CARSON CITY, NV / ACCESSWIRE / December 6, 2022 / In celebration of Nationwide Miners Day, Journey Nevada, the vacation spot advertising group for the state of Nevada has unveiled a downloadable information designed to assist aspiring and established rockhounders and gem collectors uncover and mine for their very own treasured rocks, minerals, and gems within the state. “On the Hunt: A Information to Rockhounding in Nevada” gives entry-level info on respectful rockhounding, in addition to ideas, instruments wanted, maps, and sources for gem identification.

Nevada has a protracted and established mining historical past. Nicknamed the “Silver State,” America’s largest silver deposit, the Comstock Lode, was present in Nevada in 1859. The silver that was found right here produced greater than $300 million {dollars}, a lot of which helped fund improvement of the West Coast.

“At present, Nevada is the most important gold-producing state within the U.S. and fourth-largest on the planet,” mentioned Dr. Josh Bonde, director of the Nevada State Museum, Carson Metropolis. “Nevada has a deep and various geologic historical past that has allowed for the formation of different fossils and gems together with black fireplace opal, turquoise, amethyst, garnet and lots of extra.”

With 80 p.c public lands and greater than 70 million acres, skilled and novice geologists and miners have just about infinite choices for locating uncommon and treasured gems in Nevada. To assist these vacationers get a very genuine expertise, Journey Nevada developed this information to assist them strike gold (or different treasured stones) at a number of the state’s most gem-filled places: Gemfield, Garnet Hill, Royal Peacock Opal Mine, and Bonanza Opal Mines.

“Whether or not you are searching for a stone to placed on show in your house or a treasured gem for a customized necklace, Nevada’s unmatched panorama makes it the best place to seek out precisely what you are searching for,” mentioned Brenda Scolari, director of the Nevada Division of Tourism and Cultural Affairs. “This information is designed to assist a first-time or an skilled rockhounder have a one-of-a-kind out of doors journey.”

The downloadable information is out there right here. For extra info on rockhounding in Nevada, go to Journey Nevada’s Rockhounding web page. For top-resolution photographs, go to right here.

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Journey Nevada (the Nevada Division of Tourism) is a part of the Nevada Division of Tourism and Cultural Affairs. It’s chargeable for selling and advertising Nevada as a journey vacation spot. Working inside a performance-based finances construction, Journey Nevada is funded solely by a proportion of lodging tax paid by in a single day visitors all through the state. For extra, go to TravelNevada.biz.

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SOURCE: Journey Nevada