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A complete guide and source-book brimming with advice on collecting and preparing gems and minerals.

Although known for its gold production, California is a virtual haven for rock and gem collectors. With Rockhounding Southern California, you can explore the mineral-rich desert regions, comb tide-washed beaches for jade, agate, abalone, fossilized whale bone, and prospect in the mountains and hills for gold, copper, and other minerals and gems. It describes the state''s 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, directions, and GPS coordinates for each site, and lists rockhound clubs around the state. Rockhounding Southern California offers a complete introduction to this many-faceted hobby.

The 75 sites described in this guide take you across the red desert to the high mountain majesty of the Big Horns and Wind Rivers as well as the geologic wonders of Yellowstone National Park. Graham, a former hardrock miner, developed an interest in rocks at an early age, and he shares his enthusiasm for rockhounding and his appreciation for the diverse Wyoming landscape that holds the treasure. Each description provides detailed information complete with maps on how to find the remote as well as popular digs, what will likely be found there, the tools to bring, the best season to visit, the appropriate vehicle to drive, or when to lace up your hiking boots to get to those out-of-the-way places.

Rockhounding Colorado takes you to 100 of the best rockhounding sites in the state. Search for amethyst and quartz at the Crystal Hill Mine, check out the view at Douglas Pass while looking for leaf imprints and insect fossils, or head to Saint Peters Dome to uncover green, white, and purple fluorite.

Rockhounding Texas is a complete guide to finding, collecting, and preparing Texas' gems & minerals. With this book anyone can learn where to find unusual mineral displays, fossils, jasper, agate, and petrified wood¿not to mention more obsidian than one rockhound could possibly collect in a lifetime. An outstanding resource for experts and novices alike, Rockhounding Texas points the way to the state's best rockhounding sites, including popular and commercial areas as well as lesser-known sites on public land.Look inside to find:¿¿ Maps and detailed site descriptions with directions and GPS coordinates¿¿ Suggested tools and techniques¿¿ Land-use regulations and legal restrictions¿¿ Contact information for land managers¿¿ Additional information on rock shops, attractions, and local history

Explore the mineral-rich region of Northern California with Rockhounding Northern California and unearth the state¿s best rockhounding sites, ranging from popular and commercial sites to numerous lesser-known areas. Featuring an overview of the state¿s geologic history as well as a site-by-site guide to the best rockhounding locations, Rockhounding Northern California is the ideal resource for rockhounds of all ages and experience levels.

A complete guide to finding, collecting, and preparing the state's gems and mineralsRockhounding Alaska is a must-have book for collecting rocks, minerals, and fossils in the Last Frontier. This guidebook features an overview of the state's geologic history as well as a site-by-site guide to seventy-five collecting locations that stretch from Kodiak Island to the Arctic Circle, with treasures ranging from ancient fossilized sea creatures to precious gems and gold nuggets.A complete and accurate guidebook to the state's vast riches, Rockhounding Alaska is the ideal resource for rockhounds of all ages and experience levels. Look inside to find:¿ Maps and detailed site descriptions with directions and GPS coordinates¿ Suggested tools and techniques¿ Land-use regulations and legal restrictions¿ Contact information for land managers¿ Additional information on rock shops, attractions, and local history

A complete guide to Idaho's best sites for collecting rocks, minerals, gems, crystals, fossils, and gold.

A complete guide and source-book brimming with advice on collecting and preparing gems and minerals.

Guide and source-book with advice on observing and collecting gems and minerals in Washington.

With this informative guide, you can explore the mineral-rich areas' of Delaware, Maryland, and Washington D.C., from the beaches to the mountains. It describes the areas' 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. Rockhounding Delaware, Maryland, and Washington D.C. offers a complete introduction to this many-faceted hobby and is an invaluable sourcebook.Look inside to find: ¿ Maps and detailed descriptions with directions ¿ GPS coordinates for all sites ¿ Information on other nearby attractions

A complete guide and source-book brimming with advice on collecting and preparing gems and minerals .

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A completely updated and revised edition brimming with advice on collecting and preparing gems and minerals .