Rockhounding for Beginners

Your Comprehensive Guide to Finding and Collecting Precious Minerals, Gems, Geodes, & More

Rockhounding for Beginners
Lars W Johnson
Our Price:
NZ$ 35.00
Paperback
h203 x 152mm - 240pg
5 Aug 2021 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9781507215272
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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.
Lars W. Johnson was born and raised in the northwest, and has been an avid rockhound since his childhood. He is dedicated to inspiring enthusiasm and inclusivity to those new to rockhounding, and a renewed curiosity for locating, collecting, and sharing experiences that seasoned rockhounds could appreciate. He currently owns a rock shop in Portland, Oregon, and runs the blog TwoRockhounds. com with his wife Amber Lee.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781507215272
Published: 5 Aug 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: Adams Media Corporation
Publisher: Adams Media Corporation
Format: Paperback
Height: 203mm
Width: 152mm
Spine: 15mm
Pages: 240

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