Lake Superior Rocks & Minerals Field Guide: A Field Guide to the Lake Superior A

Description: Lake Superior Rocks & Minerals Field Guide by Dan R. Lynch, Bob Lynch This updated field guide, organized by area, features full-color photographs and information to help readers easily identify the regions rocks and minerals. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This must-have guide for Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Ontario features full-color photographs and information to help readers identify rocks and minerals.Get the perfect guide to rocks and minerals of the Lake Superior region! With the new edition of this famous guide by Bob Lynch and Dan R. Lynch, field identification is simple and informative. This book features comprehensive entries for 75 rocks and minerals, from common rocks to rare finds. That means youre more likely to identify what youve found. The authors know rocks and took their own full-color photographs to depict the detail needed for identification-no more guessing from line drawings. The entries are organized by area, so you can find rocks unique to each state or common to all three. The field guides easy-to-use format helps you to quickly find what you need to know and where to look.Inside youll find:75 specimens of the Lake Superior regionQuick Identification Guide: Identify rocks and minerals by color and common characteristicsRange/occurrence maps to show where each specimen is commonly foundProfessional photos: Crisp, stunning imagesThis second edition includes updated photographs, expanded information, and even more of the authors expert insights. With this book in hand, identifying and collecting is fun and informative. Author Biography Dan R. Lynch has a degree in graphic design with emphasis on photography from the University of Minnesota Duluth. But before his love of art and writing came a passion for rocks and minerals, developed during his lifetime growing up in his parents rock shop in Two Harbors, Minnesota. Combining the two aspects of his life seemed a natural choice, and he enjoys researching, writing about, and taking photographs of rocks and minerals. Working with his father, Bob Lynch, a respected veteran of Lake Superiors agate-collecting community, Dan spearheads their series of rock and mineral field guides-definitive guidebooks that help amateurs "decode" the complexities of geology and mineralogy. He also takes special care to ensure that his photographs complement the text and always represent each rock or mineral exactly as it appears in person. He currently lives in Madison, Wisconsin, with his wife, Julie, where he works as a writer and photographer.Bob Lynch is a lapidary and jeweler living and working in Two Harbors, Minnesota. He has been cutting and polishing rocks and minerals since 1973, when he desired more variation in gemstones for his work with jewelry. When he moved from Douglas, Arizona, to Two Harbors in 1982, his eyes were opened to Lake Superiors entirely new world of minerals. In 1992, Bob and his wife Nancy, whom he taught the art of jewelry-making, acquired Agate City Rock Shop, a family business founded by Nancys grandfather, Art Rafn, in 1962. Since the shops revitalization, Bob has made a name for himself as a highly acclaimed agate polisher and as an expert resource for curious collectors seeking advice. Now, the two jewelers keep Agate City Rocks and Gifts open year-round and are the leading source for Lake Superior agates, with more on display and for sale than any other shop in the country. Table of Contents IntroductionHardness and StreakThe Mohs Hardness ScaleQuick Identification GuideSample PageTri-State RocksMinnesota RocksWisconsin RocksMichigan RocksOntario RocksMineralsGlossaryLake Superior Rock Shops and MuseumsBibliography and Recommended ReadingIndexAbout the Authors Long Description This must-have guide for Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Ontario features full-color photographs and information to help readers identify rocks and minerals. Get the perfect guide to rocks and minerals of the Lake Superior region! With the new edition of this famous guide by Bob Lynch and Dan R. Lynch, field identification is simple and informative. This book features comprehensive entries for 75 rocks and minerals, from common rocks to rare finds. That means youre more likely to identify what youve found. The authors know rocks and took their own full-color photographs to depict the detail needed for identification--no more guessing from line drawings. The entries are organized by area, so you can find rocks unique to each state or common to all three. The field guides easy-to-use format helps you to quickly find what you need to know and where to look. Inside youll find: 75 specimens of the Lake Superior region Quick Identification Guide: Identify rocks and minerals by color and common characteristics Range/occurrence maps to show where each specimen is commonly found Professional photos: Crisp, stunning images This second edition includes updated photographs, expanded information, and even more of the authors expert insights. With this book in hand, identifying and collecting is fun and informative. Excerpt from Book Quartz Hardness: 7 Streak: White Area: Extremely prevalent in all three states Environment: Lakeshore, riverbeds, gravel pits, and mine dumps--virtually everywhere What to look for: White crystals or masses that often fill in the holes or gaps in other rock, or as white, rounded beach pebbles on the lakeshore Size: Quartz is very common and can be found in a wide range of sizes, but most commonly, it is walnut-sized or smaller when found on the beach. Color: Quartz is generally white or clear but can be stained or tinted to a different color, including gray, yellow, purple, pink or red. Occurrence: Very common Notes: Quartz is one of the most common minerals in the world and can be found in almost every geological environment. It plays a very large role in forming many rocks and minerals. In the Lake Superior region, it is easily found as white, rounded beach pebbles, or within vesicles (cavities formed by gas bubbles) with a thin lining of crystal points. You can commonly find it filling cracks in large basalt flows. Quartz is responsible for many of Lake Superiors collectible stones, such as agate and jasper. In fact, these stones are almost made up entirely of hard, dense quartz. Where to Look: Quartz is very common around the lake, and it is particularly easy to find where there is exposed rock, especially near the lakeshore. Description for Sales People Popular, proven format: the first edition (9781591930952) sold 27,000 copies Market: from the casual rock-picker to the serious collector Rock hunting is a growing hobby throughout the USA, and this is a great introduction for the whole family Not intimidating--easy-to-use information geared toward casual observers Features 75 of the most common and desirable rocks and minerals in the region, with simple guidelines for identifying them New edition with updated photographs, revised information, and even more of the authors expert insights Professional photographs that focus on the details needed for easy identification Covers the area around Lake Superior in Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Ontario All-in-one source of information, facts, photos, and tidbits in a concise guide Extreme value: massive information for under $20 Details ISBN1647550580 Author Bob Lynch Short Title Lake Superior Rocks and Minerals Pages 256 Language English Year 2021 Edition 2nd ISBN-10 1647550580 ISBN-13 9781647550585 Format Paperback Subtitle A Field Guide to the Lake Superior Area Publisher Adventure Publications, Incorporated Series Rocks & Minerals Identification Guides Imprint Adventure Publications, Incorporated Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United States Publication Date 2021-12-30 NZ Release Date 2021-12-30 US Release Date 2021-12-30 UK Release Date 2021-12-30 Illustrations Color maps and photos throughout Edition Description 2nd Revised edition Replaces 9781591930952 DEWEY 552.0097749 Audience General AU Release Date 2022-02-21 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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