Rockhounding for Beginners: Your Comprehensive Guide to Finding and Collecting Precious Minerals, Gems, Geodes, & More

Lars W. Johnson

Jan 2023 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Justin Price

About this audiobook

Go on an outdoor treasure hunt and enjoy all nature has to offer with this field guide to rockhounding, perfect for armchair geologists or anyone headed out on an adventure! Geology meets treasure hunting with this field guide to rockhounding! If you've ever kept an interesting rock or shell, bought a polished stone from a gift shop, or even just enjoyed a 'gram of a really cool crystal, congratulations! You've already experienced a rockhounding adventure! Rockhouding for Beginners shows you how to take your rockhounding to the next level, providing everything you need to know from tips for finding local sources for really cool finds to techniques for safely cleaning, cutting, polishing, and caring for the best samples. This guide has all the rockhounding information you need whether you're ready to get down and dirty or simply want to learn more from the comfort of your couch.

About the author

Lars W. Johnson was born and raised in the northwest, and has been an avid rockhound since his childhood. He currently owns a rock shop in Portland, Oregon, and runs the blog Two Rockhounds with his wife Amber Lee.

Justin Price is a noir-themed storyteller with a penchant for comedy and dark thoughts. His devotion to creeping inside the minds of characters shows in his colorful narration. He lives in sunny Florida with his loving family, but longs for a haunted mansion somewhere dreary and destitute.