Rocks & Minerals

Rock and Mineral books

Most of these books provide detailed information about rocks and minerals. Every rockhound or rock and mineral collector should have at least one. Often these books can help you identify specimens you find. Many of the books provide beautiful pictures of the rocks and minerals. You can simply enjoy them as you marvel at the beauty found beneath our feet.

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Agates : Treasures of the Earth

The agate is one of the world's most strikingly beautiful semi-precious gems, and collectors worldwide are drawn to the stone's infinite variety of colorations and banding. This identification guide is comprehensive and easy-to-use. It is illustrated throughout with full-color photographs and includes a worldwide listing of where agates are found. Hard cover, 192 pgs.,

GB-80000158

$22.33

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Amber Book, The

This book explains how amber is formed, its geologic setting in the Baltics and elsewhere, practical advice on how to care for amber jewelry, how to use it for lapidary purposes, and how to detect fake amber. Hard cover, 144 pgs.,

GB-80000160

$17.23

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Arizona Rocks & Minerals: A Field Guide to the Grand Canyon State

Full-color photos and the details you need to know for identifying and collecting rocks and minerals in Arizona.

GB-48020005

$9.87

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Audubon Field Guide to Familiar Rocks & Minerals

Covers North American Rocks & Minerals. Handy pocket sized book with more than 75 full-color, full-page photographs.

GB-80000025

$6.99

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Beauty of Banded Agates : An Exploration of Agates from Eight Major World Sites

Gorgeously presented 12'' x 9'' photo journal of banded agate sites from around the world, with over 260 museum quality color agate photos. Explore the beautiful features of each specimen as well as the collecting histories for each site; full glossary, references and index. 160 pgs.

GB-80000159

$24.86

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Collecting Fluorescent Minerals

Over 800 beatiful color photographs illustrate how fluorescent minerals look under the UV light, and in daylight, making this an invaluable field guide.

GB-80000154

$19.11

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Colorado Rocks & Minerals: A Field Guide to the Centennial State

Full-color photos and the details you need to know for identifying and collecting rocks and minerals in Colorado.

GB-38000208

$9.37

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Desert Gem Trails

Field guide to the gems and minerals of the Mojave and Colorado Deserts. Includes maps and photos. 140 sites, 80 pgs.,

GB-80000161

$2.95

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DK Pocket Genius Rocks and Minerals : Facts at Your Fingertips

A pocket-sized encyclopedia of almost 200 rocks and minerals.

GB-80000098

$5.01

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Falling Stars : Guide to Meteors and Meteorites, 2nd Edition

A straightforward and practical guide to all aspects of meteors and meteorites. Revised and updated. This is a nice introductory book to meteors, meteorites, and meteorite collecting.

GB-80000174

$10.81

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Firefly Guide to Minerals, Rocks and Fossils

The colors, shapes and properties of minerals vary from the bland to the magnificent. Guide to Minerals, Rocks and Fossils is a practical and authoritative handbook that is both comprehensive and easy to use.

GB-80000147

$12.73

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Geodes : Natures Treasures

In this book two renowned experts share their lifelong passion for geodes and their extensive knowledge of world-class geode deposits as they present the latest theories on the formation and occurrence of these amazing mineral gifts of nature.

GB-80000156

$13.40

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Golden Pocket Guides Geology

GB-80000061

$4.43

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Handbook of Rocks, Minerals and Gemstones

GB-80000045

$14.04

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Illustrated Guide to Common Rocks and Minerals

GB-80000043

$3.16

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Meteorites - Caroline Smith

In Meteorites, leading experts from the Natural History Museum provide a compelling and up-to-date introduction to these mysterious objects.

GB-80000172

$13.17

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Meteorites by Alain Carion

Internationally renowned meteorite expert, Alain Carlon, has compiled a fact-filled treasure trove of meteorite science, as well as a photo-journal of exceptional specimens, making this a book as beautiful as it is informative.

GB-80000171

$13.17

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Mineral Reference Manual

GB-80000092

$41.36

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Minerals of the World

An attractive and up-to-date guide to more than 500 minerals from around the world. The succinct text--covering crystallography, properties, names and varieties, structure, diagnostic features, and occurrence--and the discussion of less common minerals not found in other guides make this an invaluable resource.

GB-80000014

$17.52

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Minerals, A Firefly Guide

More than 400 photographs, tables, charts, glossary, bibliography and richly informative descriptins of 288 minerals.

GB-80000163

$16.47

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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals

GB-80000026

$13.76

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New Mexico Rockhounding : A Guide to Minerals, Gemstones, and Fossils

A county-by-county guide to New Mexico's best mineral and fossil collecting regions.

GB-47010002

$15.13

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Peterson First Guide to Rocks and Minerals

GB-80000024

$3.80

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Rocks & Minerals Playing Cards

Rocks & Minerals Playing Cards features 52 of the most common and most sought-after rock and mineral specimens found in the United States.

NV-00001601

$5.95

Rocks and Minerals of California

GB-31020006

$8.96

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Rocks from Space : Meteorites and Meteorite Hunters Second Edition

This popular guide to cosmic debris introduces the fascinating world of meteorites, asteroids, comets, and impact craters.

GB-80000108

$19.36

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Simon and Schusters Guide to Rocks and Minerals

GB-80000017

$10.85

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Smithsonian Handbook of Rocks & Minerals

GB-80000030

$12.76

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Smithsonian Rock and Gem : The definitive guide to rocks, minerals, gems, and fossils

Beautiful information packed book gives you all the information you need about rocks, minerals, gems and fossils. (Softcover)

GB-80000153P

$15.92

~~$24.95~~ save 36%