Book
Rockhounding for beginners : your comprehensive guide to finding and collecting precious minerals, gems, geodes, & more / Lars W. Johnson ; with Stephen M. Voynick.
"Geology meets treasure hunting with this field guide to rockhounding! If you've ever kept an interesting rock or shell, bought a polished stone from a gift shop, or even just enjoyed a 'gram of a really cool crystal, congratulations! You've already experienced a rockhounding adventure! Rockhouding for Beginners shows you how to take your rockhounding to the next level, providing everything you need to know from tips for finding local sources for really cool finds to techniques for safely cleaning, cutting, polishing, and caring for the best samples. Complete with full-color photos to help you identify each rock and mineral wherever you find them, this guide has all the rockhounding information you need whether you're ready to get down and dirty or simply want to learn more from the comfort of your couch."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781507215272
- ISBN: 1507215274
- Physical Description: 239 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
- Edition: First Adams Media trade paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York : Adams Media, 2021.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Part 1. How to rockhound. 1. The basics of rockhounding -- 2. Rockhounding equipment and tools -- 3. Where to look in the field -- 4. Preparing and showing off your finds -- Part 2. Rocks, gems, minerals, mineraloids, and fossil's of North America -- Appendix: additional resources. |
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| Subject: | Rocks > Collection and preservation. Minerals > Collection and preservation. |