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ROCKS/FOSSILS.GEOLOGY
GOLD/GEMS/TREASURE/GHOST TOWNS
ROCKS/FOSSILS/GEOLOGY
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"Rocks..." page
THE COMPLETE T. REX. Horner & Lessem. How stunning new discoveries are changing our understanding of world's most famous dinosaur. Illustrated, 239 pages. Inventory = 1. Order #: SISC3674 cloth$25.00.
THE DAY THE SKY
SPLIT APART: Investigating a Cosmic Mystery. Gallant. Explores the 1908
meteor hit in Siberia. Photos, 176 pages.
Inventory = 1.
Order #:
SISC6106
cloth$16.00.
DINOSAUR! Norman. Explains fossils and time, what dinosaurs are, how discovered, and methods of reconstructing anatomy. Color illustrations, 192 large-format pages. Inventory = 1. Order #: MACM6192 paper$15.00.
DINOSAURS
REDISCOVERED. Lessem. New findings which are revolutionizing dinosaur science.
Recently found fossils expand understanding, interpretations. Illustrated, 368 pages.
Inventory = 4.
Order #:
SISC7707 paper$12.00.
DIGGING
UP DINOSAURS. Horner.
Inventory =2.
ISBN: 978-1-56037-396-4.
Order #: FARC3137 paper$12.95.
FOSSILS: The
Greatest Treasures That Ever Lived. Daber & Helms. Meanings of fossil
remains; unusual fossils and more significant "missing links". 166 photos, (46
in color). Inventory = 4.
Order #:
TFHP4568
cloth$29.95.
THE
GRANITE LANDSCAPE: A Natural History of America's Mountain Domes, from Acadia to
Yosemite. Note on cover:Uncorrected Proof. Wessels. Illustrated, 192
pages. Inventroy = 1.
Order #:
MISC3256 paper$27.95
AN
ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO FOSSIL COLLECTING. by Casanova & Ratkevich. Beginning guide with
numerous and detailed accounts of fossil locations in US and Canada.
This
easy to understand guide tells how fossils are classified, how to collect,
preserve, and mount specimens. Collecting sites given for each state. 200
illustrations, 128 pages. Out of print; we have 4 left.
Inventory = 4. ISBN: 0-87961-113-8.
Order #: NATG0968 paper$9.95
NEVADA-UTAH
GEM ATLAS. Johnson. Shows what to find, and where, in these two mineral-rich
states. 20 double-page maps, 48 pages.
Inventory = 4.
Order #:
CYJO640
paper$4.95.
WHAT IS LIFE?
Margulis & Sagan. A new and spirited explanation of the emergent levels of
biological organization. Color photos, 207 large-format pages. Inventory = 1.
Order #:
SISC6108
cloth$40.00.
AGENTS OF
CHAOS: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Other Natural Disasters.
Harris. Presents
Earth as a dynamic and changing platform subject to intermittent and long-separated but to
us chaotic pulses. ISBN: 0-87842-243-9. Inventory = 2.
Order #:
MOPR829
paper$14.00.
COLORADO
PLATEAU: the story behind the scenery. Ladd. Geology and topography of
this wondrous landscape of the Four Corners region of Colorado/Utah/Arizona/New
Mexico. Unuusal rock formations and scenery and unusual weathering processes. 48
large-format pages, color illus. Inventory = 1. ISBN:
0-88714-090-4. 1995. Order #: KCPU4736 paper$8.95
GLACIERS. Sharp. Condon Lecture from University of Oregon. Inventory = 1. UNOR7894 paper$10.00.
A GUIDE TO THE
DESERT GEOLOGY OF LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. Bezy. Faults, fans,
lake beds, sand cycle. Photos, drawings, 68 pages. Inventory = 7.
Order #:
SOPM1316
paper$4.95
ROADSIDE
GEOLOGY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. Alt & Hyndman. Mother Lode, Tahoe, Redwood
country, Bay Area, Lassen, Shasta. Illustrated, 282 pages. ISBN: 0-87842-055-X. Inventory =
2.
Order #: MOPR839 paper$15.00.
PETRIFIED
FOREST: The Story Behind the Scenery. Ash & May. Stone trees of ancient forest, now opalized; wildlife, Indian ruins. 33 color photos, 32 large-format pages. 1981.
Inventory = 90. No ISBN.
Order #: PEFO1086
paper$4.95.
ROCKS
AND MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA. Brown, Allan, & Stark. Key to identify
through hardness, color, specific gravity, luster, texture, crystal shape, areas
of occurrence. Photos, maps, 204 pages.
Inventory = 5. Covers scuffed.
ISBN: 0-911010-58-0.
Order #NATG8422 paper$13.95
ROADSIDE
GEOLOGY OF VERMONT AND NEW HAMPSHIRE. Van Diver. Landscapes and rock features
along roads of this region. Illustrated, 240 pages. ISBN: 0-87842-203-X.
Inventory = 1.
Order #:
MOPR9304
paper$10.00.
DINOSAUR: The
Story Behind the Scenery (UT). Hagood. Fossil bones in fantastic quarry, river canyon,
wildlife, history of Utah/CO National park. 65 color photos, 48 large-format pages.
1972,1981.
Inventory = 5. ISBN:
0-916122-10-7.
Order #: KCPU4006 paper$8.95.
GOLD/GEMS/TREASURE/GHOST TOWNS
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"Rocks" page.
ARTISTRY IN
CABOCHONS. Ferguson. Gem cutter's designs that can be cut on standard equipment.
Illustrated, 64 pages.
Inventory = 7.
Order #:
GEMG526 paper$4.95.
HANDBOOK OF
GEMSTONE CARVING. Wertz. A guide to the materials, equipment and techniques for
carving gemstones.
Inventory = 2.
Order #: GEMG515 paper$3.95.
HOW TO USE DIAMOND ABRASIVES TO CUT GEMSTONES. Riggle. Cutting cabochons and small flats. Illustrated, 32 large-format pages. Inventory = 5. Order #: GEMG0530 paper$3.95.
BACKROADS TO
ADVENTURE. Carson. A book for explorers and adventurers who would leave the main
roads to search for gold, lost coins or gemstones; go rockhounding, beachcombing, flea
marketing. 120 pages.
Inventory = 2.
Order #:
CARS5126 paper$7.95.
CACHE HUNTING. Carson. Tells you what is needed and how to start and go about hunting for
caches; why people hoard as a clue to where they hide. 112 pages.
Inventory = 7.
Order #: CARS2208
paper$7.95.
COINSHOOTING
II: Digging Deeper Coins. Carson. Tips for looking harder to find obscure or
looked-over coins from open lands to decaying houses. 96 pages.
Inventory = 6.
Order #: CARS2206
paper$7.95.
COINSHOOTING:
How and Where to do it. Carson. Using a metal detector effectively; search
patterns, sites to shoot and where to concentrate effort. Photos, 64 pages.
Inventory =
1.
Order #:
CARS2209 paper$6.95.
COINSHOOTING
& TREASURE HUNTING LOG. Daily log to record localities searched, conditions
encountered, valuables recovered.
Inventory = 2. CARS4035 paper$5.95.
HIGH COUNTRY
OF CENTRAL OREGON. Hatton. Historical events and geography of scenic high
country. Photos, 240 pages.
Inventory = 1.
Order #: BIMO195
paper$10.95.
THE MALPAIS GOLD. Carson. Novel of how one man was intrigued by chance find to become a
treasure addict. 148 pages.
Inventory = 3.
Order #:
CARS0272 paper$6.95.
CALIFORNIA
GHOST TOWN TRAILS. Broman & Leadabrand. Maps and photos guide to ghost towns
throughout the state. 128 pages.
Inventory = 1.
Order #:
GEMG7590 paper$8.95.
EASTERN
CALIFORNIA TREASURE HUNTERS GHOST TOWN GUIDE. Fox. Handy reference for locating
old mining camps, ghost town sites, forts, abandoned roads and railroads, mountains,
rivers, and creek. Maps, 24 pages.
Inventory = 1.
ISBN: None. Order #:
NEVA7584 paper$4.95.
GEM TRAILS OF
CALIFORNIA. Mitchell. Presents 93 gem locations throughout the state. Photos,
maps, 159 pages.
Inventory = 1.
Order #:
GEMG7589 paper$7.95.
THE
GOLD HEX. Marquiss. Stories of looking for lost mines and treasures, mostly in the
desert. Photos, 146 pages.
Inventory = 4.
Order #: CARS2212 paper$6.95.
HUNTING THE
GHOST TOWNS. Carson. How to search abandoned sites for treasures and memorabilia.
Photos, 84 pages.
Inventory = 7.
Order #:
CARS0253 paper$8.95.
NEVADA GHOST
TOWN TRAILS. Broman. Photos and maps lead you to 35 sites throughout the state.
80 pages.
Inventory = 1.
Order #:
GEMG7588 paper$6.95.
TREASURE IN
THE DUST: Enduring Gold and Silver's Century of Divorce.
Inventory = 1.
Order #: AMWE4681
cloth$22.50.
WHERE TO FIND
GOLD AND GEMS IN NEVADA.
Klein. Gold history and geology plus localities of all
mineral districts county-by-county. Photos, maps, 110 pages.
nventory = 6.
Order #: GEMG539
paper$7.95.
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