Colorado Rocks and Minerals
Colorado Rocks and Minerals

Author: Dan R. Lynch

Publisher: Adventure Publications

Published: 2010-11

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781591932383

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Your Must-Have Guide to Colorado's Rocks and Minerals Get the perfect guide to rocks and minerals in the Centennial State This book by Dan R. Lynch and Bob Lynch features comprehensive entries for 115 Colorado rocks and minerals, from common rocks to rare finds. Learn from the fascinating information about everything from amazonite and rhodochrosite to smoky quartz and gold. The easy-to-use format means you'll quickly find what you need to know and where to look. The authors' incredible, sharp, full-color photographs depict the detail needed for identification--no need to guess from line drawings. With this field guide in hand, identifying and collecting is fun and informative.

Colorado Rockhounding
Colorado Rockhounding

Author: Stephen M. Voynick

Publisher: Mountain Press

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780878422920

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Your complete guide to the state's rich and varied mineral, gemstone, and fossil sources. In Colorado, rockhounds may pick agate and petrified wood from the vast Great Plains, follow dinosaur tracks on hogback ridges, pan gold in mountain streams, hunt g

Colorado Gem Trails and Mineral Guide
Colorado Gem Trails and Mineral Guide

Author: Richard M. Pearl

Publisher: Ohio University Press

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13:

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This famous book takes you on an extensive gem and mineral collecting tour of Colorado, revealing the interesting places where Nature has stored her treasures. Detailed directions are given for reaching the noted as well as the little-known localities in all sections of this great mineral-producing state. Included are numerous mileage logs never before published, and many sketch maps made especially for this book. A unique system arranges the localities along segments of the main highways. Latest information is given on local travel and collecting conditions and land ownership, so much desired by collectors who want to make the best use of their time. Gem and mineral societies that welcome visitors -- museums that display outstanding collections -- are all described. Official maps and references to the literature are listed.

Minerals of Colorado: A 100-Year Record
Minerals of Colorado: A 100-Year Record

Author: Edwin B. Eckel

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2015-12-06

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 9781519732507

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This is a summary of the known facts about the minerals that make up the rocks, soils, and ore deposits of Colorado. Compilation and abridgment of the literature from 1858, when gold was discovered, through 1957 (with a few additions for 1958 and 1959) is supplemented by information from unpublished sources. Designed to be of use to both professional and amateur mineralogists, the main part of the report describes the chief occurrences of 445 mineral species,42 of them first found in Colorado, together with many subspecies, varieties, and discredited "type" species. Directions for finding these localities are also given in the text. The bibliography contains more than 800 selected references to the most significant literature on the subject

Gem Trails of Colorado
Gem Trails of Colorado

Author: James R. Mitchell

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781889786414

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This updated and expanded second edition features over 90 locations, including 27 new sites, where collectors can explore the mineral, gem and fossil treasures of Colorado. Includes clear maps and directions, detailed descriptive text, site photos, full-color specimen photo insert, lists of rock and mineral clubs, mineral museums and mine tours, a mineral locator index and glossary.

Rocks, Gems, and Minerals
Rocks, Gems, and Minerals

Author: Garret Romaine

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2015-09-01

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 149301482X

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

Simon & Schuster's Guide to Rocks and Minerals
Simon & Schuster's Guide to Rocks and Minerals

Author: Simon & Schuster

Publisher: Touchstone

Published: 1978

Total Pages: 612

ISBN-13: 9780671244170

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An easy to use field guide that contains everything rock and mineral enthusiasts need to know with more than 1,000 spectacular illustrations—600 in full color! Practical, concise, and easy to use, Simon & Schuster’s Guide to Rocks and Minerals contains everything that the rock and mineral enthusiast needs to know. This field guide is divided into two large sections—one devoted to minerals and one to rocks, each prefaced by a comprehensive introduction that discusses formation, chemistry, and more. All 377 entries, beautifully illustrated with color photographs and helpful visual symbols, provide descriptions and practical information about appearance, classification, rarity, crystal formation, mode of occurrence, gravity of mineral, rock chemistry, modal classification fields, formational environments, grain sizes of rocks, and much more. Whether you are a serious collector or an information-seeking amateur, this incomparably beautiful, authoritative guide will prove an invaluable reference.

Rocks, Gems, and Minerals of the Southwest
Rocks, Gems, and Minerals of the Southwest

Author: Garret Romaine

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2023-05-15

Total Pages: 167

ISBN-13: 1493064428

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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.