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"This volume gives you the basic tools to transition from "pebble pup" to expert rockhound and explains everything from geology basics, identification tips, tools of the trade, how to record your findings, and how to set up a lab or gem shop. Before you know it, you'll be driving the open roads and traveling home with dusty pockets full of rocks, gems, minerals, fossils--and maybe even gold." --Amazon.com.
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Ancient Egypt volume 2
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
In Ethiopia, the search for a pharaoh's treasure by Royan Al Simma, a beautiful Egyptologist. When her map is stolen and her husband murdered by a German villain, Royan enrolls the services of an adventurous English nobleman. A dangerous expedition as the tomb is booby-trapped.
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Publisher
Indiana University Press
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
The Navajo see even the most minute parts of their homelands and surrounding territory as infused with sacred significance. Places of special power are the most alive, and stories usually go with them. Navajos visit these places to connect with their power. The places anchor the ways of Navajo life as well as the stories about the origins and the correct pursuit of those ways. Navajos have responded to curiosity about these places and landscapes by...
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Contributions in anthropology volume 11
Publisher
Llano Estacado Center for Advanced Professional Studies and Research
Pub. Date
1984.
Language
English
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Series
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English
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"This completely updated and revised, full-color edition of Rockhounding Utah reveals the grandeur of the state's exposed formations, its canyon walls etched with fossils, and the spires and arches of the Needles District in Canyonlands National Park. Each description of the 86 state's sites includes concise information on the material to be found there, the tools to bring, the best season to visit, the vehicle to drive, or when a remote find suggests...
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NorthWord Press
Pub. Date
c2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An introduction to rocks and minerals, describing fifteen common varieties, five types of fossils, and seven different arrowheads and artifacts, with illustrations and instructions for related activities.
18) Dinosaur
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Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
How do scientists know what these amazing animals looked like? What became of these gentle giants and fearsome hunters? DINOSAUR takes you inside the world of paleontologists and the real-life monsters they study. Experience the process of discover--the excitement of digging, reconstruction, and the realization of how dinosaurs lived and died.
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Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Do you love rocks and gems? Are you a geology enthusiast? This informative guidebook by professional lapidary artist and outdoor recreation guide Alison Jean Cole shows you that beautiful rocks can be found anywhere. You'll be expertly guided through the practice of rockhounding (looking for rocks) while learning how to be gentle on the earth.