469 results for "books on rock collecting" between $2.00 and $50.00

Product Description Let's Go Rock Collecting (Let'S-Read-And-Find-Out Science. Stage 2) [Illustrated] Roma Gans (Author), Holly Keller (Illustrator) Holly Keller has created vivacious new paintings for this favorite Reading Rainbow title about geology. Readers follow two enthusiastic rock hounds around the globe as they add to their collection. Along the way they will learn how sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks are formed. From the Egyptian pyramids to Roman roads, from the diamond ring...

A workbook that children will actually want to use! Are you ready to take your knowledge of the planet Earth to the next level? This activity-packed workbook will help you go straight to the head of the class. Find out how mountains are formed, see inside our planet, learn how a volcano works, and discover the layers of our atmosphere. Train your brain with activities, stickers, and quizes. Includes tun-and-learn information wheel. Parent notes...

Description: Young readers travel around the globe with two adventurous rock hounds, learning how rocks form and change. Students are encouraged to look at the rocks all around them—whether they are part of an ancient pyramid or under their feet—and start their own collection!

“I have listed as many sites that I know of that are open to collecting, some of these sites are active mines/quarries, some are the remains of old pegmatite/mica/feldspar/gem mines that have been closed for years, and a few are more recent discoveries made by myself and some fellow rockhounds in the area. I have also included several close sites that are in Georgia, Tennessee, and farther east in North Carolina. I feel you should have the opportunity to collect at these sites while in the area....

Pages: 80, Edition: 1st, Paperback, Sunstone Press

If You Find a Rock - A whimsical children’s book about the hidden elegance and uses of rocks. This book inspires natural curiosity and discovery and encourages us all to slow down, relax and discover the natural wonders of rocks. The author describes many different types of rocks that one might find on a nature walk. They are described by their shape, size, color and other physical characteristics as well as ideas of what the kind of rock you find might be good for. Children have never been...

Written and designed for the beginner, this book describes and illustrates the most common and interesting rocks and minerals, from simple sandstone to exotic gems. Illustrated with dozens of beautiful color photographs, it tells how these rocks and minerals formed and how to identify them--and includes tips on collecting.

Appealing to everyday rockhounds” and world-class mineral collectors alike, this title is the first guide on the market to include values and lapidary (cutting and polishing rocks and gemstones for jewelry). Unlike the dry and clinical books often found on the subject, author Patti Polk captivates with concise, easy-to-understand descriptions with interesting supplementary information (granite is typically used for gravestones and garnet for sandpaper). In addition, the book is organized by visual...

From the moment Pete Seeger tried to cut the power at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival debut of Bob Dylan's electric band, rock's cultural influence and business potential have been grasped by a rare assortment of ambitious and farsighted musicians and businessmen. Jon Landau took calls from legendary producer Jerry Wexler in his Brandeis dorm room and went on to orchestrate Bruce Springsteen's career. Albert Grossman's cold-eyed assessment of the financial power at his clients' fingertips made him...

Product Description This field guide brings together all that a beginner will need to get a start collecting and studying minerals, gems, and rocks. It provides keys to their identification, descriptions of the natural rock environments in which the minerals occur, instructions on collecting procedures, and a mineralogical glossary and bibliography.

Perfect for mountain climbers and hikers, this valuable reference covers more rocks and minerals in North America than any other available guide. 794 full-color photographs depict all the important rocks, gems, and minerals -- in many variations of color and crystal form -- and the natural environments in which they occur; written descriptions provide information on field marks, similar rocks and minerals, environment, areas of occurrence, and derivation of names. Includes a guide to mineral collecting...

Pages: 192, Paperback, Alexander Books

This is a great book by Sam Radding and Jim Garlock. True to its title it is the first book that covers the art of sniping for gold. To those of you who have never tried sniping it is a fun, inexpensive way to collect nuggets from rivers, creeks or even dry washes. These techniques use inexpensive tools, many of which he includes plans to build them yourself, you can go after the big gold. This book covers much more than sniping in that it has a section on cleaning, sorting and selling your gold...

Written and designed for the beginner, this book describes and illustrates the most common and interesting rocks and minerals, from simple sandstone to exotic gems. Illustrated with dozens of beautiful color photographs, it tells how these rocks and minerals formed and how to identify them--and includes tips on collecting.

Pages: 392, Edition: Revised, Paperback, Mountain Press Publishing Company

Anyone can be a rock artist! Just paint along with the easy-to-follow, step-by-step photographs.You don't need a green thumb to grow these bloomin' beauties - just some ordinary rocks and acrylic paint. Step-by-step instructions (with lots of pictures) make it fun and easy to paint your own rock tulips, daisies, petunias, daffodils and other flowers. They'll brighten any corner of your home, they make great gifts - and they're guaranteed not to wilt!