Rockhounding Montana: A Guide to 100 of Montana's Best Rockhounding Sites - Paperback

by Montana Hodges (Author)

With this informative, fully updated and revised guide, you can explore the mineral-rich region of Montana. It describes the state's best rockhounding sites and covers popular and commercial sites as well as numerous little-known areas. This handy guide also describes how to collect specimens, includes maps and directions to each site, and lists rockhound clubs around the state. This is truly a complete guide to popular collecting sites in Montana and source-book brimming with advice that can be of use to both the novice and the experienced rockhounder.

Author Biography

Montana Hodges has traveled throughout the western United States as a geologist and freelance writer. Her works include a series of camping, hiking, and rockhounding books for FalconGuides. She received her master's in science journalism at the University of Montana and currently lives in Missoula, where she is working on her PhD in paleontology.