Colorado Rocks & Minerals: A Field Guide to the Centennial State [Paperback]

Your Must-Have Guide to Colorados Rocks and Minerals

Get the perfect guide to rocks and minerals in the Centennial State! This book by Dan R. Lynch and Bob Lynch features comprehensive entries for 115 Colorado rocks and minerals, from common rocks to rare finds. Learn from the fascinating information about everything from amazonite and rhodochrosite to smoky quartz and gold. The easy-to-use format means youll quickly find what you need to know and where to look. The authors incredible, sharp, full-color photographs depict the detail needed for identificationno need to guess from line drawings.

With this field guide in hand, identifying and collecting is fun and informative.

TheRocks & Minerals Identification Guidesare state- and region-specific field guides. They utilize an innovative, user-friendly format to make rock and mineral identification simple, informative, and fun. Written by acclaimed author Dan R. Lynch, each book features full-color photography paired with a corresponding full-page description that includes size, color, where to look, occurrence maps, and more, not to mention the authors fascinating notes. At 4.38 x 6 , the compact books are easy to carry on hikes and easy to keep handy while camping. Most Rocks & Minerals Identification Guides are well over 200 pages, include around 100 types of rocks and minerals, and are priced between $12.95 and $14.95.

Quartz

Hardness:7Streak:White

Environment:All environments

What to look for:Very abundant, light-colored,very hard crystals, masses, veins or pebbles

Size:Quartz ranges in size from masses the size of a basketball to crystal points smaller than a pea

Color:Colorless to white, gray, yellow to brown, purple, pink

Occurrence:Very common

Notes:Quartz is the single most abundant mineral on the planet, and it is absolutely essential for amateur and professional collectors alike to be able to identifyls!