Download or read book Geodes and Thundereggs in Rhyolite written by Peter Woerner and published by . This book was released on 2010-09-24 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detailed classification and photographs and models of formation of geodes and their structures and inclusions.
Download or read book The Formation of Thundereggs written by Robert Colburn and published by . This book was released on 2010-06-06 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A full model of the mechanism of thunderegg formation with site information for the western U.S.
Download or read book So You re a Doctor Now written by Charles Howard and published by Lulu. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professor Charles Howard offers a personal message to his son, Gadi, and to all new doctors. Now, as Gadi and other young doctors enter this calling, Howard seeks to provide advice and encouragement in the hopes that those choosing the profession of healing will find happiness and fulfilment in helping others, and avoid the arrogance and the lack of caring, that unfortunately, is sometimes found in the profession. Each new doctor must find, from the vast range of opportunities medicine provides, the perfect match to his/her interests and ambition. Howard chose the path of a paediatric orthopaedic surgeon, a career that for him has been most satisfying, edifying, and instructive. Over the years, he has experienced things that inspired him to be both a better person and a better doctor.
Download or read book Dictionary of Gems and Gemology written by Mohsen Manutchehr-Danai and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rapid growth of gemological sciences and mineralogy demands a dictionary such as this for gemologists, mineralogists, geologists, jewel dealers, industry and hobbyists. With some 16,000 comprehensive definitions, supplemented by more than 250 diagrams and figures, this is a one-stop reference to any matter dealing with gems and gemology.
Download or read book Rockhounding for Beginners written by Lars W. Johnson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-06-08 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Go on an outdoor treasure hunt and enjoy all nature has to offer with this field guide to rockhounding, perfect for armchair geologists or anyone headed out on an adventure! Geology meets treasure hunting with this field guide to rockhounding! If you’ve ever kept an interesting rock or shell, bought a polished stone from a gift shop, or even just enjoyed a ’gram of a really cool crystal, congratulations! You’ve already experienced a rockhounding adventure! Rockhouding for Beginners shows you how to take your rockhounding to the next level, providing everything you need to know from tips for finding local sources for really cool finds to techniques for safely cleaning, cutting, polishing, and caring for the best samples. Complete with full-color photos to help you identify each rock and mineral wherever you find them, this guide has all the rockhounding information you need whether you’re ready to get down and dirty or simply want to learn more from the comfort of your couch.
Download or read book A Photographic Atlas of Flood Basalt Volcanism written by Hetu Sheth and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-11-25 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique book presents hundreds of spectacular photographs of large-scale to small-scale field geological features of flood basalt volcanism from around the world. Major flood basalt provinces covered in this book include the British Palaeogene, Central Atlantic Magmatic Province, Columbia River, Deccan, East Greenland, Emeishan, Ethiopian, Ferrar-Karoo-Tasmania, Iceland, Indo-Madagascar, Paraná, Siberian, West Greenland, and others. Intermediate- to small-sized flood basalts (such as Saudi Arabia and South Caucasus) are also included. Different chapters of the book illustrate varied features of flood basalts, including landscapes, lava flow morphology and stacking, structures formed during lava flow transport, inflation and degassing, structures produced during lava solidification, subaqueous volcanism and volcanosedimentary associations, explosive volcanism, intrusions, igneous processes and magmatic diversity, tectonic deformation, secondary mineralization, and weathering and erosion. This book will be valuable for a large audience: specialists studying flood basalt volcanology, petrology, geochemistry, geochronology, geophysics, and environmental impact and mass extinction links; nonspecialists who want to know more about flood basalts; field geologists (such as those working in geological surveys); students of volcanology and igneous petrology, and even people employed in the industry, such as those working on flood basalt-hosted groundwater or petroleum reservoirs.
Download or read book Rocks Minerals and Geology of the Pacific Northwest written by Leslie Moclock and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rocks, Minerals, and Geology of the Pacific Northwest highlights100 rocks, minerals, and fossil types found in Oregon and Washington. Each entry has color photography that shows a range of possibilities in appearance and a description of the defining physical properties and textures. Lists of minerals organized by other physical properties like habit, hardness, and cleavage are included. Rocks, Minerals, and Geology of the Pacific Northwest also includes 40 landscape features viewable along trails in Washington and Oregon that will empower hikers to make observations and interpretations about how these features came to be. The essential reference for rockhounds, hikers, climbers, and geology enthusiasts More than 400 photographs, illustrations, tables, and maps showcase and explain everything from minuscule crystals to planetary tectonics Interprets the histories of dominant landscape features along regional hiking trails Profiles more than 100 minerals and rocks in detailed entries with photos, descriptions, identification graphics, and mini indexes Covers the geologic composition and 13 physiographic regions of Washington and Oregon
Download or read book New Mexico Geology written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rockhounding Alaska written by Montana Hodges and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rockhounding Alaska will be an in-depth guide to the rocks, minerals and fossils legally found and collected within the state. The book will contain a light, informative overview of the geologic history of Alaska as well as a site-by-site guide to approximately 70 collecting locations. Included with every site will be clear concise driving directions, a GPS position and list of major attractions and local amenities. The exciting locations stretch from Kodiak Island to the Arctic Circle and range from ancient fossilized sea creatures to precious gems and gold nuggets.
Download or read book Rockhounding for Beginners written by Suleyman Cesur and published by Suleyman Cesur. This book was released on 2020-04-26 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The basic principles of rockhounding and sample pictures with the properties of all gemstones.This book is for beginners.
Download or read book In Suspect Terrain written by John McPhee and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the outwash plains of Brooklyn to Indiana's drifted diamonds and gold, John McPhee's In Suspect Terrain is a narrative of the earth, told in four sections of equal length, each in a different way reflecting the three others-- a biography; a set piece about a fragment of Appalachian landscape in illuminating counterpoint to the human history there; a modern collision of ideas about the origins of the mountain range; and, in contrast, a century-old collision of ideas about the existence of the Ice Age. The central figure is Anita Harris, an internationally celebrated geologist who went into her profession to get out of a Brooklyn ghetto. The unifying theme is plate tectonics-- here concentrating on the acceptance that all aspects of the theory do not universally enjoy. As such, In Suspect Terrain is a report from the rough spots at the front edge of a science. In Suspect Terrain is the second book in a series on geology and geologists, presenting a cross section of North America along the fortieth parallel, and gathered under the overall title Annals of the Former World. The other books in the series are Basin and Range, Rising from the Plains, and Assembling California.
Download or read book The World of Opals written by Allan W. Eckert and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1997-10-02 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers will find fascinating details about the discovery, whereabouts, and value of famous opals, from such classic specimens as the Burning of Troy Opal to the Bonanza Opal and other more recent discoveries. Finally, the book surveys today's major opal-producing areas and provides current information on opal occurrence worldwide. Punctuating the text are useful tables, extensive glossaries of opal types and opal-related terms, and beautiful photographs that capture the essence and mystery of this most exquisite stone.
Download or read book The Geologic Story of Isle Royale National Park written by Norman King Huber and published by Avery Color Studios. This book was released on 1975 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Complete Guide to Crystal Astrology written by Marina Costelloe and published by Findhorn Press. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You almost certainly know your personal zodiac sign which is based upon the position of the sun at your birth. But did you know that each of these signs is composed of 30 different degrees each representing a different energy or character shape? The Complete Guide to Crystal Astrology assigns a crystal element to each of the 360 degrees of the zodiac. This is the base for a very individual association between the stars of your birth and crystals. Look up which of the 360 crystal elements can be associated to the position of the sun at your birthday. Translate your whole birth chart into crystals by looking up which ones are associated to the different planets at your birth. Find out how your personal crystal elements are connected to numerology, Marc Edmund Jones key words, Sabian symbols and Jane Ridder-Patrick healing body points. Discover the message of crystals about your life path, your hidden and aware abilities.
Download or read book Geological Survey Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gem Stone Production in Arizona Colorado Idaho Montana North Carolina Oregon Maine Utah Nevada and Tennessee written by Gordon T. Austin and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Collecting Rocks Gems and Minerals written by Patti Polk and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-04-06 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike the dense and highly technical academic tomes that are text-heavy, poorly organized and intimidating, this colorful and easy-to-use reference guide dedicated to collecting rocks, gems and minerals is ideal for readers who want to expand their understanding without getting lost in a labyrinth of science. Beautifully illustrated with 700 color photographs providing wonderful detail and smartly organized to take the hassle out identification, you will enjoy the simplicity of the guide and the enthusiasm and knowledge of author Patti Polk, one of the top agate collectors in the world and a self-proclaimed "rockhound." You will also enjoy two areas that our competitors don't bother with. First it includes values, and second, it covers an introduction to lapidary, which is the cutting and polishing of rocks and gemstones for jewelry or display.
