Gem Trails of Texas
Author | : Brad L. Cross |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2011-12-27 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781889786506 |
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Author | : Brad L. Cross |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2011-12-27 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781889786506 |
Author | : James R. Mitchell |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Precious stones |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Brad L. Cross |
Publisher | : Gem Guides Book Company |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Fossils |
ISBN | : 9781889786117 |
Presents a comprehensive guide to over fifty rock hunting sites in six geographical areas of Texas and includes an insert of rock, fossil, and mineral specimens, site locator map, descriptive text, and black-and-white photographs.
Author | : Bessie W. Simpson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : 1958 |
Genre | : Precious stones |
ISBN | : |
Author | : James R. Mitchell |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Precious stones |
ISBN | : 9780935182347 |
Author | : Martin Freed |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2023-05-01 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1493067540 |
Rockhounding Texas is a complete guide to finding, collecting, and preparing Texas' gems & minerals. With this book anyone can learn where to find unusual mineral displays, fossils, jasper, agate, and petrified wood—not to mention more obsidian than one rockhound could possibly collect in a lifetime. An outstanding resource for experts and novices alike, Rockhounding Texas points the way to the state's best rockhounding sites, including popular and commercial areas as well as lesser-known sites on public land. Look inside to find: • Maps and detailed site descriptions with directions and GPS coordinates • Suggested tools and techniques • Land-use regulations and legal restrictions • Contact information for land managers • Additional information on rock shops, attractions, and local history
Author | : June Culp Zeitner |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : Minerals |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Roselle M. Girard |
Publisher | : anboco |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 2016-09-25 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 3736416490 |
Earth's outer crust Geologists Time and rock units Geologic map What are rocks and minerals? Chemical elements Minerals Rocks Igneous rocks Extrusive or volcanic igneous rocks Intrusive igneous rocks Sedimentary rocks Soils Sedimentary rock materials in broken fragments Sedimentary rock materials in solution Cementing materials and chemical sediments Sedimentary rocks formed by plants and animals Metamorphic rocks Static metamorphism Contact metamorphism Dynamic metamorphism Occurrence and properties of minerals How minerals occur Crystalline minerals Crystals Imperfect crystals Amorphous minerals Some distinguishing properties of minerals Color Luster Transmission of light Hardness Streak or powder Cleavage Parting Fracture Specific gravity Effervescence in acid Some special occurrences of minerals Cave deposits Concretions Geodes Petrified wood Collecting rocks and minerals Rock and mineral identification charts How to use the mineral identification charts Key to mineral identification charts Mineral identification charts How to use the rock identification charts Rock identification charts Descriptions of some Texas rocks and minerals Anhydrite Asbestos Barite Basalt Calcite Cassiterite Celestite Cinnabar Clay Copper minerals (chalcocite, chalcopyrite, malachite, azurite) Dolomite Feldspar Fluorite Galena Garnet Gneiss Gold Granite Graphite Gypsum Halite Hematite Limestone Limonite Llanite Magnetite Manganese minerals (braunite, hollandite, pyrolusite) Marble Mica Obsidian and vitrophyre Opal Pegmatite Pyrite Quartz Quartzite Rhyolite Sand and sandstone Schist Serpentine Shale Silver minerals (argentite, cerargyrite, native silver) Sulfur Talc and soapstone Topaz Tourmaline Uranium minerals (carnotite, uranophane, pitchblende) Volcanic ash (pumicite) Composition, hardness, and specific gravity of some Texas minerals Books about rocks and minerals Nontechnical books for beginners Textbooks and other reference books Selected references on Texas rocks and minerals
Author | : Bessie W. Simpson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 1964 |
Genre | : Precious stones |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Melinda Crow |
Publisher | : Falcon Guides |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : |
Provides descriptions of over seventy sites for rock viewing and collecting in Texas, each with information on the land type, elevation, best season, land manager, material, tools, vehicle access, accommodations, special attractions, and rockhouding opportunities.