Basic Rockhounding and Prospecting
A Beginner's Guide
2nd Edition
Published on 17. June 2025
232 pages
978-1-4930-9258-1 (ISBN)
Description
Basic Rockhounding and Prospecting is aimed at anyone who is interested in learning the basics of collecting rocks and minerals. It's the perfect companion title to the more advanced Modern Rockhounding and Prospecting Handbook. Readers will learn how to identify common rocks and minerals, and where to look for them. Using labs, procedures, pictorials, and discussions to help readers learn, this book will cover the basics of geology, describing the three main rock groups, with extensive pictures to show what to look for and how to figure out what is out there.
Look inside for:
- Geology basics
- Rules and regulations
- Polishing, preserving, crafting, and displaying your treasures
- Popular collectibles, including rocks, gems, fossils, meteorites, and gold
- Tools of the trade for every level of collector
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Garret Romaine
Basic Rockhounding and Prospecting
Book
08/2025
2nd Edition
Falcon Guides
€24.00
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E-Book
05/2019
1st Edition
Simon + Schuster LLC
€18.78
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