Rocks, Gems, and Mineral Collecting Sites in Western North Carolina

by Richard James Jacquot Jr.

Book Overview

Describes sites that are open to collecting rocks, minerals, and gems, providing information on GPS coordinates, restrictions, owners, and fees. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566642477
• ISBN13: 9781566642477
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Land of the Sky Books
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Great mine location book.

I own a store called Rocks and Things in Spruce Pine, N.C.. I sell many of these books to the people who come in looking for a place to go "hunt" rocks. I use it to show customers where to find the best places to really find stones in the ground, not at the commercial mines. The BEST book I know of for finding exact locations for hunting rocks is Rocks, Gems, and Mineral Collecting Sites in Western North Carolina.This book is available at my store along with rock picks and information on where to go to hunt. For further information on this book and hunting places, my web site is [...]

Great book but...

This is a fantastic book but unfortunately, many of the sites are now closed to collecting. I agree with the other reviewer that it needs color photos. I have used to to dig at a couple of sites with good results. Unfortunatley, the success of this book coupled with a few overzealous collectors (out of the thousands that are good and follow rules) are probably whey these sites are now closed. I just wish that I would have found the book a couple of years ago. It's still worth buying, just be sure to check the internet first before travelling or hinking all the way to a site to make sure that it is still open to collecting.

Adding to the addiction...

I purchased this book after having visited a mine or two in the state. It is written in a manner that makes one eager to take a weekend and do nothing but mine. That is what I am going to do soon, with this book in tow.

Fantastic book!

Words cannot begin to describe how excellent this book is for anyone who has ever dreamed of uncovering their very own treasure trove of gems! After purchasing it, I found emeralds at the very first location I visited. On my second trip, I came home with my truck so loaded with incredible specimens that my shocks creaked and groaned for the entire ride. Then, inside the third mine that I decided to check out, I met the author. He was prying gigantic garnets out of the walls of the mine, and enthusiastically shared his knowledge and techniques with me. My house and yard are now decorated with an amazing array of gems and minerals. I'd highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in searching for gems. A five star rating is too low. This book deserves at least ten stars, and probably more!

North Carolina Gems

Absolutely wonderful book!!! Took this with us on a vcation in NC and had the best time going to the places in the book. His directions are great and made it a joy to use. Would recommend it to anyone rock hunting in the area.