Full Description
Get the perfect guide to rocks and minerals in the Golden State! Keep this tabbed booklet close at hand on your next rock-hunting adventure. Based on Dan R. Lynch and Bob Lynch's best-selling field guides and featuring 72 of the most common and desirable rocks and minerals in California, the booklet is organized by rocks/minerals and then by general appearance for quick and easy identification. Narrow your choices by appearance, and view just a few specimens at a time. The easy-to-use format means you'll quickly find what you need to know. Plus, the quick guide is much easier to use than laminated foldouts, and the tear-resistant pages help to make the book durable in the field.
Contents
Rocks
Granite
Diorite
Diabase
Gabbro
Porphyry
Conglomerate and Breccia
Sandstone
Tuff
Shale
Mudstone
Limestone
Travertine
Rhyolite
Basalt
Chert
Obsidian
Schist
Gneiss
Quartzite
Marble
Minerals & More
Quartz
Calcite
Dolomite
Gypsum
Baryte (Barite)
Fluorite
Olivine
Sulfur
Feldspar group
Pyroxene group
Amphibole group
Zeolite group
Turquoise
Chrysocolla
Malachite
Epidote
Jade
Serpentine group
Talc
Chlorite group
Opal
Jasper
Chalcedony
Agates
Beryl
Corundum
Tourmaline group
Garnet group
Howlite
Halite
Hanksite
Ulexite
Hematite
Goethite
Magnetite
Galena
Sphalerite
Pyrite
Chalcopyrite
Mica group
Animal fossils
Dendrites
Plant fossils/Petrified Wood
Tufa
Gold
Mercury
Meteorite
Slag
Benitoite
Neptunite
Realgar
Cinnabar
