Rockhounding for Beginners: Your Comprehensive Guide to Finding and Collecting Precious Minerals, Gems, Geodes, & More

Go 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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Johnson, Lars W.
Published: 06/08/2021
Publisher: Adams Media Corporation
ISBN: 9781507215272
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d