Rockhounding Washington : a guide to the state's best sites

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Title:

Rockhounding Washington : a guide to the state's best sites

Author:

Johnson, Lars W., author.

Series:

Falcon guide.

Summary:

This book provides detailed directions and GPS coordinates to the best rockhounding sites in Washington, with valuable tips on what to tools to bring and how to conduct your search. Comprehensive lists of minerals or fossils for each site and excellent color photos will help you know what to look for and to identify what you’ve found. Information on clubs, rock shops, museums, and special attractions are provided. Rockhounding Washington is a must-have for anyone interested in collecting their own minerals, gems, and fossils in the region. -- Amazon.

Physical Description:

viii, 278 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm

Genre:

Guidebooks.

Subject Term:

Rocks -- Collection and preservation.

Minerals -- Collection and preservation.

Fossils -- Collection and preservation.

Geographic Term:

Washington (State) -- Guidebooks.

Publisher:

FalconGuides,

Publication Date:

2018

ISBN:

9781493019090

Publication Information:

Guilford, Connecticut : FalconGuides, [2018]

Call Number:

552 JOHNSON

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Washington does not easily give up its minerals, gems, and fossils, but Rockhounding Washington will make those efforts a lot easier. Here you'll find valuable tips on what tools to bring, how to conduct your search, and where to go. Comprehensive lists of minerals and fossils for each site and excellent color photos will help you know what to look for and identify what you've found, information on clubs, rock shops, museums, and special attractions are also provided. Look inside to find: Maps, GPS coordinates, and detailed descriptions of each area, Suggested tools and techniques, Land-use regulations and legal restrictions. Book jacket.

Author Notes

Lars W. Johnson's passion for geologic beauty developed early when his family took a trip to Portland, Oregon, just in time to catch Mount St. Helens erupt in 1980, Decades and countless rockhounding trips later, Lars opened a retail rock shop and organized many field trips, inspiring enthusiasm in those new to rockhounding and a renewed curiosity for beating, collecting, and sharing experiences that seasoned rockhounds could appreciate.

Introduction	p. 1
Washington Rockhounding	p. 3
Officially Washington	p. 5
Collecting Regulations	p. 6
Tools and Supplies	p. 9
Top Ten Washington Rockhounding Sites	p. 12
How to Use This Book	p. 13
Map Legend	p. 16
Rockhounding Sites
1 Puget Sound	p. 18
2 Blanchard Hill	p. 22
3 Murdock Beach	p. 26
4 Sol Due River	p. 30
5 Rialto Beach	p. 33
6 The Number Beaches	p. 36
7 Skokomish River	p. 39
8 Iron Springs	p. 44
9 Damon Point	p. 47
10 Wynoochee River	p. 50
11 Satsop River	p. 54
12 Newaukum River	p. 57
13 Chehalis River	p. 61
14 Doty Hills	p. 64
15 Green Creek	p. 69
16 Grays River	p. 72
17 Salmon Creek	p. 77
18 Washougal River	p. 80
19 Rawson Quarry	p. 85
20 Rock Creek	p. 88
21 Lewis River	p. 91
22 East Canyon Creek	p. 94
23 McCoy Creek	p. 98
24 Klickitat Raver	p. 101
25 Wood Gulch	p. 105
26 Snake River-West	p. 107
27 Dixie	p. 111
28 Asotin Creek	p. 114
29 Snake River-East	p. 116
30 Racehorse Creek	p. 119
31 Fossil Creek	p. 122
32 Canyon Creek	p. 125
33 Swift Creek / Rainbow Creek	p. 128
34 Loretta Creek / O'Toole Creek	p. 131
35 Little Deer Creek	p. 134
36 Jordon Creek	p. 137
37 Cascade River	p. 140
38 Walker Valley	p. 144
39 Pilchuck Creek	p. 149
40 Deer Creek	p. 152
41 Sweetwater	p. 154
42 Sloan Creek	p. 157
43 Skykomish River	p. 160
44 Stubbs Hill / Cedar Ponds	p. 163
45 Heather Lake	p. 167
46 Geology Adventures	p. 170
47 Hansen Creek	p. 172
48 Denny Creek	p. 176
49 Greenwater	p. 180
50 Pyramid Creek	p. 185
51 George Creek Cliffs	p. 188
52 American River	p. 191
53 Little Naches	p. 194
54 Timberwolf Mountain	p. 198
55 Icicle Creek	p. 200
56 Douglas Creek	p. 203
57 Rock 'N' Tomahawk Ranch	p. 207
58 First Creek	p. 209
59 Crystal Mountain	p. 212
60 Red Top	p. 215
61 Old Blewett Pass	p. 219
62 Umtanum Creek	p. 221
63 Yakima River	p. 225
64 Gingko Petrified Forest State Park	p. 228
65 Columbia River-Sand Hollow	p. 232
66 Saddle Mountain	p. 236
67 Golden Horn Batholith	p. 239
68 Methow River	p. 244
69 Chewuch River	p. 247
70 Frosty Creek	p. 250
71 Stonerose Interpretive Center	p. 254
72 Columbia River-Kettle Falls	p. 257
73 Winchester Creek	p. 260
74 Pend-Oreille River	p. 264
Appendix A Glossary	p. 266
Appendix B Clubs	p. 268
Appendix C Museums	p. 273
Appendix D Rock Shops	p. 274
Suggested Reading	p. 278
About the Author	p. 279

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