{"id":11027,"date":"2020-10-27T00:00:53","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T06:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quickreferencepublishing.com\/wholesale\/?p=11027"},"modified":"2023-08-26T11:57:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T17:57:46","slug":"california-rocks-a-guide-to-gems-minerals-and-crystals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickreferencepublishing.com\/wholesale\/california-rocks-a-guide-to-gems-minerals-and-crystals\/","title":{"rendered":"California Rocks: A Guide to Gems, Minerals and Crystals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign- uagb-columns__gap-10 align uagb-block-b89167f3 uagb-columns__columns-2 uagb-columns__max_width-theme\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-13b4e28b\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_df_book df-container df-loading \"  data-slug=\"california-rocks-a-guide-to-gems-minerals-and-crystals\" data-_slug=\"california-rocks-a-guide-to-gems-minerals-and-crystals\" _slug=\"california-rocks-a-guide-to-gems-minerals-and-crystals\" data-title=\"california-rocks-a-guide-to-gems-minerals-and-crystals\" id=\"df_13640\" data-option=\"df_option_13640\" ><\/div><script class=\"df-shortcode-script\" type=\"application\/javascript\">window.df_option_13640 = {\"source\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.quickreferencepublishing.com\\\/wholesale\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/344_CA_Rocks_Page_01-scaled.jpg\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.quickreferencepublishing.com\\\/wholesale\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/344_CA_Rocks_Page_02-scaled.jpg\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.quickreferencepublishing.com\\\/wholesale\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/344_CA_Rocks_Page_03-scaled.jpg\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.quickreferencepublishing.com\\\/wholesale\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/344_CA_Rocks_Page_04-scaled.jpg\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.quickreferencepublishing.com\\\/wholesale\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/344_CA_Rocks_Page_05-scaled.jpg\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.quickreferencepublishing.com\\\/wholesale\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/344_CA_Rocks_Page_06-scaled.jpg\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.quickreferencepublishing.com\\\/wholesale\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/344_CA_Rocks_Page_07-scaled.jpg\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.quickreferencepublishing.com\\\/wholesale\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/344_CA_Rocks_Page_08-scaled.jpg\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.quickreferencepublishing.com\\\/wholesale\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/344_CA_Rocks_Page_09-scaled.jpg\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.quickreferencepublishing.com\\\/wholesale\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/344_CA_Rocks_Page_10-scaled.jpg\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.quickreferencepublishing.com\\\/wholesale\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/344_CA_Rocks_Page_11-scaled.jpg\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.quickreferencepublishing.com\\\/wholesale\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/344_CA_Rocks_Page_12-scaled.jpg\"],\"outline\":[],\"autoEnableOutline\":false,\"autoEnableThumbnail\":false,\"overwritePDFOutline\":false,\"pageSize\":\"0\",\"direction\":\"1\",\"links\":[],\"slug\":\"california-rocks-a-guide-to-gems-minerals-and-crystals\",\"wpOptions\":\"true\",\"id\":13640}; if(window.DFLIP && window.DFLIP.parseBooks){window.DFLIP.parseBooks();}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-b35f67ad\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">California Rocks is a colorful quick identification guide to rocks and minerals in California. 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