder Bay Press Michigan
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 28
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA 24 page concise, just-the-facts identification guide to the beach stones along the Lake Superior shore of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Illustrated by the author with very realistic paintings and accompanied with maps and clear directions to the public-accessible beaches from Little Girl's Point near Ironwood to Whitefish Point. Nearly 30,000 copies sold since 2001. A must for beachcombers and vacationers coming to the U.P.!
Agates
Author: Roger Pabian
Publisher:
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9780643092976
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIllustrated throughout with photographs of these wonderfully colourful minerals. Accompanied by a text from a well-known expert in the field, the book includes both a detailed introduction to the geology of agates and a comprehensive guide to the agates of the world.
Rockhounding & Prospecting: Upper Midwest
Author: Jim Magnuson
Publisher: Adventure Publications
Published: 2021-11-16
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 1591939461
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFind success on your rock hunts for popular gems and minerals by selecting the best locations to look for them. Agates, copper, gold—you want to find them! But if you’re searching without a plan, the odds are stacked against you. Whether you’re new to rock hunting or already hold an interest, prospecting is the way to maximize your success. This beginner’s guide by rockhounding expert Jim Magnuson helps you to confidently hunt for a variety of collectible and valuable gems and minerals, including agates, fossils, geodes, and gold. In each chapter, Jim introduces sought-after targets (from Lake Superior Agates to Keokuk Geodes). Then he provides a simple, step-by-step process to finding, collecting, and identifying them in the Upper Midwest. Full-color photographs show the specimens as you’re likely to see them in the field, and range maps tell you if you’re in the right place. Jim points you to locations where you’re allowed to hunt and collect, and he also includes need-to-know information about equipment recommendations, safety, and the legality of collecting. Inside you’ll find: Expert advice: discover what to look for, where to look, and how to prospect Professional photos: see specimens as you’re likely to find them in the field Essential information: learn about collecting rules, safety, and affordable equipment Bonus content: get advice on polishing your finds, metal detecting, and more Perfect for residents and visitors of Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, Rockhounding & Prospecting: Upper Midwest is everything you need in one handy guide.
