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"Recommended Reading"

The Practical Geologist, Dougal Dixon and Raymond L. Bernor, Simon and Shuster, New York, 1996 – ISBN Number: 0-671-74687-9

This is a good source of basic information on geological terminology and field collecting and documentation practices. Highly recommended.


Field Collecting Gemstones and Minerals, John Sinkankas, Geoscience Press, Tuscon, Arizona, 1988 - ISBN Number: 0-945005-00-8

The complete guide to mineral collecting by the “Godfather” of mineral collectors. Chapters 1, 2, and 6 are of particular interest.


The Rockhounds Handbook, James R. Mitchell, Gem Guides Book Co., California, 1966 – ISBN Number: 0-935182-90-X

Good basic information on field collecting. Chapters 1, 2, 6 and 9 are especially useful.
 

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