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Gem Trails of Nevada

Gem Trails of Nevada

by James R. Mitchell

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Visit the places where experienced rock and mineral collectors have found success! Detailed descriptions, photos and maps guide you to some of the best gem collecting sites in the state. Second edition. This book is a 6" x 9" paperback with 192 pages.

Gem Trails of Nevada
Table of Contents

Introduction
6
    Mineral Highlights
6
    Places of Interest
8
    About the Collecting Sites
9
Rockhound Rules
11
Hints for Collecting Minerals
12
Hints for Collecting Gem Materials
13
Government Agencies List
14
Rock and Mineral Societies
15
Museums
16
Map Legend
17
Key Sites to Locator Map
18
Nevada Site Map
19
Region I
    1. Garnet Hill Garnet
20
    2. Connors Pass Calcite
22
    3. Jackrabbit Minerals
24
    4. Hamilton Fossils and Minerals
26
    5. Palisade Agate
28
    6. Tuscarora Minerals
30
    7. Cornucopia Junction Fossils
32
    8. Hanks Creek Jasper
34
    9. Jarbidge Fossils
36
    10. Hubbard Basin Wood and Geodes
38
    11. Contact Minerals
40
    12. Texas Spring Limb Casts
42
    13. Goose Creek Bogwood
44
    14. Jackpot Onyx
46
    15. Rabbit Springs Nodules
48
    16. Immigrant Canyon Fossils
50
    17. Crittenden Spring Ammonites
52
Region II
    18. Daisy Creek Petrified Wood
54
    19. McDermitt Wonderstone and Wood
56
    20. McDermitt Minerals
58
    21. McDermitt Agate and Petrified Wood
60
    22. Denio Minerals
62
    23. Rainbow Ridge Opal
64
    24. Royal Peacock Opal
66
    25. Big Springs Obsidian
68
    26. Cedarville Petrified Wood
70
    27. Cedarville Agate and Wood
72
    28. Davis Creek Obsidian
74
    29. Nellie Springs Opalite
76
    30. Vya to Gerlach Minerals
78
Tumble Polishing Rocks
80
Color Specimen Insert
81
    31. Royal Rainbow Opal Mine
90
    32. Trinity Mountains Agate
92
    33. Lovelock Agate
94
    34. Buena Vista Valley Minerals
96
    35. Dago Pass Minerals
98
Region III
    36. Sun Valley Copper Ores
100
    37. Fernley Agate
102
    38. Lake Lahontan Agate
104
    39. Ramsey Agate
106
    40. Silver Springs Chalcedony
108
    41. Silver Springs Selenite
110
    42. Mason Pass Minerals
112
    43. Red Mountain Fossils
114
    44. Fallon Wonderstone
116
    45. Fallon Agate
118
    46. Middlegate Opal and Fossils
120
    47. Bell Canyon Agate
122
    48. Middlegate Minerals
124
    49. Buffalo Canyon Fossils and Opalite
126
    50. Quartz Mountain Minerals and Wood
128
    51. Monte Cristo Jasper
130
    52. Gabbs Opalized Wood
132
    53. Union Canyon Ammonites
134
    54. Dunlap Canyon Sea Fossil
136
    55. Petes Summit Fossil Shells
138
    56. Deep Springs Smoky Quartz
140
    57. Basalt Jasper
142
    58. The Sump Minerals and Apache Tears
144
    59. Fish Lake Valley Obsidian
146
    60. Coaldale Jasper and Agate
148
    61. Sodaville Minerals
150
    62. Crow Springs Apache Tears
152
    63. Tonopah Jasper
154
    64. Goldfield Minerals
156
Region IV
    65. Stonewall Agate
158
    66. Mount Dunfee Trilobites
160
    67. Lida Wood and Agate
162
    68. Scotty's Junction Apache Tears
164
    69. Highway 95 Apache Tears and Chalcedony
166
    70. Beatty Chalcedony
168
    71. Meiklejohn Peak Fossils
170
    72. Carrara Marble
172
    73. Emigrant Pass Trilobites
174
    74. Buffington Pockets Agate and Chalcedony
176
    75. Three Kids Mine Minerals
178
   
Mineral Locator Index
180
Glossary
184
Other Titles Available
191
Notes
192


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