Minerals of Arizona A Field Guide for Collectors

"MINERALS OF ARIZONA IS A FIELDGUIDE FOR MINERAL COLLECTING IN ARIZONA. THE AUTHOR TRAVELED OVER 22,000 MILES VISITINY OVER 300 MONERAL LOCATIONS. OF THESE, 57 SITES AND LOCALITIES WERE SELECTED FOR PUBLICATION. oNLY THOSE SITES WORTHY OF OFFERING AN ENJOYABLE AND PRODUCTIVE COLLECTING EXPERIENCE WERE CHOSEN. THE WORK CONTAINS TWO SECTIONS. THE FIRST CONTAINS A REVIEW OF BASIC MINERALOGICAL PRINCIPLES AND MINERAL IDENTIFICATION TECHNIQUES. THE SECOND SECTION CONTAINS THE COLLECTING SITES. EACH SITE FEATURES A DIFFICULTY SCALE, A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE SITE OR IMPOTANT LANDMARK, AND AN ANNOTATED U. S. GEOLOGICAL TOPO MAP SHOWING THE ROUTE TO THE SITE. COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS BY MINERAL PHOTOGRAPHER JEFFERY SCOVIL OF THE MATERIAL TO BE COLLECTED AT EACH SITE IS ALSO INCLUDED.Bearce, Neil R. is the author of 'Minerals of Arizona A Field Guide for Collectors', published 1999 under ISBN 9780974984605 and ISBN 0974984604.