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Im looking for the best (pocket) field guide to minerals and rock money can buy. I have two demands: Lots of minerals and rocks and lots of color photos. I dont need a lot of scientific information on each mineral. I want it for in-the-field identication purpose only.
Please help me.
August 11, 2008 + Posted in Geoscience +
This one is my favorite, although some of the mineral photos tend to be pretty ones of Smithsonian samples rather than in-the-field identification photos.
Comment by Tuff Cookie — August 11, 2008 @ 6:11 pm
Peterson Field Guide to Rock & Minerals. The ISBN is 0-395-91096-x and it is published by Houghton Mifflin www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com. I use it in all my undergrad classes. Half the book is science stuff, but the other half is full-color pics and gorgeous ones too! And it’s under $20
I wore my first one out, so I had to go buy another one over the summer.
Comment by Cathy Markstrom — August 12, 2008 @ 3:59 am
Tuff Cookie & Cathy: Thanks for your tips.
Comment by Antimonite — August 12, 2008 @ 6:55 am