Southwest Treasure Hunter’s Gem &
Mineral Guide, 4th Edition:
Where & How to Dig, Pan and Mine Your
Own Gems & Minerals
6 x 9, 216 pp, Illus.; includes maps & b/w photographs, indexes
(AZ, CA, CO, HI, KS, NM, NV, OK, TX, UT), Quality Paperback
Original
ISBN-13: 978-0-943763-56-9, ISBN-10: 0-943763-56-8
Where & How to Dig, Pan and Mine Your
Own Gems & Minerals, in 4 Regional Volumes:
Northwest • Southwest • Northeast
• Southeast
Whether you’re digging for the first
time or are an experienced rockhound or
“prospector,” with a simple rock hammer and a
little luck, you too can strike it rich ... or at the very
least, have fun trying.
This guide offers you easy-to-use
information on the ins and outs of “fee dig”
mining, complete with locations, costs, tips on technique,
entertaining legends and important information on everything
from safety kits to the location of the nearest restrooms.
Included are resources for use in
identifying your finds, exploring the lapidary arts, and
further pursuing an exciting—and possibly
profitable—hobby.
• Equipment
and Clothing: What you need and
where to find it (or how to make it yourself).
• Mining
Techniques: Step-by-step
instructions on panning for gold, sluicing for gems and other
methods.
• Gem
and Mineral Sites: Directions
and maps, hours, fees, and equipment needed. Also includes info
on guide services, local camping facilities and more.
• Museums
and Mine Tours: Where to visit
commercial and historical mines, as well as museums with
exhibits of gems and minerals (for help in learning what to
look for).
• Special
Events and Tourist Information: Listings
of regional events involving gems and minerals, and sources of
general travel and tourism information for every state.
• Other
Features: Where to find your
birthstone ... your anniversary stone ... your zodiac stone;
Index by State; Index by Gem/Mineral; U.S. State Gems &
Minerals Chart; and more!
Kathy J. Rygle & Stephen F.
Pedersen combine their scientific
training with a hobbyist’s passion. Lifelong rockhounds,
both authors have shared this hobby—begun with their parents—with
their children, and have traveled to many “fee dig”
sites, museums and mine tours across the United States.
