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Lake Superior Rocks & Minerals Field Guide Dan R. Lynch

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Lake Superior Rocks & Minerals Field Guide By Dan R. Lynch

Lake Superior Rocks & Minerals Field Guide by Dan R. Lynch


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This updated field guide, organized by area, features full-color photographs and information to help readers easily identify the regions rocks and minerals.

Lake Superior Rocks & Minerals Field Guide Summary

Lake Superior Rocks & Minerals Field Guide: A Field Guide to the Lake Superior Area by Dan R. Lynch

This must-have guide for Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Ontario features full-color photographs and information to help readers identify rocks and minerals.

Get the perfect guide to rocks and minerals of the Lake Superior region! With the new edition of this famous guide by Bob Lynch and Dan R. Lynch, field identification is simple and informative. This book features comprehensive entries for 75 rocks and minerals, from common rocks to rare finds. That means youre more likely to identify what youve found. The authors know rocks and took their own full-color photographs to depict the detail needed for identificationno more guessing from line drawings. The entries are organized by area, so you can find rocks unique to each state or common to all three. The field guides easy-to-use format helps you to quickly find what you need to know and where to look.

Inside youll find:

  • 75 specimens of the Lake Superior region
  • Quick Identification Guide: Identify rocks and minerals by color and common characteristics
  • Range/occurrence maps to show where each specimen is commonly found
  • Professional photos: Crisp, stunning images

This second edition includes updated photographs, expanded information, and even more of the authors expert insights. With this book in hand, identifying and collecting is fun and informative.

About Dan R. Lynch

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 Superiors agate-collecting community, Dan spearheads their series of rock and mineral field guidesdefinitive guidebooks that help amateurs decode the complexities of geology and mineralogy. He also takes special care to ensure that his photographs complement the text and always represent each rock or mineral exactly as it appears in person. He currently lives in Madison, Wisconsin, with his wife, Julie, where he works as a writer and photographer. 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 Superiors 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 Nancys grandfather, Art Rafn, in 1962. Since the shops 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.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Hardness and Streak

The Mohs Hardness Scale

Quick Identification Guide

Sample Page

Tri-State Rocks

Minnesota Rocks

Wisconsin Rocks

Michigan Rocks

Ontario Rocks

Minerals

Glossary

Lake Superior Rock Shops and Museums

Bibliography and Recommended Reading

Index

About the Authors

Additional information

GOR013920026
9781647550585
1647550580
Lake Superior Rocks & Minerals Field Guide: A Field Guide to the Lake Superior Area by Dan R. Lynch
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Adventure Publications, Incorporated
2021-12-30
256
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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