Here at last, is the ultimate guidebook to actual locales that can be driven to for collecting rocks, minerals and fossils in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. The four volumes, with over 1,200 maps, describe over 5,000 specific sites; this Volume 2 includes over 300 to-scale maps marked with over 1,000 collecting sites and detailed directions on getting there, the types of rocks, minerals and fossils to be found at each site, and how and where to search once you've arrived.
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Allan W. Eckert, seven-time Pulitzer Prize nominee, has written 39 books, including his award-winning Incident at Hawk's Hill and The Frontiersmen, plus numerous other historical narratives, novels and non-fiction works, as well as books for young adults and children.
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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
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Can I quit my job and just go rockhounding, please?????,
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This review is from: Earth Treasures Volume 2: The Southeastern Quadrant (Earth Treasures (Back in Print)) (Paperback)
This book looks like it's going to be a GREAT asset in my mineral hunting! I like the way it's set up, by state and then by county within the state. It lists the various sites, tells what has been found at each site and (by a code explained in the front of the book) where in each site the minerals were (in a field, in a mine, in the water, etc.). I have to say, there are places here I had absolutely NO IDEA were so close to me, and in one site where I've been prospecting, it lists at least 12 other places nearby that I knew nothing about!There are directions of varying degrees to each site. That's the one thing I'd quibble about -- some of the directions aren't that precise. But I understand that some of these sites are private lands, or not completely documented, and he can't come out and say, "Go fifty feet past the blue house, down a ravine, and to your left." In general, the directions seem good enough to get you close, and after that it's up to you. He lists the rocks and minerals found at each site and gives some information about the quality at most places, including size of crystals found, color (and quality of color), and so on. My only regret? I don't know if I'll have time to visit each site he has listed! So many rocks, so little time........
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I thought this book would have more detailed information about the sites. i didn't expect 'x marks the spot', but I could only find 1 of the 22 sites I checked out in Florida and Alabama. This wasn't just private land spots I couldn't find, but bridge access points and road cuts. I would skip this one. Use the money for your local club dues.
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Totally Useless,
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This review is from: Earth Treasures Volume 2: The Southeastern Quadrant (Earth Treasures (Back in Print)) (Paperback)
Totally useless. I threw it in the trash two hours after I received it.
Known mines in the Georgia Area were missing. Very incomplete.
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ball ground, mica mine, pink calcite crystals, sparkling drusy, rior inclusions, pale blue celestite crystals, warty outer surface, minated crystals, botryoidal linings, drusy linings, coral geodes, fine gem quality, botryoidal chalcedony, barite crystals, banded chalcedony, pink dolomite, pseudomorphs after pyrite, stellate clusters, rock quartz, mastodon teeth, bladed crystals, excellent crystals, white calcite, area quarries, area mines Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North Carolina, Amelia Court House, South Carolina, West Virginia, Tampa Bay Agate, Wests Mill, Tessentee Creek, Spruce Pine, Goose Creek, Broad River, Shoals Junction, White Springs, Floyd County, Little Tennessee River, Knobly Mountain, Toe River, Blue Ridge Parkway, Iron Station, Otter Hill, Paint Rock Agate, Fort Payne, Spring Place, All Healing Springs, Scott Run, Mineral Bluff Browse Sample Pages:
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ball ground, mica mine, pink calcite crystals, sparkling drusy, rior inclusions, pale blue celestite crystals, warty outer surface, minated crystals, botryoidal linings, drusy linings, coral geodes, fine gem quality, botryoidal chalcedony, barite crystals, banded chalcedony, pink dolomite, pseudomorphs after pyrite, stellate clusters, rock quartz, mastodon teeth, bladed crystals, excellent crystals, white calcite, area quarries, area mines Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North Carolina, Amelia Court House, South Carolina, West Virginia, Tampa Bay Agate, Wests Mill, Tessentee Creek, Spruce Pine, Goose Creek, Broad River, Shoals Junction, White Springs, Floyd County, Little Tennessee River, Knobly Mountain, Toe River, Blue Ridge Parkway, Iron Station, Otter Hill, Paint Rock Agate, Fort Payne, Spring Place, All Healing Springs, Scott Run, Mineral Bluff Browse Sample Pages:
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