Rocks, minerals and fossils: general interest Books
Globe Pequot Gold Panning California A Guide to the Areas Best
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£18.99
Rowman & Littlefield Rockhounding Washington
Book Synopsis"Guide and source-book with advice on observing and collecting gems and minerals in Washington"--
£17.09
Rowman & Littlefield Rockhounding Virginia
Book SynopsisA complete guide and source-book brimming with advice on collecting and preparing gems and minerals.
£18.71
Rowman & Littlefield Rockhounding Wisconsin
Book SynopsisA complete guide and source-book brimming with advice on collecting and preparing gems and minerals.
£17.09
Rowman & Littlefield Gold Panning Colorado
Book SynopsisGold Panning Colorado is the premiere reference source for anyone who is interested in getting started or continuing their gold prospecting in Colorado. Containing accurate, up-to-date prospecting information for all known panning areas in Colorado. The write-ups for each locale include driving directions, GPS coordinates, historical information, land ownership restrictions, full-color photos, and geological background. Features include:Full-color imagesGPS coordinatesGeology basicsTools of the trade for every level of collectorRules and regulationsPolishing, preserving, crafting, and displaying your treasures
£18.99
Rowman & Littlefield Modern Rockhounding and Prospecting Handbook
Book SynopsisThis volume gives you the basic tools to transition from pebble pup to expert rockhound and explains everything from geology basics, identification tips, tools of the trade, how to record your findings, and how to set up a lab or gem shop. Before you know it, you'll be driving the open roads and traveling home with dusty pockets full of rocks, gems, minerals, fossilsand maybe even gold. Features:* geology basics* popular collectibles, including rocks, gems, fossils, meteorites, and gold* tools of the trade for every level of collector* rules and regulations* polishing, preserving, crafting, and displaying your treasuresTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionChapter 1 What to look for What's out there? Basic geology Resources for basic geology Popular collectibles Gator Girl's best advice ever Chapter 2 Where to find it Old-school reference materials Online guides Apps & Software Social networking Historical Websites Online maps ArcGIS Geology maps JSTOR searches Build your own book Chapter 3 How to get it home Getting to the site and back General field work pointers Collecting Rocks and Minerals Fossil collecting Gold Prospecting Meteorite Hunting Chapter 4 What to do with it Tumble polishing Carving soapstone Knapping Preserving fossils Jewelry making Displaying your treasures Glossary IndexAbout the Author
£18.04
Rowman & Littlefield Basic Rockhounding and Prospecting
Book SynopsisThis is the go-to instructional guide for the beginner rockhounder and prospector.
£17.09
Rowman & Littlefield Rockhounding Alaska
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£17.09
Rowman & Littlefield Rockhounding Nevada A Guide to The States Best
Book SynopsisA complete guide and source-book brimming with advice on collecting and preparing gems and minerals.
£17.09
Globe Pequot Rockhounding Idaho
Book SynopsisA complete guide to Idahoâs best sites for collecting rocks, minerals, gems, crystals, fossils, and gold.
£18.71
Rowman & Littlefield Rockhounding New England
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£17.09
Rowman & Littlefield Rockhounding Utah
Book SynopsisA completely updated and revised edition brimming with advice on collecting and preparing gems and minerals .
£17.99
Rowman & Littlefield Rocks Gems and Minerals of the Rocky Mountains
Book SynopsisRocks, Gems, and Minerals of the Rocky Mountains is a field guide to more than 130 of the most common and sought-after rocks, gems, and minerals hidden throughout the Rocky Mountains. Conveniently sized to fit in your pocket and featuring full-color, detailed photographs, this informative guide makes it easy to identify rocks in your backyard and beyond. Also included is an introduction that covers fundamental geology information and interesting facts. This is the essential source when you're out in the field, both informative and beautiful to peruse.
£11.39
Rowman & Littlefield Rocks Gems and Minerals
Book SynopsisRocks, Gems, and Minerals is a field guide tomore than 100 of themost common and sought-afterrocks, gems, and minerals hidden throughout North America. Conveniently sized to fit in your pocket and featuring full-color, detailedphotographs, this informativeguide makesit easy to identifyrocks in your backyard and beyond. Also included isan introduction that covers fundamental geology information and interesting facts.This is the essential source when you''re out in the field, both informative and beautiful to peruse.
£11.69
Rowman & Littlefield Rockhounding New Mexico
Book Synopsis More than a third of New Mexico is public land that holds untold quantities of mineralogical treasure. With this book anyone can learn where to find unusual mineral displays, fossils, jasper, agate, petrified woodnot to mention more obsidian than one rockhound could possibly collect in a lifetime. The array and quality of such materials just waiting to be found in New Mexico are almost mind-boggling. Rockhounding New Mexico describes 140 of the state''s best rockhound sites, covering popular and commercial sites as well as numerous little-known areas. This handy guide describes where and how to collect specimens, includes maps of each site as well as directions, and provides reliable recommendations for accommodations, camping, and other special attractions. It is, in short, a complete and outstanding introduction to the many sides of a fascinating hobby.
£17.09
Rowman & Littlefield Rockhounding Southern California
Book SynopsisAlthough 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.
£18.04
Rowman & Littlefield Rockhounding Arizona
Book SynopsisExplore the mineral-rich region of Wisconsin with veteran rockhound Robert Beard's Rockhounding Arizona, 3rd Edition 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, Rockhounding Wisconsin is the ideal resource for rock seekers and collectors of all ages and experience levels.
£17.09
Rowman & Littlefield Rockhounding Oregon
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£17.09
Rowman & Littlefield Rocks Gems and Minerals of the Southwest
Book SynopsisRocks, Gems, and Minerals of the Southwest is a field guide to more than 100 of the most common and sought-after rocks, gems, and minerals hidden throughout the Southwest. Conveniently sized to fit in your pocket and featuring full-color, detailed photographs, this informative guide makes it easy to identify rocks in your backyard and beyond. Also included is an introduction that covers fundamental geology information and interesting facts. This is the essential source when you''re out in the field, both informative and beautiful to peruse.
£12.59
Rowman & Littlefield Gold Panning the Pacific Northwest
Book SynopsisGold Panning the Pacific Northwest is the premiere reference source for anyone who is interested in getting started or continuing their gold prospecting in the pacific northwest region. Fully revised and updated, this guide contains accurate, up-to-date prospecting information for all known panning areas in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. The write-ups for each locale include driving directions, GPS coordinates, historical information, land ownership restrictions, full-color photos, and geological background.Features include: Full-color images GPS coordinates Geology basics Tools of the trade for every level of collector Rules and regulations Polishing, preserving, crafting, and displaying your treasures
£17.09
Rowman & Littlefield Rockhounding Wyoming
Book SynopsisThe 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.
£18.04
Rowman & Littlefield Rockhounding Colorado
Book SynopsisRockhounding 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.
£17.09
Rowman & Littlefield Rockhounding Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Book SynopsisWith 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 the state. Rockhounding Pennsylvania and New Jersey offers a complete introduction to this many-faceted hobby and is an invaluable sourcebook.
£16.99
Rowman & Littlefield Modern Rockhounding and Prospecting Handbook
Book SynopsisThis volume gives you the basic tools to transition from pebble pup to expert rockhound and explains everything from geology basics, identification tips, tools of the trade, how to record your findings, and how to set up a lab or gem shop. Before you know it, you'll be driving the open roads and traveling home with dusty pockets full of rocks, gems, minerals, fossilsand maybe even gold.Features:* geology basics* popular collectibles, including rocks, gems, fossils, meteorites, and gold* tools of the trade for every level of collector* rules and regulations* polishing, preserving, crafting, and displaying your treasures
£17.09
Globe Pequot Rockhounding Washington
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£18.04
Rowman & Littlefield Basic Rockhounding and Prospecting
Book SynopsisBasic Rockhounding and Prospecting is aimed at anyone who is interested in learning the basics of collecting rocks and minerals. It's the perfect companion title to the more advanced Modern Rockhounding and Prospecting Handbook. Readers will learn how to identify common rocks and minerals, and where to look for them. Using labs, procedures, pictorials, and discussions to help readers learn, this book will cover the basics of geology, describing the three main rock groups, with extensive pictures to show what to look for and how to figure out what is out there.Look inside for: Geology basics Rules and regulations Polishing, preserving, crafting, and displaying your treasures Popular collectibles, including rocks, gems, fossils, meteorites, and gold Tools of the trade for every level of collector
£17.09
Globe Pequot Rockhounding New York
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£18.99
Adams Media Corporation Rockhounding for Beginners: Your Comprehensive
Book SynopsisGo on an outdoor treasure hunt and enjoy all nature has to offer with this field guide to rockhounding, perfect for armchair geologists or anyone headed out on an adventure!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.
£11.69
John Murray Press Lapidarium: The Secret Lives of Stones
'A delightful storybook . . . a portrait of our whole world created from the contents of the ground' Literary Review'A real cabinet of curiosities' Sunday TimesFrom the hematite used in cave paintings to the moldavite that became a TikTok sensation; from the stolen sandstone of Scone to the unexpected acoustics of Stonehenge; from crystal balls to compasses, rocks and minerals have always been central to our story.3,000 years ago Babylonians constructed lapidaries - books that tried to pin down the magical secrets of rocks. In Lapidarium, renowned art critic Hettie Judah explores the unexpected stories behind sixty stones that have shaped and inspired human history, from Dorset fossil-hunters to Chinese philosophers, Catherine the Great to Michelangelo.Discover why alchemists sought cinnabar and sulphur. Unearth the mystery of the tuff statues of Rapa Nui, the lost amber room of Frederick of Prussia and the scandal of Flint Jack. Find out how a Greek monster created coral, moon rock explains the history of Earth's only satellite and obsidian inspired the world's favourite computer game. Stone by stone, story by fascinating story, Lapidarium builds into a dazzling, epoch-spanning adventure through human culture, and beyond.
£18.00
Basic Books Meteorite: How Stones from Outer Space Made Our
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£22.50
Capstone Press Igneous Rocks
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£22.49
Harbour Publishing Guide pratique d'identification des cailloux
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£7.45
Harbour Publishing A Field Guide to Fossils
Book SynopsisFrom dinosaur bones to petrified wood and primordial seashells to archaic oddballs, this handy field guide makes identification of fossils a cinch. Learn how to identify a fossil and discover the most up-to-date tips on where and when to hunt for them. Featuring gorgeous full-coloured photos and paired with short and informative descriptions, this field guide is suitable for fossil enthusiasts of all ages and skill levels. Lightweight and pocket-sized for convenience,A Field Guide to Fossilsis easy to grab and toss into any fossil lover's backpack on their next adventure.
£6.99
Bower House Walking with Dinosaurs Rediscovering Colorados
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£14.25
Rowman & Littlefield Florida's Fossils
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£15.29
Rowman & Littlefield Shark Tooth Hunting on the Carolina Coast
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£14.09
Rowman & Littlefield Submerged History: Underwater Archaeology in
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£21.80
Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. Feathered Dinosaurs of China
Book SynopsisStep back in time 124 million years to Liaoning, China, and see what life was like in this ancient ecosystem. Follow several recently discovered dinosaur species through a typical day, as they feed, fight, hunt, and try to survive.Scientific sculptor and illustrator Gregory Wenzel takes readers inside the world of the feathered dinosaurs and sheds light on the link betweeen dinosaurs and birds.
£9.93
St Martin's Press Rocks, Gems and Minerals
Book SynopsisThis handy identification guide to the most common kinds of rocks and minerals offers concise and fascinating information on:- Physical and chemical properties- Origins and geologic significance- Gems and semiprecious stones- How to find and collect specimensIllustrated in full color throughout, Rocks, Gems and Minerals is a gem of a guide for rockhounds and mineral collectors!
£6.95
St. Martin's Publishing Group Fossils
Book SynopsisThis introduction to the life of the past as revealed through fossils includes:-Descriptions of the typical plants and animals of major geological eras-Maps showing where fossils can be found-The history of the development of life on earthFull-color illustrations and concise information make this an invaluable and enjoyable guide to a fascinating subject.
£7.59
Smithsonian Books The Hope Diamond: The Legendary History of a
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£19.53
Smithsonian Books Dinosaurs: How They Lived and Evolved
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£25.46
Smithsonian Books A History of Plants in Fifty Fossils
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£19.96
Smithsonian Books How to Read a Rock: Our Planet's Hidden Stories
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£26.21
Smithsonian Books A History of Life in 100 Fossils
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£19.96
Advance Publishing In.,US Arizona Rocks & Minerals: A Field Guide to the
Book SynopsisGet this must-have guide for Arizona, featuring full-color photographs and information to help you identify rocks and minerals.Identify and collect rocks and minerals with the perfect guide to the Grand Canyon State! With this famous field guide by Dan R. Lynch and Bob Lynch, field identification is simple and informative. The book features comprehensive entries for 106 rocks and minerals, from common rocks to rare finds. That means you're more likely to identify what you've found. The authors know rocks and took their own full-color photographs to depict the detail needed for identificationno more guessing from line drawings. The field guide's easy-to-use format helps you to quickly find what you need to know and where to look.Inside you'll find: 106 specimens: Only Arizona rocks and minerals Quick Identification Guide: Identify rocks and minerals by color and common characteristics Range/occurrence maps: See where each specimen is commonly found Professional photos: Crisp, stunning images Arizona Rocks & Minerals includes beautiful photography, relevant information, and the authors' expert insights. With this book in hand, identifying and collecting is fun and informative!
£10.99
Advance Publishing In.,US Colorado Rocks & Minerals: A Field Guide to the
Book SynopsisGet this must-have guide for Colorado, featuring full-color photographs and information to help you identify rocks and minerals.Identify and collect rocks and minerals with the perfect guide to the Centennial State! With this famous field guide by Dan R. Lynch and Bob Lynch, field identification is simple and informative. The book features comprehensive entries for 115 rocks and minerals, from common rocks to rare finds. That means you're more likely to identify what you've found. The authors know rocks and took their own full-color photographs to depict the detail needed for identificationno more guessing from line drawings. The field guide's easy-to-use format helps you to quickly find what you need to know and where to look.Inside you'll find: 115 specimens: Only Colorado rocks and minerals Quick Identification Guide: Identify rocks and minerals by color and common characteristics Range/occurrence maps: See where each specimen is commonly found Professional photos: Crisp, stunning images Colorado Rocks & Minerals includes beautiful photography, relevant information, and the authors' expert insights. With this book in hand, identifying and collecting is fun and informative!
£10.99
Advance Publishing In.,US Michigan Rocks & Minerals: A Field Guide to the
Book SynopsisGet this must-have guide for Michigan, featuring full-color photographs and information to help you identify rocks and minerals.Identify and collect rocks and minerals with the perfect guide to the Great Lake State! With this famous field guide by Dan R. Lynch and Bob Lynch, field identification is simple and informative. The book features comprehensive entries for 96 rocks and minerals, from common rocks to rare finds. That means you're more likely to identify what you've found. The authors know rocks and took their own full-color photographs to depict the detail needed for identificationno more guessing from line drawings. The field guide's easy-to-use format helps you to quickly find what you need to know and where to look.Inside you'll find: 96 specimens: Only Michigan rocks and minerals Quick Identification Guide: Identify rocks and minerals by color and common characteristics Range/occurrence maps: See where each specimen is commonly found Professional photos: Crisp, stunning images Michigan Rocks & Minerals includes beautiful photography, relevant information, and the authors' expert insights. With this book in hand, identifying and collecting is fun and informative!
£10.99
