Rockhounding Texas
A Guide to the State's Best Rockhounding Sites
Erschienen am 1. Mai 2023
320 Seiten
978-1-4930-6754-1 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
Rockhounding Texas is a complete guide to finding, collecting, and preparing Texas' gems & minerals. With this book anyone can learn where to find unusual mineral displays, fossils, jasper, agate, and petrified wood-not to mention more obsidian than one rockhound could possibly collect in a lifetime. An outstanding resource for experts and novices alike, Rockhounding Texas points the way to the state's best rockhounding sites, including popular and commercial areas as well as lesser-known sites on public land.
Look inside to find:
* Maps and detailed site descriptions with directions and GPS coordinates
* Suggested tools and techniques
* Land-use regulations and legal restrictions
* Contact information for land managers
* Additional information on rock shops, attractions, and local history
Look inside to find:
* Maps and detailed site descriptions with directions and GPS coordinates
* Suggested tools and techniques
* Land-use regulations and legal restrictions
* Contact information for land managers
* Additional information on rock shops, attractions, and local history
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Sprache
Englisch
Verlagsort
New York
USA
Verlagsgruppe
Globe Pequot Press
Illustrationen
253 Color Photos, 20 Maps
Dateigröße
22,95 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4930-6754-1 (9781493067541)
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Martin Freed | Ruta Vaskys
Rockhounding Texas
Buch
07/2023
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Personen
Ruta Vaskys and Martin Freed are skilled writers and photographers who have been outdoor enthusiasts for many years with experience in trapping, collecting wild herbs, and rock identification. They spend most of their time living in Virginia.
Inhalt
- Cover
- Contents
- Introduction
- Hazards and Precautions
- Where You Are Allowed and Not Allowed to Collect
- Rockhounding Ethics
- How to Use This Book
- Texas Rockhounding Divisions
- East Texas
- 1. Sabine River Woods
- 2. Ayish Bayou Chalcedony
- 3. Cassels-Boykin Park Jasper, Petrified Wood, and Agate
- 4. Trinity Wood
- 5. Lake L Drive Wood and Jasper
- 6. Crockett Petrified Wood and Palm Wood
- 7. Marquez Kosse Fossils
- 8. Lake Somerville Jasper, Flint, and Petrified Wood
- 9. Ledbetter Jasper and Petrified Wood
- 10. Waldeck and Roundtop Chalcedony
- 11. La Grange Petrified Wood and Jasper
- 12. Smithville Petrified Wood and Jasper
- 13. North Sulphur River Ladonia Fossil Park
- Central Texas
- 14. Hubbard Creek Reservoir Hematite
- 15. Cisco Marine Fossils
- 16. Mineral Wells Fossil Park
- 17. Cool Marine Fossils
- 18. Carter Road 51 Marine Fossils
- 19. Weatherford Marine Fossils
- 20. Hood County Fossils
- 21. Granbury Marine FossilsI
- 22. Meridian Fossils
- 23. TX 22 Fossils aka Rudist Crystal Reef
- 24. Clifton Fossils
- 25. North of Mound Fossils
- 26. US 84 Picnic Area Fossils
- 27. South of Evant, US 281 Fossils
- 28. Lampasas Marine Fossils
- 29. Colorado River Fossils
- 30. Bend Flint and Jasper
- 31. Cherokee Patterned Chalcedony
- 32. Llanite Granite
- 33. Llano River Flint and Llanite
- 34. Marble Falls Chalcedony
- 35. Johnson City Flint
- 36. Stonewall City Flint
- 37. Fredericksburg Flint and Agate
- 38. US 87 Agate and Flint
- 39. US 87 Picture Rock
- 40. Mason Quartz
- 41. Mason Flint Nodules and Picture Rock
- 42. San Saba River Ranch Picnic Area
- 43. Brady Marine Fossils
- 44. TX 71 Marine Fossils
- 45. Fly Gap Road Crystals
- 46. Kerrville Flint and Agate
- 47. Bandera Marine Fossils
- 48. Bandera Chocolate Agate
- 49. Hondo Chocolate Agate and Flint
- South Texas
- 50. Tilden Petrified Wood
- 51. Frio River Petrified Wood
- 52. TX 72 Petrified Wood and Agate
- 53. Texas Farm Road 99 Agate, Flint, and Petrified Wood
- 54. Recreation Road 7 Flint and Jasper
- 55. Farm Road 437 Flint, Jasper, and Petrified Wood
- 56. Whitsett Banded Limestone and Flint
- 57. Falls City Agate
- 58. Campbellton Marine Fossils
- 59. Whitsett Selenite
- 60. Three Rivers Agate
- 61. San Diego Limestone
- 62. South of Freer Agate and Petrified Wood
- 63. Falcon Heights Agate and Petrified Wood
- 64. Salineño Agate and Petrified Wood
- 65. US 83 Agate and Petrified Wood
- 66. Paradise Point Jasper, Flint, and Agate
- 67. North of Zapata Agate and Petrified Wood North
- 68. South of Laredo Agate, Petrified Wood, and Jasper???????
- 69. Laredo US 59 Agate, Jasper, and Petrified Wood
- 70. Bonanza Hills Petrified Wood and Jasper
- 71. US 83 Catarina Picnic Area???????
- 72. East of Eagle Pass Petrified Wood and Fossils
- 73. Near Quemado Petrified Wood and Fossils
- West Texas
- 74. South of Del Rio Petrified Wood
- 75. Del Rio Fossils
- 76. Comstock Fossils
- 77. Pecos River Fossils
- 78. South of Dryden Petrified Wood
- 79. North of Dryden Petrified Wood
- 80. Sanderson Petrified Wood
- 81. Los Caballos Picnic Area
- 82. Persimmon Gap Selenite
- 83. Black Gap Agate, Flint, and Jasper
- 84. Terlingua Fossils
- 85. Terlingua Calcite Crystals
- 86. Study Butte Picture Rock
- 87. North County Road Lavender Rock
- 88. TX 118 Marine Fossils
- 89. Brewster County Agate
- 90. Alpine Agate and Calcite
- 91. Fort Davis Caliche
- 92. Marfa Agate Nodules
- 93. Marfa US 90 Agate and Flint
- 94. Kilbourne Hole
- 95. Hueco Tanks Flint, Agate, and Jasper
- 96. Toyah Agate and Petrified Wood
- 97. Garden City Agate and Flint
- 98. Sterling City Flint, Agate, and Patterned Rhyolite
- 99. South of Colorado City Flint and Agate
- The Panhandle
- 100. Justiceburg Marine Fossils
- 101. Turkey Alabaster
- 102. Quitaque Alabaster
- 103. MacKenzie Lake
- 104. Near Clarendon Ogallala Gravels
- 105. Memphis Quartzite and Flint
- 106. Childress Banded Limestone and Quartzite
- 107. Quanah Alabaster
- 108. South of Crowell Quartzite
- Glossary
- Site Index
- About the Authors
