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Author: Bob Lynch
Publisher: Rocks & Minerals Identificatio
Published: 2010-01-11
Total Pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9781591932376
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGet the perfect guide to rocks and minerals of the Grand Canyon State! From agates to rare treasures, youíll have facts and details at your fingertips to learn about and identify your finds. Quickly uncover what you need to know and where to look.
Author: Sharon Panczner
Publisher: American Traveler Press
Published: 1988-05
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 9781558380974
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"There's gold in them thar hills!" Along with silver, turquoise, copper, and tons (literally) of other minerals. This guidebook explains what you will find and where in Arizona you will find it. Prospectors were right on target when they came to Arizona!
Author: Neil R. Bearce
Publisher:
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 234
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe complete guide for both novice rockhounds and experienced rock and mineral collectors with new and exciting collecting sites that exist and are easily accessible. Includes topographical maps, full-color photos, and site difficulty scales.
Author: Gerry Blair
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2008-10-14
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 146174587X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRockhounding Arizona includes more than seventy of Arizona’s best rockhounding sites and their emblematic activities, from jasper hunting in the historic mining district near Bagdad to searching for gold in the Superstition Mountains and digging for turquoise at the foot of the Hieroglyphic Range. Rockhounding Arizona covers popular and commercial sites as well as little-known areas. It describes where to view mineral specimens and prehistoric artifacts at Grand Canyon and Petrified Forest national parks, as well as on tribal lands. Brimming with advice on collecting and preparing gems and minerals, this handy reference also includes maps, and directions to each site as well as to museums, rock shops, and major tracts of public land. For the beginner, it offers a complete introduction to this many-faceted hobby. For the expert, it is an outstanding guide and sourcebook.
Author: Roselle M. Girard
Publisher: anboco
Published: 2016-09-25
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 3736416490
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEarth's outer crust Geologists Time and rock units Geologic map What are rocks and minerals? Chemical elements Minerals Rocks Igneous rocks Extrusive or volcanic igneous rocks Intrusive igneous rocks Sedimentary rocks Soils Sedimentary rock materials in broken fragments Sedimentary rock materials in solution Cementing materials and chemical sediments Sedimentary rocks formed by plants and animals Metamorphic rocks Static metamorphism Contact metamorphism Dynamic metamorphism Occurrence and properties of minerals How minerals occur Crystalline minerals Crystals Imperfect crystals Amorphous minerals Some distinguishing properties of minerals Color Luster Transmission of light Hardness Streak or powder Cleavage Parting Fracture Specific gravity Effervescence in acid Some special occurrences of minerals Cave deposits Concretions Geodes Petrified wood Collecting rocks and minerals Rock and mineral identification charts How to use the mineral identification charts Key to mineral identification charts Mineral identification charts How to use the rock identification charts Rock identification charts Descriptions of some Texas rocks and minerals Anhydrite Asbestos Barite Basalt Calcite Cassiterite Celestite Cinnabar Clay Copper minerals (chalcocite, chalcopyrite, malachite, azurite) Dolomite Feldspar Fluorite Galena Garnet Gneiss Gold Granite Graphite Gypsum Halite Hematite Limestone Limonite Llanite Magnetite Manganese minerals (braunite, hollandite, pyrolusite) Marble Mica Obsidian and vitrophyre Opal Pegmatite Pyrite Quartz Quartzite Rhyolite Sand and sandstone Schist Serpentine Shale Silver minerals (argentite, cerargyrite, native silver) Sulfur Talc and soapstone Topaz Tourmaline Uranium minerals (carnotite, uranophane, pitchblende) Volcanic ash (pumicite) Composition, hardness, and specific gravity of some Texas minerals Books about rocks and minerals Nontechnical books for beginners Textbooks and other reference books Selected references on Texas rocks and minerals
Author: Les Presmyk
Publisher: Lithographie Limited
Published: 2012-01-01
Total Pages: 366
ISBN-13: 9780983632313
DOWNLOAD EBOOK" The mineral wealth of the state is profound having produced more than 90 billion pounds of copper, 500 million ounces of silver, and 16 million ounces of gold. As of 2011, there were some 11,000 abandoned or active mines and prospects across the state." INTRODUCTION.
Author: Neil R. Bearce
Publisher:
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe complete guide for both novice rockhounds and experienced rock and mineral collectors with new and exciting collecting sites that exist and are easily accessible. Includes topographical maps, full-color photos, and site difficulty scales.
Author: James R. Mitchell
Publisher:
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780935182873
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWelcome 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.
Author: Frank S. Kimbler
Publisher: Sunstone Press
Published: 1981
Total Pages: 82
ISBN-13: 0913270970
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis guide contains a detailed listing of collectable New Mexico minerals, agates, and petrified wood, and includes more than 125 collecting sites with maps.
Author: Maureen G. Johnson
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2017-10-28
Total Pages: 116
ISBN-13: 9780266906537
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExcerpt from Placer Gold Deposits of Arizona Eighty-seven placer districts in Arizona are estimated to have produced a mini mum Oi ounces of placer gold from 1774 to 1968. The location, areal extent, past production, mining history, and probable lode source summarized for each district are based on information Obtained from a wide variety of published reports relating to placer deposits. Annotated references to all reports that contain information about individual deposits are given for each district. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
