Rockhounding Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Rockhounding Pennsylvania and New Jersey

Author: Robert Beard

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2024-08-06

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 1493077198

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With this informative guide, you can explore the mineral-rich regions of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, from the beaches to the mountains. It describes the states' 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 in each state. Rockhounding Pennsylvania and New Jersey offers a complete introduction to this many-faceted hobby and is an invaluable sourcebook.

Rocks and Minerals of Pennsylvania
Rocks and Minerals of Pennsylvania

Author: John H. Barnes

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2008-04

Total Pages: 444

ISBN-13: 1428988971

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This educational guide explains how rocks are fundamental to our very existence on planet Earth. Contents: classification of rocks; chemical structure of minerals; classification of minerals; identification of minerals; planet earth¿s recycling program; making sedimentary rocks; clastic sedimentary rocks; nonclastic sedimentary rocks; metamorphism -- transformed rocks; making igneous rocks; classification of igneous rocks; igneous rocks in Pennsylvania; uses for rocks: oil & gas, coal, & industrial minerals; & some common & interesting minerals that can be found in Pennsylvania. Color and black & white maps & illustrations.