Bibliograph

Basic rockhounding and prospecting, a beginner's guide, Garret Romaine

Type

Label

Basic rockhounding and prospecting, a beginner's guide, Garret Romaine

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Basic rockhounding and prospecting

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1052837506

Responsibility statement

Garret Romaine

Sub title

a beginner's guide

Summary

Basic 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

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Getting started -- All about minerals -- Learning about rocks -- The keys to identification -- Finding fossils -- Prospecting for gold -- Hunting meteorites -- From beginner to collector -- Appendix A: online resources -- Appendix B: clubs and organizations -- Appendix C: bibliography -- Glossary

Target audience

adult

Classification