Rockhounding Books @ Jewel Info 4 U
Rockhounding and gem
books act a great resource for
rockhounders to gain extensive
knowledge in rockhounding, rocks,
minerals and gemstones. Rockhounders
must first select the books that
match their interested rocks,
minerals and gemstones which would
help them in their specialized
domain.
Rockhounding Books
There are various excellent books,
research materials and guides
related to rockhounding and gem
stones. Some of them to mention are:
The Rockhound and Prospector's
Bible:
The Rockhound and Prospector's Bible
is an excellent reference and study
guide that speaks about a variety of
rocks, minerals, gemstones and
prospecting. This book, having about
136 pages, is written by L. J.
Ettinger and it acts as a great
resource for learning about rocks
and minerals.
Simon and Schuster's Guide to
Rocks and Minerals:
Simon and Schuster's Guide to Rocks
and Minerals is written by Martin
Prinz, George Harlow and Joseph
Peters. The guide has all
information the rock and mineral
enthusiast would be interested in
learning. The guide is divided into
two sections - One section is for
minerals and the other section is
devoted to rocks. In each of the
sections, the rocks and minerals are
discussed with their chemistry and
details like their appearance,
classification, rarity, crystal
formation, mode of occurrence,
gravity of mineral, rock chemistry,
modal classification fields,
formational environments, grain
sizes of rocks, and much more with
related visual symbols in detail.
Fee Mining Adventures and Rock
Hunting Expeditions in the U. S.:
The book named "Fee Mining
Adventures and Rock Hunting
Expeditions in the U. S." is written
by James Martin Monaco, James Monaco
and Jeannette Hathaway Monaco. This
books acts as a handy guide for all
rockhounders in the United States.
It details about nearly 155
collecting locations in the United
States for rock hounding with deeper
details about each site like fee
mines, sites which have prospects
for gold, and sites where
rockhounders can hunt for rocks and
minerals. The books details about
the rockhounding sites' interesting
history along with regional
attractions and camping information
which will help rockhounders make
their rock and mineral collecting
trip remarkable and exciting.
Rockhounding Montana:
Rockhounding Montana is a book
written by Robert Feldman. Almost
all rockhounders would dream to
rockhound in Montana, a state in
Western United States. Montana has a
historical lineage of inland seas
which deposited fossils and minerals
at the present rockhounding sites.
This book gives detailed information
about crystals, garnets, geodes,
fossilized wood and also guides
rockhounders to make their trip to
the Yellowstone River. The book also
details directions, with a glossary,
directories and maps to museums,
rock shops, and rock clubs which
help rockhounders in their
rockhounding. This book is a great
resource during the geological
journey for any rockhounders.
Northwest Treasure Hunter's Gem &
Mineral Guide:
Northwest Treasure Hunter's Gem &
Mineral Guide is an excellent book
written by Kathy J. Rygle and
Stephen F. Pedersen which any
experienced rockhounder or even a
rockhounder who is going
rockhounding for the first time can
refer to. This book has a variety of
detailed information about "fee-dig"
mining, rockhounding sites with maps
and addresses. The book also gives
detailed step-by-step instructions
on panning for gold, sluicing for
gems and other methods along with
mining techniques for various
minerals. Rockhounders can refer
this book to visit commercial and
historical mines, as well as museums
with exhibits of gems and minerals.
A Rockhounding Guide to North
Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains:
A Rockhounding Guide to North
Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains
written by Michael Streeter who was
a rock and mineral collector from
his early age and later became a
licensed geologist with the North
Carolina Department of Environment
and Natural Resources. This book is
an excellent resource guide for all
rockhounders to carry out their
rockhounding adventure. This book
gives details on rocks and minerals
present at each rockhounding site,
the tools rockhounders must take for
rockhounding etc. The book also
describes in rich detail the
colorful history of mining and acts
as an excellent educational guide
for all rockhounders.
Rock, Gem, and Mineral Collecting
Sites in Western North Carolina:
Rock, Gem, and Mineral Collecting
Sites in Western North Carolina
written by Rick Jacquot gives
details about exciting locations in
Western North Carolina which yields
rare and excellent specimens of
rocks, minerals, and sparkling
gemstones.
Audubon Guide to North American
Rocks and Minerals:
Audubon Guide to North American
Rocks and Minerals is a field guide
which features almost all important
rocks, gems and minerals present in
North American rockhounding sites
with colorful photographs of the
same. The book has a vast variety of
minerals and rocks - approximately
two hundred minerals and about forty
rocks with detailed descriptions on
each with their place of occurrence
i.e. sites for rock hounding.
The Rockhounds Handbook:
The Rockhound's Handbook written by
James R. Mitchell is a book which is
popular with almost all
rockhounders. This books features
the formation of rocks and minerals,
tools that rockhounders must take
for each rockhounding site, the
legal aspects that each rockhounder
must know before rockhounding at a
site and preservation techniques of
collected minerals and rocks. The
book also mentions about minerals
and rocks present at each
rockhounding site. The highlighted
feature of this book is the colorful
photographs of rocks and minerals
which attract rockhounders.
Rockhounding the Wiley's Well
District of California: The GPS
User's Guide:
Rockhounding the Wiley's Well
District of California, The GPS
User's Guide is written by Delmer G.
Ross, a history professor at La
Sierra University in Riverside,
California. This book gives detailed
explanation about the path or way to
reach collecting locations for
rockhounders along with their
detailed historical information. The
book has information about two dozen
various rockhounding and collecting
sites in the Wiley's Well District
and thereby prized to be a great
handbook for all rockhounders who
wish to rockhound in this area. It
is sure that rockhounders would not
need a map for rockhounding to
Wiley's Well Rockhounding District
if they possess this handy book.
Rockhounding books thus act as a
great resource for rockhounders
since they give detailed information
about rocks and minerals,
rockhounding, fossils and gem
collecting along with details on
maps and locations for various
rockhounding sites.
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