Arizona Rocks & Minerals: A Field Guide To The Grand Canyon State (Rocks & Minerals Identification Guides) Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
Get the perfect guide to rocks and minerals of the Grand Canyon State! The book features comprehensive entries for 106 Arizona rocks and minerals, from common rocks to rare finds. The easy-to-use format means you'll quickly find what you need to know and where to look, while the authors' photographs depict the detail needed for identification - no need to guess from line drawings. With this field guide in hand, identifying and collecting can be fun and informative.
Series: Rocks & Minerals Identification Guides
Paperback: 252 pages
Publisher: Adventure Publications (January 11, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1591932378
ISBN-13: 978-1591932376
Product Dimensions: 4.3 x 0.5 x 6.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
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This little book is big in content. What I like the best about this book are the beautiful photographs showing the rocks as they would appear in nature & not as highly groomed rock shop specimines like my other rock books do. It was easy to identify all the common to unique rocks & minerals that I have found in Arizona. Also, I have identified many rocks & minerals that I have collected in Nevada which were described as excellent examples.The binding is stitched and is easy to search through. There are around 200 colorful images with a variety of methods & descriptions to help you identify about any rock you will find while out exploring the desert. Beside each of the descriptive photographs is a page simply defining common traits, colors, hardness/streak, general size, type of landscape where that rock is found & how common or rare it is to find. Also noted are any unique descriptions, specific locations to look for certain rocks along with a small graphic of Arizona indicating occurrences of that rock or mineral. A helpful glossary, index & biblography with recommended reading suggestions was an appreciated inclusion too. This book will always go in my pack when I head out on desert excursions.
This is an excellent little book. Excellent photo examples and well written text. Yhis is not a book shelf book. It is sized to be carried in the field, which is the main reason I purchased it. It shows, generally, where the minerals occur within the state. Worth the price.
Wherever I go in Arizona, I always have Arizona Rocks & Minerals by my side.Living in Arizona, there is so much of interest from a geological point of view. If you go on any sort of hike, you will find rocks and minerals you can find in this neat little book.Or, if you can't walk much, you can just drive, and when you see something of interest, either have your friend read to you from the book, or just pull over and do a little digging.The book has lovely photos (maybe a couple hundred), and describes about 150 rocks and minerals, indigenous to Arizona. It contains very easy to understand descriptions.It contains a very good index and glossary.The organization of material is really excellent and will help even the novice geologist.The book is very small, and has small print, so consider this your heads up. ;-)The book measures 6 x 4 1/4.If this review helped you, please click on "Helpful" below. Thank you. :)
As a life-long rockhound, I have to say that this book is one of the VERY BEST on the subject. It is clearly written and easy to understand for both the novice and the expert alike. The photos are second to none! This book will help you to EASILY identify most rocks and minerals that you find in the field, and it is the perfect size to take into the field, which can't be said of many books out there. If you want to collect rocks, gems, and minerals this book is a MUST have!
Great size to slip in your pocket while you're out in the desert identifying plants, rocks and minerals. There are so many beautiful rocks and minerals in Arizona, I'm glad I can take this along as a reference
This is an amazing book! I am just beginning to look at rocks in a whole new light and this back pocket book is just the right thing. The color pictures are excellent, there are regions where you are likely to see the rocks, it's in alpha order and it has a quick guide.
I bought this book for my grandson to take with us to Arizona. We used it continuously throughout the week we were there. It was wonderful for identifying the various rock formations, and he purchased many of the indigenous minerals and rocks because of what he learned from this handy little book. This book is a great asset and very clearly written for a good understanding of how Arizona was formed.
Well made pocket guide to Rocks&Minerals indigenous to Arizona. 154 types of rocks and minerals with bright full color photographs are listed with locations. Front part of book has tips on mineral collecting and safety tips. I recommend this book highly!
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