Gem Trails of British Columbia
Title | Gem Trails of British Columbia PDF eBook |
Author | Cam Bacon |
Publisher | Gem Guides Book Company |
Pages | 104 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN |
A guide to mineral and fossil locations in 10 BC regions, including maps, photos, locale descriptions, and collecting tips for novices and experts alike. Gem Trails of British Columbia is certain to get you to pick up a shovel and pan and get out to the backcountry and up to your knees in sand and rocks looking for gems, minerals and fossils. Covering ten regions, this updated and expanded guide will appeal to both novice and experienced rockhounds. It includes detailed descriptions including what to look for in each area, color photos, maps and collecting tips. Author Cam Bacon calls upon years of experience to offer readers invaluable information, easy-to-follow directions and many helpful hints, including a complete list of rock clubs and contacts, which will assist in planning week or weekend trips. Thorough, yet concise, this slim volume is an outstanding source of old and new sites, and is perfect for the backpack of outdoor lovers ready to unearth treasures and adventure throughout the province's beautiful back roads.
B. C. Gem Trails
Title | B. C. Gem Trails PDF eBook |
Author | Howard Pearsons |
Publisher | Monte Lake, B.C. : s.n. |
Pages | 63 |
Release | 1973 |
Genre | British Columbia |
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B.C. Gem Trails
Title | B.C. Gem Trails PDF eBook |
Author | Howard Pearsons |
Publisher | |
Pages | 63 |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | Minerals |
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More B.C. Gem Trails, with Maps
Title | More B.C. Gem Trails, with Maps PDF eBook |
Author | Howard Pearsons |
Publisher | |
Pages | 38 |
Release | 1964 |
Genre | Precious stones |
ISBN |
Gem Trails of Southern British Columbia
Title | Gem Trails of Southern British Columbia PDF eBook |
Author | Cam Bacon |
Publisher | Surrey, B.C. : Hancock House |
Pages | |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | British Columbia |
ISBN | 9780888396235 |
Roadside Geology of Southern British Columbia
Title | Roadside Geology of Southern British Columbia PDF eBook |
Author | William Henry Mathews |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Automobile travel |
ISBN | 9781926613345 |
"You are not going to want to drive anywhere in southern BCwithout it! Fabulous content-rich in roadside detail along with Jim Monger's big-picture context." —Jim Ryan, newsletter of the Cordilleran Section of the Geological Association of Canada Roadside Geology of Southern British Columbia explains the province's tumultuous geologic history in simple terms. Thirty-one descriptive road guides, complete with maps, photographs and diagrams, help you locate and interpret the rocks and landforms visible from the province's highways and ferry routes. Discover a lava flow that chilled beneath ice. Learn how Ripple Rock claimed24 ships before engineers finally blew it up. Drive across a slow-moving earthflow that has played havoc with roads since the gold-rush days. This book covers the geological features in the lower third of British Columbia—from just north of 100 Mile House down to the Canada-United States border.
A Field Guide to Gold, Gemstone and Mineral Sites of British Columbia
Title | A Field Guide to Gold, Gemstone and Mineral Sites of British Columbia PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Dennis Hudson |
Publisher | Harbour Publishing |
Pages | 308 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9781551431505 |
These well-researched guidebooks lead gold prospectors and rockhounds to hundreds of mines and collecting areas throughout southwestern British Columbia. Includes mining history and prospecting techniques, directions, maps, site drawings, glossary and local contacts.