Rockhounding California

"A field guide to some of the state's best rockhounding sites!" This book is a 6" x 9" paperback with 190 pages, descriptions, maps and photos.

Rockhounding CaliforniaTable of Contents
Acknowledgments	vi
Site Locations	vii
Legend	viii
Preface	ix
Introduction	1
The Landscape	1
Earthquake Country	3
Sites to See	3
California Wildlife	7
Desert Travel	8
California's Mineral Highlights	9
Legends and Lore of Gems and Minerals	13
Rockhound's Vocabulary	13
Rockhound Rules	17
How to Use This Guide	19
Rockhound Access to Commercial Mines	22
Rockhounding Sites in Southern California
1. Fire Agate at Opal Hill Mine	23
2. Pebble Terrace	27
3. Black and Paisley Agate	28
4. Crystal-filled Amygdules	30
5. Hauser Geode Beds	32
6. Psilomelane near Wiley Well	36
7. Chalcedony Rose Garden and Grossular Crystals at Augustine Pass	38
8. Chuckwalla Well Agate and Jasper	42
9. Psilomelane at Arlington Mine	44
10. Orocopia Bloodstone	46
11. Orocopia Fluorspar	48
12. Eagle Mountain Kaiser Mine	51
13. Big River Botryoidal Chalcedony, Quartz, Jasper, and Agate	53
14. Turtle Mountains Snowy Chalcedony Roses	56
15. Lake Havasu Agate	58
16. Dendritic White Opalite at Goffs	61
17. Danby Opalite and Agate	63
18. Fossil Trilobites and Marble at Cadiz	65
19. Marble Mountains Garnet and Hematite	67
20. Kelbaker Road Nodules and Chalcedony	69
21. Providence Mountains Iron Minerals	71
22. Old Camp Carnelian and Chalcedony Roses	73
23. Ludlow Gems	75
24. West of Ludlow Chalcedony, Calcite, and More	77
25. Hector Agates and Jasper	78
26. Pisgah Crater Volcanic Adventure	80
27. Lavic Siding Jasper and Agate	82
28. West of Hector Blue Chalcedony, Jasper, and Agate	83
29. Newberry Nodules	84
30. Orbicular Rhyolite at Grandview Mine	86
31. Marble Quarry off Stoddard Well Road	88
32. Opal Mountain Opal and Agate	90
33. Onyx and Borate Minerals in Mule Canyon	93
34. Hilltop Agate and Jasper at Mineola Road	95
35. Alvord Mine Copper Minerals and Calcite	97
36. Field Road Agates	99
37. Afton Canyon Collectibles	101
38. Turquoise at Old Toltec Mine	103
39. Clark Mountain Copper and Lead Minerals	105
40. Old Zabriskie Station Precious Opal	106
41. Sperry Wash Fossils, Petrified Wood, and Agate	108
42. Gem Hill Agate, Rhyolite, and Common Opal	109
43. San Gabriel River Gold	111
44. Wrightwood Actinolite	113
45. In-Ko-Pah Asterated Quartz and Moonstone Feldspar	115
46. Coyote Mountains Fossils and More	117
Rockhounding Sites in Coastal California
47. Patrick's Point Beach Agates	120
48. Agate Beach Jasper, Agate, and Petrified Wood	121
49. Beach-washed Jade and Actinolite at Jade Cove	123
50. Moonstone Beach	124
51. Jalama Beach Agate, Fossils, and Marcasite	127
52. Gaviota Beach Petrified Whale Bone and Fossils	129
53. Southern Coast Beachcombing	131
54. Palos Verdes Beach Barite Crystals	131
Rockhounding Sites in Northern California
55. Anderson Lake Agate and Jasper	135
56. Mother Lode Mariposite	137
57. Eureka Valley Smoky Quartz Crystals	138
58. Peterson Mountain Quartz Crystals	140
59. Antelope Lake Rose Quartz	142
60. Taylorville Fossils	144
61. Buck's Lake Serpentine	147
62. Pulga Californite in Serpentine	149
63. Rich Bar Gold	152
64. Feather River Serpentine	154
65. Willard Creek Agate and Jasper	155
66. Susanville Agates and Petrified Wood	156
67. Cedarville Petrified Wood	159
68. Davis Creek Obsidian Varieties	161
69. Lassen Creek Rainbow and Green-Sheen Obsidian	164
70. Shasta Area Copper Minerals	166
71. Eel River Jade and Crocidolite	168
72. Colorful Jasper and Jade near Covelo	170
73. Hearst Collectibles	172
74. Black Butte Reservoir Showy Jasper	174
75. Goat Mountain Moss Agate	176
Appendix A: Sources Used for this Guide	179
Appendix B: Further Reading and Information	179
Appendix C: Rockhound Clubs and Organizations	180
About the Author	187
Index	188