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Chapter 1 Getting Started |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (2) |
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Geology Giant: James Hutton |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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Geology Lab: Age of the Earth |
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6 | (1) |
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7 | (1) |
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8 | (5) |
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Geology Lab: Cocoa Continents |
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8 | (1) |
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Geology Giant: Alfred Wegener |
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9 | (1) |
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Additional Reading: The Map That Changed the World |
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10 | (3) |
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Chapter 2 All About Minerals |
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Our Chemical Building Blocks |
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13 | (4) |
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17 | (2) |
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19 | (2) |
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Geology Lab: Create A Crystal |
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19 | (2) |
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21 | (5) |
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Geology Lab: Crystal Clusters |
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22 | (4) |
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Chapter 3 Learning About Rocks |
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26 | (36) |
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28 | (12) |
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Bucket List: Yosemite National Park |
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29 | (1) |
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Famous Specimens: The Code of Hammurabi (Diorite) |
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30 | (7) |
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37 | (2) |
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Hall of Fame: Florence Bascom |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (5) |
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Bucket List: Active Volcano |
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41 | (2) |
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Geology Giant: Charles Lyell |
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43 | (2) |
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Metamorphic Rocks Explained |
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45 | (3) |
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Additional Reading: Barren Lands |
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47 | (1) |
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48 | (2) |
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Geology Lab: Fun with Schists |
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49 | (1) |
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Sedimentary Rocks Explained |
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50 | (1) |
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51 | (4) |
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51 | (4) |
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55 | (7) |
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Geology Lab: Salt Crystals |
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55 | (1) |
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Bucket List: Grand Canyon |
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56 | (1) |
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Geology Giant: John Wesley Powell |
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57 | (5) |
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Chapter 4 The Keys to Identification |
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62 | (21) |
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63 | (1) |
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63 | (3) |
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66 | (3) |
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Geology Lab: Hardness Test Kit |
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67 | (2) |
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69 | (6) |
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Geology Lab: Testing for Streak |
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69 | (6) |
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75 | (7) |
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Geology Lab: Measuring Density |
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76 | (4) |
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Hall Of Fame: Madame Curie |
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80 | (2) |
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82 | (1) |
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Chapter 5 Finding Fossils |
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83 | (26) |
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Bucket List: La Brea Tar Pits |
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85 | (1) |
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Additional Reading: Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway |
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86 | (2) |
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88 | (7) |
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Additional Reading: The Seashell on the Mountaintop |
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89 | (1) |
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Geology Giant: Georges Cuvier |
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90 | (1) |
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Additional Reading: The Bonehunters' Revenge |
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91 | (2) |
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Geology Giant: Mary Leakey |
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93 | (1) |
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Bucket List: Green River Formation |
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94 | (1) |
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How Geology Helps Fossil Hunters |
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95 | (1) |
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95 | (2) |
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Bucket List: Dinosaur National Monument |
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96 | (1) |
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97 | (4) |
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Hall of Fame: Walter Alvarez |
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98 | (3) |
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101 | (8) |
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101 | (6) |
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107 | (2) |
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Chapter 6 Prospecting for Gold |
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109 | (33) |
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Hall Of Fame: Waldemar Lundgren |
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109 | (1) |
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Where to Look for Panning Spots |
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110 | (6) |
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Bucket List: Marshall Gold Discovery Site |
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110 | (6) |
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The Science of Gold Panning |
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116 | (1) |
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117 | (3) |
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Choosing the Right Gold Pan |
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120 | (2) |
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122 | (4) |
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126 | (1) |
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Geology Lab: Practice Panning |
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126 | (1) |
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127 | (5) |
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Hall of Fame: George Massie |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (3) |
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Bigger Gold Mining Equipment |
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135 | (5) |
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140 | (2) |
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Chapter 7 Hunting Meteorites |
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142 | (19) |
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144 | (3) |
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147 | (1) |
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148 | (1) |
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The Science of Meteorites |
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149 | (1) |
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150 | (2) |
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150 | (2) |
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Additional Reading: Meteorite Hunting: How to Find Treasure from Space |
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152 | (1) |
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Regulations for Meteorite Collecting |
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152 | (1) |
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How to Identify Meteorites |
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153 | (3) |
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Bucket List: Willamette Meteorite |
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155 | (1) |
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Where to Look for Meteorites |
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156 | (2) |
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Bucket List: Meteor Crater |
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156 | (2) |
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Hunting Meteorites by Sight |
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158 | (1) |
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Hunting Meteorites by Magnet |
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158 | (1) |
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Hunting Meteorites with Metal Detectors |
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159 | (2) |
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Chapter 8 From Beginner to Collector |
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161 | (24) |
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161 | (1) |
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162 | (2) |
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Bucket List: Sterling Hill Mining Museum |
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164 | (1) |
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164 | (4) |
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168 | (3) |
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171 | (2) |
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173 | (3) |
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175 | (1) |
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Geology Giant: June Culp Zeitner |
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176 | (1) |
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Veins, Vugs, and Outcrops |
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176 | (2) |
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Bucket List: Colorado Gold Mine Tour |
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177 | (1) |
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178 | (1) |
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178 | (1) |
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178 | (6) |
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184 | (1) |
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Geology Lab: Make A Label |
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184 | (1) |
| Appendix A Online Resources |
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185 | (1) |
| Appendix B Clubs and Organizations |
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186 | (1) |
| Appendix C Bibliography |
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187 | (5) |
| Glossary |
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192 | (18) |
| Index |
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210 | (12) |
| About the Author |
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