Rocks, Minerals, and Geology of the Pacific Northwest (A Timber Press Field Guide)

Ideal for rockhounds, hikers, and climbers, the Timber Press Field Guides are the perfect tools for loving where you live. Rocks, Minerals, and Geology of the Pacific Northwest is a comprehensive field guide to the regions most common and distinctive rocks, minerals, and fossil types found in the region. Each entry has color photography that shows a range of possibilities in appearance and a description of the defining physical properties and textures. Lists of minerals organized by other physical properties like habit, hardness, and cleavage are included. Covers Oregon and Washington Describes and illustrates more than 100 minerals and rocks 400 photographs, plus additional illustrations, tables, and maps Includes 40 landscape features viewable along trails in Washington and Oregon