Rockhounding Alaska : A Guide to 75 of the State's Best Rockhounding Sites
by Hodges, MontanaEdition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-06-15
Publisher(s): FalconGuides
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Summary
Rockhounding Alaskais an in-depth guide to the rocks, minerals, and fossils found and legally collected in the Last Frontier. It features an overview of the geologic history of Alaska as well as a site-by-site guide to approximately seventy collecting locations. Every site description includes clear, concise driving directions, a GPS position, and a list of major attractions and local amenities. The exciting locations stretch from Kodiak Island to the Arctic Circle, and range from ancient fossilized sea creatures to precious gems and gold nuggets.
Author Biography
Montana Hodges is the author of Rockhounding Mantana, Camping Alaska, and Best Easy Day Hikes Fairbanks (all FalconGuides). An active member of the Chugach Gem and Mineral Society, she has traveled throughout Alaska by car, bush plane, and foot.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. ix |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Alaska's Geologic Introduction | p. 3 |
| Collecting Regulations and Etiquette | p. 8 |
| How to Use This Book | p. 9 |
| Safety | p. 11 |
| Ten Vistas for Your Alaska Journey | p. 16 |
| Map Legend | p. 23 |
| Rockhounding Sites | |
| Prince of Wales Fossils | p. 25 |
| Salt Chuck Copper Minerals | p. 27 |
| Wrangell's Garnet Ledge | p. 30 |
| Petersburg Garnets | p. 33 |
| Last Chance Mining Museum and Historic Park | p. 35 |
| Alaska-Gastineau Mill and Mine | p. 38 |
| Klondike Gold Fields | p. 40 |
| Kodiak Island's Fossil Beach | p. 42 |
| Sand Point Agate and Zeolites | p. 46 |
| Dutch Harbor Beachcombing | p. 50 |
| Red Mountain Chromite | p. 52 |
| Homer Micro-Amber | p. 57 |
| Salamatof Agate | p. 60 |
| Nikiski Beach Agate | p. 63 |
| Discovery Beach Agate | p. 65 |
| Crescent Creek Panning Area | p. 67 |
| Bertha Creek Panning Area | p. 69 |
| Resurrection Creek Panning Area | p. 71 |
| Sixmile Creek Panning Area | p. 73 |
| Crow Creek Mine | p. 75 |
| Indian Valley Mine | p. 78 |
| Slide Mountain Fossils | p. 79 |
| Little Nelchina Fossils | p. 83 |
| Belanger Pass Fossils | p. 85 |
| Sheep Mountain Gypsum | p. 88 |
| Glenn Highway Calcite | p. 91 |
| Caribou Creek Thunder Eggs | p. 93 |
| Anthracite Ridge Fossils | p. 96 |
| Chickaloon Fossils | p. 98 |
| Matanuska River Jasper | p. 99 |
| Wishbone Hill Fossils | p. 101 |
| Coyote Lake Petrified Wood | p. 103 |
| Buffalo Mine Road Fossils | p. 105 |
| Independence Mine Gold | p. 107 |
| Cache Creek Gold | p. 111 |
| Petersville Recreational Mining Area | p. 116 |
| Golden Zone Mine | p. 118 |
| Suntrana Fossils | p. 122 |
| Moore Creek Gold | p. 124 |
| Ganes Creek Gold | p. 126 |
| Denali Highway Gold | p. 127 |
| Paxson Mountain Copper Minerals | p. 129 |
| Gold Dredge No. 8 | p. 131 |
| El Dorado Gold Mine | p. 133 |
| Pedro Dome Panning | p. 134 |
| Nome Creek Recreational Panning Area | p. 136 |
| Elliott Highway Crystals | p. 138 |
| Tolovana River Jasper | p. 140 |
| Livengood Serpentinite | p. 142 |
| Dalton Highway Chalcedony | p. 144 |
| Dalton Highway Dendrites | p. 148 |
| Dalton Highway Agate | p. 150 |
| Yukon Crossing River Rocks | p. 152 |
| Finger Rock Feldspar | p. 154 |
| Dalton Highway Gold | p. 156 |
| Jim River Jasper | p. 159 |
| Dalton Highway Pyrite | p. 161 |
| Minnie Creek Crystals | p. 163 |
| Sukapak Mountain Crystals | p. 166 |
| Chandalar River Fossils | p. 170 |
| Atigun Fossils | p. 172 |
| Galbraith Lake Fossils | p. 175 |
| Arctic Ocean Rocks | p. 177 |
| Gold Prospectors Association of America Claims | p. 179 |
| Golden Sands Beach | p. 181 |
| Kennecott Copper Minerals | p. 185 |
| Glacial Moraine Combing | p. 189 |
| McCallum Creek Marble | p. 192 |
| Rainbow Ridge Fossils | p. 194 |
| Rainbow Ridge Minerals | p. 197 |
| Coal Mine Road Fossils | p. 199 |
| Mount Fairplay Labradorite | p. 202 |
| Taylor Highway Dendrites | p. 203 |
| Chicken Gold Camp | p. 205 |
| Yukon-Charley Rivers Gold | p. 208 |
| Glossary | p. 210 |
| Further Reading | p. 213 |
| Finding Maps, Land Managers, and Information | p. 214 |
| Index | p. 217 |
| About the Author | p. 222 |
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