Lapidary, Jewelry, Tumbling & Prospecting - How To Books
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METEORITE HUNTING: HOW TO
FIND TREASURE FROM SPACE. Geoffrey Notkin, co-host of the award-winning
Science Channel show Meteorite Men, has produced the most engaging, comprehensive
and easy-to-use guide to recovering, identifying and excavating meteorites.
Extensively illustrated with color photos of specimens and collecting sites,
this is a must-have book for the meteorite collector and hunter. Includes
detailed information on locating sites, tools of the trade, documenting
finds, hunting strategies and classification. 83 pgs. |
$24.95
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Cabochon Cutting. Illustrations,
photos and detailed instructions show how to cut a cabochon. Everything
to start a crafts person on the way to expert cutting. Answers all the
questions from dopping to setting stones. |
$6.00
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Advanced Cabochon Cutting.
Learn how to master special shaped cabochon cutting, assembled stones,
star stones and cats eyes. Special sections on opal and jade. |
$6.00
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How To Tumble Polish Rocks Into
Gems. Secrets Of The Pros Reveald. Includes Exclusive Special Sections
About: Abrasives / Medias, Balancing Loads, Cleaning / Sorting, Organics
/ Metals, Rotary / Vibratory, Wet / Dry Polishing, and hundreds of tumbling
tips. 102 pages by Edward E. Smith - 3RD Edition |
$22.20
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Tumbler Instruction Booklet.
Lortone Rotary tumbler instruction booklet. A complete guide to rock tumbling
with your rotary style tumbler. This is the same booklet that comes with
Lortone rotary tumblers. A step by step guide to tumbling gemstones. |
$4.50
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Facet Cutters Handbook. This
book contains everything one needs to know in order to facet gemstones
expertly. Includes 22 beautiful cuts. 64 pages. (Soukup) |
$5.00
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Gold Mining In The 21st Century.
The complete book of modern goldmining procedures. Contains everything
a beginner will need and want to know about getting started in gold mining.
Learn what gold is, where it comes from, where to find it, and how to pan,
sluice, dredge, lode mine, clean gold, and how to sell it. 277 pgs.
( Dave McCracken ) |
$19.95
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Gold Fever. Favorite among
beginners. Numerous full-page
illustrations on the mechanics of
panning and sluicing. Maps of Western states gold locations. 80 pgs. (
Lois De Lorenzo ) |
$6.95
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Recreational Gold Prospecting
For Fun And Profit. Knowing where to look for gold is a well-kept secret.
This entertaining, well-written book is for those who have ever thought
about looking for gold as a hobby. Learn about the basic geologic properties
of gold, how to plan a gold prospecting adventure with your family and
what equipment you’ll need to do it. 206 pgs. ( Gail Butler ) |
$12.95
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Modern Prospecting. Covers
everything you need to know to find mineral deposits, stake a claim and
even sell mineral rights.
In Modern Prospecting, an experienced
prospector passes on information acquired through 20 years of classroom
study, field work in the western states and Alaska, and trial and error.
Chapters include descriptions of the major types of deposits, interviews
with professional geologists; how to obtain an assay, use geochemical and
geophysical methods, and stake a proper claim. With its handy glossary
and helpful information on government agencies, websites and other contacts
for assays, suppliers, and geological bulletins, Modern Prospecting is
the foremost how-to do-it-right guide to prospecting in the twenty-first
century. 320 pages ( Roger McPherson ) |
$14.95
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Gold Panning Is Easy.
Field guide for the beginner that shows exactly how to find and pan gold.
Color and B/W photos. 134 pgs. (Lagal) |
$9.95
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Fists Full of Gold: How You
Can Find Gold in the Mountains and Deserts. Ralph, Associate editor of
Prospector and Mining Journal, author Chris Ralph, setout to compile the
most complete and updated guide to the art of prospecting now in print.
This comprehensive guide is filled to over flowing with the A to Z info
needed by both beginning and more advanced prospectors, from basic earth
science to metal detecting, to panning and dry washing techniques, it’s
all here and fully illustrated; a single source book unlike any other.
362 pages. |
$29.95
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