Earth Treasures Volume 1: The Northeastern Quadrant (Earth Treasures (Back in Print)) (Paperback)

by Allan W. Eckert (Author)
Key Phrases: native copper inclusions, green drusy, lead mine dumps, New York, New Hampshire, New Jersey (more...)

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Product Description
Here at last, is the ultimate guidebook to actual locales that can be driven to for collecting rocks, minerals and fossils in Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin. The four volumes, with over 1,200 maps, describe over 5,000 specific sites; this Volume 1 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.

About the Author
Allan W. Eckert, seven-time Pulitzer Prize nominee, has written 39 books, including his award-winning Incident at Hawk's Hill and The Frontiersman, plus numerous other historical narratives, novels and non-fiction works, as well as books for young adults and children.

Product Details

• Paperback: 504 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse, Inc (May 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595089585
• ISBN-13: 978-0595089581
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #477,830 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Gem of a Book, July 6, 2001

By	Dana J. Threadgll (CLARKSVILLE TENNESSEE) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

One of a fantastic series of 4 chuck full of informational volumes dedicated to a particular geographic area. A must for any rock hound weather you travel or just live in the geographic area of the volume. If you can afford it, get all 4 regional volumes. Start with your area. The location information brake down of the minerals to be found in each state counties is so valuable you can't do with out it. Saves time, eliminate barren hunting grounds and it's so detailed as to where and how you find the minerals. This is just one of a fact full accurate guide series you'll want to have in your rock library. Don't settle for an older printing, this one is reprinted and has been updated.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it, love it, love it!, May 4, 2001

By	Donna L. Hagen (Nokesville, Virginia USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.). 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........

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Earth Treasures: Review, November 26, 2005

By	Marco P. De Pompa III - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Although light reading, the text serves as a functional guide; lean and concise requiring the reader to become involved in cross reference.