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GG-DGT $5.00
GPS Guide to Western Gem Trails
The GPS Guide To Western Gem Trails-Rock and gem collecting the GPS way! Compiled by a veteran rockhound, this handy supplemental GPS guide directs you to the best collecting sites found in the Gem Trails books series
GG-GPSG $ 14.95
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Discovery Channel Rocks&Minerals
-Explore
your world! This book provides a captivating blend of information and
entertainment about one of the world’s most popular hobbies. Full color
photographs.
GG-DCRM $13.95
Exploring &
Mining Gems & Gold-
Fred Rynerson was an 'old time' prospector and gem cutter, commencing
from the late 1800s. His widow brought us his manuscript nearly thirty
years ago, one a publisher couldn't resist, and it has proved to be a
steady seller ever since. He relates his fifty-two years of adventure
with verve and humor, tells about how things were done, the mines he worked,
packing burros, and odd characters among men and animals.
GG-EMG $8.95
Gem Trails of AZ-
Gem Trails Of Arizona. Newly revised 4th addition of this best selling
guide contains the latest updates on the familiar sites, and features
twenty new locations for collecting rocks, minerals, crystals and fossils.
Includes many full color photographs. Mitchell
GG-GTA $11.95
Gem Trails of NV-
Maps, photos, and detailed text describe where to go and what to look
for at over 50 sites throughout the state of Nevada. Includes mineral
locator index. Mitchell
GG-GTN $12.95
Detailed text and maps lead the rockhound to beautiful scenery and fascinating rocks and minerals. Full color photos of specimens make identification easy. Black and white photos help locate collecting sites. Mitchell
GG-GTNC $12.95
Gem Trails of OR
Detailed maps and descriptive text accompanied by black and white
photos lead collectors to more than 80 of the best sites for finding gems,
minerals and fossils. A new insert of vivid color photos aids with specimen
identification. Mitchell
GG-GTOR $12.95
Expanded, Revised Edition. This definitive guide to collecting sites throughout Southern California highlights the best that the area has to offer. Taking up where Gem Trails Of Northern California left off, this companion book covers all of Southern California from just north of San Luis Obispo south to the Mexican border. Mitchell
GG-GTSC $12.95
Gem Trails of Utah
Welcome to rockhounding in Utah! You'll find many unique opportunities
in a landscape as diverse as the gems, minerals, and fossils found here.
There are' trunks of petrified wood, faceting-grade labradorite, topaz
crystals of a color and clarity that rival any found anywhere, boulders
of obsidian, delicate halite crystals and much, much more. Detailed text
and maps lead the gern hunter to abandoned mine dumps, stunning desert
terrain, deep canyons, pristine mountains and beautiftil lakes in the
search for specimens. Black and white photos highlight the collecting
area. A color section aids in specimen identification. This latest edition
of a classic, best-selling guide is invaluable for the rockhounds just
starting out, filled with expert advice and years of experience. For the
collector who has been discovering Utahs treasures for years, it is an
outstanding source of the old and the new sites in one handy volume. Over
75 locations thoughout the state.
GG-GTU $12.95
Rockhound Handbook-
The
Rockhound's Handbook is an indispensable how-to book for the beginner
and a handy reference guide for the experienced collector. Within the
pages of this well-illustrated guide you will learn how rocks and minerals
are formed, discover what to look for in the field, decide on the best
tools for the job, identify commonly encountered gems and minerals, learn
how to preserve and prepare specimens, and explore the basic aspects of
lapidary. Dimensions are 6" x 9" x 7/16"; 184 pages.
GG-RHH $12.95
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Best
Book of Fossils, Rocks, and Minerals-
Pack up your gear and get ready to go on a dig. Whether it's iron ore,
dazzling
gemstones, or a prehistoric creature preserved in amber, a mother lode
of exciting
discoveries await budding paleontologists and geologists in this informative
picture book
Large
and detailed full-color spreads, complemented by clear, concise text unearth
the
mysteries of the ground beneath our feet. Children will learn how rocks,
crystals, minerals, and fossils are formed, where they are found, and
how they are used.
Step-by-step
illustrations and captions explore such processes as the fossilization
of ancient animals and plants, together with the work of the scientists
who catalog and preserve them.
Includes an illustrated glossary and an index to sharpen the young reader's
reference skills.
GG-FRM $12.95
Fee Mining and Rockhounding Adventures in the West
Informative guide to over 94 collecting locations. Also includes 150 museums, caves, points of interest and fairs and festivals throughout the western states. Seasons, days and hours of operation are included for each site as well as the address, directions, cost, tools, and supplies needed. Organized by state, it is an invaluable guide for the prospector or gem hunter. 240 pgs.
GG-FEE $12.95
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Rocks from Space-
This book by O. Richard Norton is a nontechnical introduction to
meteorites and meteorite hunting 440 pages of facinating reading!
GG-RFS $32.00
Rocks and Minerals of CA-
The third revision of a popular California guide book that abundantly contains a treasury of maps, pictures, charts, and drawings. This new revision contains 76 pages of rock and mineral locations in California that can be easily pinpointed on topographic maps published by the U.S. Geological Survey. Not only does the third revision include all this but it also still retains the convenient brief summary of the major rocks and minerals characteristics.
GG-RMC $11.95
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