Michigan Rocks & Minerals: A Field Guide to the Great Lake State [Paperback]

Your Must-Have Guide to Michigans Rocks and Minerals

Get the perfect guide to rocks and minerals of the Great Lake State! This book by Dan R. Lynch and Bob Lynch features comprehensive entries for 96 Michigan rocks and minerals, from common rocks to rare finds. Learn from the fascinating information about everything from Petoskey stone and copper to gold and agates. 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.

Introduction

Hardness and Streak

The Mohs Hardness Scale

Quick Identification Guide

Sample Page

Michigan Rocks and Minerals

Glossary

Michigan Rock Shops and Museums

Bibliography and Recommended Reading

Index

About the AuthorsDan R. Lynch has a degree in graphic design with emphasis on photography from the University of Minnesota Duluth. But before his love of the arts 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 choicelӟ