Modern Rockhounding and Prospecting Handbook

by Garret Romaine

Overview

 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.

Features:

* geology basics

* popular collectibles, including rocks, gems, fossils, meteorites, and gold

* tools of the trade for every level of collector

* rules and regulations

* polishing, preserving, crafting, and displaying your treasures

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493032365
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	10/01/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	264
File size:	17 MB
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About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 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

Index

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