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PublisherGem Sports Guides Book Company

ISBN-101889786438

ISBN-139781889786438

eBay Product ID (ePID)71101826

Product Key Features

Edition2

Book TitleRockhound's Handbook

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2008

TopicRocks & Minerals

GenreNature

AuthorJames R. Mitchell

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2008-932734

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal552/.0075

SynopsisRevised and greatly expanded 2E of this popular reference handbook for rockhound's and collectors of rocks, minerals and fossils. Includes expanded sections on basic geology and mineral formation; how to find and identify minerals in the field; collecting tools and techniques; finding gold and other heavy minerals; fossil formation and collecting fossils; legal aspects of collecting, specimen preparation and display and the basics of lapidary and jewelry making. Illustrated with photos, charts, diagrams throughout and 16-page color section featuring over 90 specimens. Includes glossary, lists of agencies and museums and more. An indispensable how-to-book for the beginner or experienced collector.