Essential Guide to Rockhounding and Prospecting Techniques

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.
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Geology basicsRules and regulationsPolishing, preserving, crafting, and displaying your treasuresPopular collectibles, including rocks, gems, fossils, meteorites, and goldTools of the trade for every level of collector

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Falcon Guides
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 17, 2025
Edition ‏ : ‎ 2nd
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 232 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1493084224
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1493084227
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.3 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #3,936,164 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #530 in Biology of Fossils #887 in Rocks & Minerals #2,965 in Hiking & Camping Instructional Guides