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Get this must-have guide to the rocks and minerals of Washington and Oregon. Full-color photos and details make it simple and fun to identify your finds. The authors have been working with rocks for most of their lives, and they know just what to depict in order to make identification a snap--from common rocks to rare finds.
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Your Must-Have Guide to the Rocks and Minerals of Washington and Oregon.
Get the perfect guide to rocks and minerals in the Evergreen and Beaver States This book by Dan R. Lynch and Bob Lynch features comprehensive entries for 124 Washington and Oregon rocks and minerals, from common rocks to rare finds. Learn from the fascinating information about everything from jasper and thunder eggs to gold and petrified wood. The easy-to-use format means you'll quickly find what you need to know and where to look. The authors' incredible, sharp, full-color photographs depict the detail needed for identification--no need to guess from line drawings.
With this field guide in hand, identifying and collecting is fun and informative.
Synopsis
Get this must-have guide for Washington and Oregon, featuring full-color photographs and information to help you identify rocks and minerals.
Identify and collect rocks and minerals with the perfect guide to the Pacific Northwest With this famous field guide by Dan R. Lynch and Bob Lynch, field identification is simple and informative. The book features comprehensive entries for 124 rocks and minerals, from common rocks to rare finds. That means you're more likely to identify what you've 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 field guide's easy-to-use format helps you to quickly find what you need to know and where to look.
Inside you'll find:
- 124 specimens: Only Washington and Oregon rocks and minerals
- Quick Identification Guide: Identify rocks and minerals by color and common characteristics
- Range/occurrence maps: See where each specimen is commonly found
- Professional photos: Crisp, stunning images
Rocks & Minerals of Washington & Oregon includes beautiful photography, relevant information, and the authors' expert insights. With this book in hand, identifying and collecting is fun and informative
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Get this incomparable field guide to Washington and Oregon's rocks and minerals. Full-color photos and the details you need for identifying and collecting make this a perfect book to bring on your explorations. Give it as a gift, and keep one too!
About the Author
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 Superior's 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 compliment the text and always represent each rock or mineral exactly as it appears in person. He currently works as a writer and photographer in Bellingham, Washington, with his beautiful fiancée, Julie.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 Superior's 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 Nancy's grandfather, Art Rafn, in 1962. Since the shop's 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.