Collecting Rocks, Gems and Minerals: Identification, Values and Lapidary Uses

A rockhound's must-have resource Easy to use and lavishly illustrated, this new and completely revised and expanded...
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SKU: 9781440246159
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Author: Patti Polk
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Collecting Rocks, Gems and Minerals: Identification, Values and Lapidary Uses by Polk, Patti

Collecting Rocks, Gems and Minerals: Identification, Values and Lapidary Uses

€27,93

Collecting Rocks, Gems and Minerals: Identification, Values and Lapidary Uses

€27,93
Author: Patti Polk
Format: Paperback
Language: English
A rockhound's must-have resource

Easy to use and lavishly illustrated, this new and completely revised and expanded edition of Collecting Rocks, Gems, and Minerals is designed with beginners in mind, yet filled with valuable technical information for seasoned collectors. This guide takes you from being simply someone who enjoys rocks to a knowledgeable enthusiast in no time and features:

- An easy-to-use, quick reference format arranged by category and color of stone
- 800+ beautiful color photographs
- Values and tips for locating, buying and collecting
- Both lapidary and mineral display materials
- Decades of rock-collecting know-how of the author
Foreword by Johann Zenz, world-renowned agate expert, author and lecturer.

Author: Patti Polk
Publisher: Krause Publications
Published: 05/04/2016
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.95lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.70w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781440246159

About the Author
Author Patti Polk is recognized as one of the top agate collectors in the world (as noted in the highly respected reference book Agates III by Johann Zenz). She has been collecting, cutting and polishing rocks for jewelry and display for more than 20 years. She has been published in Rock & Gem magazine and numerous other periodicals, and speaks at rock and mineral club programs and frequently serves as a trail guide for visitors to Arizona. Patti is a skilled lapidary artist, which includes the cutting and polishing of the stones into display specimens or cabochons for jewelry making.

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