Minerals
Minerals

Author: Hochleitner,

Publisher: Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated

Published: 1994-03

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13:

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This Barron's guide is a new kind of book for identifying minerals, one that even beginners can use to make quick, sure identifications. The simple, easy-to-understand profiles are supplemented by sketches of crystals made by the author especially for this book and based on the most up-to-date crystallographic data. It is a field guide to mineral deposits, categorized by color and degree of hardness for fast, easy identification.

Gem Trails of British Columbia
Gem Trails of British Columbia

Author: Cam Bacon

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780888397249

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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.

The Rockhound's Handbook
The Rockhound's Handbook

Author: James R. Mitchell

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13:

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Learn about rock and mineral formation, tools, identification, finding minerals in the field, legal aspects, preparation and preservation, cutting and polishing, and making jewelry from your finds. Numerous illustrations and B/W photos.

Midwest Gem, Fossil, and Mineral Trails, Prairie States
Midwest Gem, Fossil, and Mineral Trails, Prairie States

Author: June Culp Zeitner

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780935182941

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Describes where and what to collect in Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, and lowa, how to hunt on your own and where to get more information and additional help in each state.