A Field Guide To The Agates Jaspers And Opals

Author : Donald Kasper
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780982759349
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Field Guide to the Agates, Jaspers, and Opals written by Donald Kasper and published by . This book was released on 2013-08-20 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Identification of common agate, jasper, and opal specimens by infrared spectroscopy

Author : Donald Kasper
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780986367410
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Field Guide to the Agates, Jaspers, and Opals written by Donald Kasper and published by . This book was released on 2013-08-11 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Donald Kasper
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780982759301
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Southwestern Field Guide to the Agates, Jaspers, and Opals written by Donald Kasper and published by . This book was released on 2010-11-09 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The gold standard for those who want to know the bottom line how the agates, jaspers, and opals form and how to identify and classify them. A southwestern US field guide to the identification of the agates, jaspers, and opals, and their inclusions. Includes the complete geology and geochemistry of their formation and the formation of their inclusions. Also includes a complete classification Lexicon of over 650 terms with extensive sample photographs. Book covers models of formation and documents common myths about these silicates. The book presents over 220 conjectures (theories) of how the agates, jaspers, and opals form.

Author : Patti Polk
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440237514
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Collecting Agates and Jaspers of North America written by Patti Polk and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Treasures of the Earth From the author of Collecting Rocks, Gems and Minerals and one of the leading agate collectors in the world, comes this comprehensive guide to collecting agates and jaspers, the most sought after types of collectible rocks on the market today. Designed with all beginners in mind, yet filled with valuable technical information for advanced enthusiasts, Collecting Agates and Jaspers helps rockhounds discover these treasures of North America. • The only book on agates and jaspers to offer values. • Featuring nearly 700 beautiful color pictures, descriptions and technical information, the book provides an easy-to-use, quick reference format perfect for home and field. • Organized by U.S. states and provinces in Canada and Mexico, with introductions pinpointing each area's best spots and what you can find there.

Author : Stones Roger
Publisher : BookRix
ISBN 13 : 3755431173
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Collecting Agates and Jaspers for Beginners written by Stones Roger and published by BookRix. This book was released on 2023-02-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jasper is a beautiful stone, and the variation is enough to make any collector excited. When you’re diving into the world of rock collecting, they’re a great start. Agates come in a dazzling array of varieties, and they’re found in the collection of most rockhounds. They’re beautiful, readily found, and extremely tough. It makes them ideal for a variety of specimen types in addition to jewelry. For the beginning jasper and agates collector, there are a lot of questions. Fortunately, there are also easy answers! Walking riverbeds is the best way to find jasper nodules in an area. Riverbeds collect stones over time, and dry ones are a treasure trove. Once you begin to learn how stones collect in the area, you’ll be able to quickly find areas that are likely sources. In this guide, I will be teaching you what jasper and agates are, where you can find them, and even give you some tips to make your next collecting trip a huge success. You will also be getting some expert ideas on what to do with them once they’ve been found! ORDER YOUR COPY NOW

Author : Barrie O'Leary
Publisher : NAG Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Field Guide to Australian Opals written by Barrie O'Leary and published by NAG Press. This book was released on 1977 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Written especially for the opal collector and gemmology student, as well as for the opal miner or visitor to the opal fields, this bokk names every recorded opal deposit in Australia and pinpoints every location on concise geologial maps. The text claifies in understandable terms the many mioneralogical, gemmological, and commercial complexities of the opal gemstone and explains the scientific factors involved in opal formation." - book jacket.

Author : Lelande Quick
Publisher : Chilton Book Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book of Agates and Other Quartz Gems written by Lelande Quick and published by Chilton Book Company. This book was released on 1963 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information for hobbists, covering history, varieties, collecting, polishing and cutting, mineral clubs, and field locations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1562 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bibliography and Index of Geology written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 1562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 : 9783925094842
Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Agates written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Donald Kasper
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ISBN 13 : 9780982759363
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Geologic and Inclusion Study of the Fairburn and Dryhead Agates, Jaspers, and Cherts written by Donald Kasper and published by . This book was released on 2012-08-05 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geologic study of regional agate, jasper, and chert formation and their inclusions