Modern Rockhounding and Prospecting Handbook

This 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, fossils--and maybe even gold.

Table des matières

PrefaceIntroductionChapter 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

A propos de l'auteur

By Garret Romaine

Résumé

This 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, fossils--and maybe even gold.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Garret Romaine, Romaine Garret
• Edition: Rowman and Littlefield
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9781493032358
• ISBN: 978-1-4930-3235-8
• Pages: 264
• Catégories: Livres de conseils > Nature > Guides de la nature; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Sciences de la Terre > Minéralogie, pétrographie; SPORTS & RECREATION / Outdoor Skills, Nature, NATURE / Rocks & Minerals, NATURE / Fossils, SPORTS & RECREATION / Reference, Rocks, minerals & fossils, Rocks, minerals and fossils: general interest, gems, rockhounding, prospecting, gold panning