Basic Rockhounding and Prospecting, 9781493032815
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Unearth Earth’s treasures: Rocks, gems, fossils, gold, and more await!

Basic Rockhounding and Prospecting

a beginner's guide

$44.45

  • Paperback

    232 pages

  • Release Date

    14 July 2019

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Summary

Unleash Your Inner Explorer: A Beginner’s Guide to Rockhounding and Prospecting

Aimed at the curious beginner, Basic Rockhounding and Prospecting unlocks the exciting world of collecting rocks and minerals. This guide serves as the perfect starting point before diving into more advanced techniques.

Discover the fundamentals of identifying common rocks and minerals, and learn where to find them. Through easy-to-follow labs, step-by-step procedures, detailed visuals, …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781493032815
ISBN-10:149303281X
Series:Rockhounding Series
Author:Garret Romaine
Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:Falcon Guides
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:232
Release Date:14 July 2019
Weight:445g
Dimensions:227mm x 150mm x 12mm
About The Author

Garret Romaine

Garret Romaine has been an avid rockhound, fossil hunter, and gold prospector for 35 years. He is a long-time journalist, columnist, and technical writer, and teaches technical writing at Portland State University. He is a Fellow in the Society for Technical Communication. He holds a degree in geology from the University of Oregon and a degree in geography from the University of Washington. Since 1997 he has written a regular magazine column for the Gold Prospectors Association of America entitled “Mining the Internet.” He is the author of Rockhounding Idaho and Rocks, Gems, and Minerals (both FalconGuides) as well as Gem Trails of Oregon and Gem Trails of Washington. He is also a columnist for Gold Prospectors magazine. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

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