New Mexico Rocks and Minerals. The Collecting Guide.

Kimbler, Frank S.; Narsavage, Robert J. Jr.

ISBN 10: 0913270970 / ISBN 13: 9780913270974

Published by Sunstone Press, Santa Fe, NM, 1981

About this Item

70pp, bibliography, indexes, maps, col ills. Or card covers. Slight edge wear to covers. Covers 125+ collecting sites and how to get there; 23 color photographs of mineral specimens and 32 county maps indicating collecting locations. Includes various minerals, agates and petrified wood. Size: 8vo.

Seller Inventory # 013192

Bibliographic Details

• Title: New Mexico Rocks and Minerals. The Collecting Guide.
• Publisher: Sunstone Press, Santa Fe, NM
• Publication Date: 1981
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0913270970
• ISBN 13: 9780913270974
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Edition: Fourth Printing.
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Gems, Minerals and Mining

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Synopsis

It has been said that mineral and rock collecting is one of the most popular hobbies throughout the world and one that can be very rewarding and pleasurable for both the serious collector and for the weekend amateur. This guide was compiled to spread the collecting word and to share the localities in the 'Land of Enchantment.' It has a detailed listing of collectable New Mexico minerals, agates and petrified wood and includes over 125 collecting sites and how to get to them as well as 32 county maps indicating collecting locations. The authors have also noted access problems, such as private property, government lands and the necessity for four-wheel drive vehicles, and they have provided the reader with collecting and safety tips. The listings are divided by counties, then localities with the rocks and minerals that can be collected there. There is also a cross-referenced index of localities, maps and minerals.