English, G.L. and Jensen, D.E. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH MINERALS
Revised edition, McCraw-Hill, NY, 1958. 362 pages. Classic accumulation of mineral properties and their classification by chemistry. Original hard cover.
$35.00
Stock # 212
Davy, W.M. and Farnham, C.M. MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION
OF THE ORE MINERALS. First Edition. McGraw-Hill, NY, 1920. 154 pages. This work discusses the process to examine ore specimens and understand resulting characteristics. Original hard cover.
$50.00
Stock # 297
Goodchild, W. PRECIOUS STONES
Van Nostrand, NY, 1908. 309 pages. 42 illustrations. The discussion of gems, their origin, cutting, properties, especially for diamonds, opal, sapphires, beryls, etc. Original hard cover.
$45.00
Stock # 298
Bureau of Mines MINERAL FACTS AND PROBLEMS
Bulletin 556. US Gov. Printing Office, 1956. 1042 pages. Discussions difficulties with research on minerals, metals, etc. Original hard cover.
$40.00
Stock # 299
Lyell, C. MANUAL OF ELEMENTARY GEOLOGY
Appleton and Co., NY, 1855. 647 pages. Reprinted from the 5th edition. 750 illustrated woodcuts. Discussions of the types of geologic sciences and their advances. Original hard cover.
$295.00
Stock # 300
Webster, R. GEMS
Second edition. Their Sources, Descriptions, and Identification. Archon Books, circa 1970? 836 pages. 22 color plates. The classic work and classifications of gemstones. Original hard cover with dust jacket.
$100.00
Stock # 301
Cairncross, B. and Dixon, R. MINERALS OF SOUTH AFRICA
Johannesburg Geological Survey 1995. 291 pages. The mining and minerals of South Africa with many photos and illustrations. Original hard cover with dust jacket, as new.
$250.00
Stock # 302
Wight, Q. THE COMPLETE BOOK OF MICROMOUNTING
Mineralogical Record Tucson, 1993. 283 pages with 165 color micromineral photographs. Inclusive work on all aspects of micro minerals and documentation. Original hard cover with dust jacket.
$45.00
Stock # 303
Brown, R. SCIENCE FOR ALL
Cassell, Petter, Galpin, and Co. Published in five volumes. Circa 1882.
Vol. I - 384 pages
Vol. II - 384 pages
Vol. III - 384 pages
Vol. IV - 384 pages
Vol. V - 384 pages
A complete discussion of all aspects of natural science including geology, botany, zoology, etc. with thousands of illustrations. Set in original leather binding, very warn.
$500.00
Stock # 304
US Gelogical Survey PUBLICATIONS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
1879-1961. 3rd printing, 1972. 457 pages. Lists all government publications of the survey dealing with mineralogy, geology, hydrology, etc. Original soft cover, now hardbound.
$40.00
Stock # 213
Dake, H.C. and Dement, J. FLUORESCENT LIGHT and its Applications Chemical Publishing Co., NY, 1941. 256 pages. "Properties of fluorescent materials...A theoretical and practical exposition of fluorescence and similar phenomena." Original hard cover.
$40.00
Stock # 214
Conley, J.F. MINERAL LOCALITIES OF NORTH CAROLINA N.C. Dept of Conservation and Development - Div. of Mineral Resources IC #16 Raleigh, 1958. 83 pages. County listing of mineral species and their localities. Hard cover original soft cover.
$85.00
Stock # 215
Sweet, P.C. GOLD IN VIRGINIA
Virginia Division of Mineral Resources Publication #19. Charlottesville, Virginia, 1980. County listing of gold deposits in the state of Virginia. Complete with quadrangle map locations. Soft cover now hard bound brown buckram.
$45.00
Stock # 216
Albanese, J.S. NOTES ON THE MINERALS OF FRANKLIN AND STERLING HILL NEW JERSEY. Vol. 1 No. 1 Oct. 1959 thru Vol. 1 No. 8 July 1961. 8 issues. Complete. Now out of print. An early attempt to discuss the famous ores and minerals of the district. Published privately by J.S. Albanese of Union, New Jersey. Original 8 issues now hardbound into one volume.
$95.00
Stock # 217
Kushner, E.F. A GUIDE TO MINERAL COLLECTING AT FRANKLIN AND STERLING HILL, NEW JERSEY with noes as to the history, geology, and fluorescense. Published by Kushner Books, NJ 1974. 91 pages plus one fold out map. Original soft covers, as new.
$75.00
Stock # 218
Brown, R.L. COLORADO GHOST TOWNS PAST AND PRESENT
Caxton Printers, Idaho, 1977. 322 pages. A pictorial history of mining camps, railroad stops, stage lines, using past and present photos for identification. Original hard cover.
$30.00
Stock # 219
Axford, W.H. GILPIN COUNTY GOLD
Swallow Press, Chicago. First edition, 1976. This is the history of gold mining in Black Hawk and Central City districts in Gilpin County, Colorado. An important biographical history of one of the district's most famous and successful mine and mill companies owned by W.O. McFarlane 1848-1929. Original hard cover, as new.
$40.00
Stock # 220
Ransome, J.E. GEMS AND MINERALS OF AMERICA
A guide to rock collecting. Harber & Row Publishers, NY. First edition, 1974. 705 pages. A listing of gemstones, their resources, and cutting character. A special section is devoted to gems and their locations organized by state locations. Original hard cover with dust jacket.
$95.00
Stock # 221
Brown, R.C. HARD-ROCK MINERS
The Intermountain West 1860-1920. Published by Texas A & M University Press. First edition, 1979. 201 pages. A history of mining in Colorado, Arizona, Utah including miners, towns, families, tragedies, and unions. Original hard cover with dust jacket.
$40.00
Stock # 222
Lindgren, W. MINERAL DEPOSITS
McGraw-Hill Co., 1913. First edition. Second Impression - corrected. 882 pages. A complete discussion of metallic ore types, their deposition, chemical processes, classification, and locality references. Original hard cover.
$50.00
Stock # 223
Kemp, J.F. HANDBOOK OF ROCKS
For use without the microscope, with a glossary of the names of rocks and other lithological terms. Van Nostrand Co., NY, 1904. Third edition, revised. A complete discussion on igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks and their formations. Includes a lengthly glossary on mineral and rock nomenclature. 238 pages. Original hard cover.
$30.00
Stock # 224
Jaggar, T.A. ECONOMIC RESOURCES OF THE NORTHERN BLACK HILLS
Part I - General Geology. 41 pages; Part II - Mining Geology by Irving, J.D. and Emmons, S.F., Pg 43-212 plus plates II to XX
USGS Prof Paper 26, 1903. Rebound into hard buckram - some loose pages. Complete with maps.
$150.00
Stock # 225
Pough, F.H. A FIELD GUIDE TO ROCKS AND MINERALS
A peterson Field Guide, Third Edition, Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston 1960. 349 pages. Original hard cover.
$20.00
Stock # 226
Shelton, B. and Webster, B. MINERAL COLLECTORS FIELD GUIDE - THE NORTHEAST. Published by Mineralogy, CT, 1979. 137 pages. A geographic locality listing for mineral collecting in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, and parts of Canada. Signed copy. Original hard cover.
$40.00
Stock # 227
Parker, J.G. and Baroch, C.T. THE RARE EARTH ELEMENTS, YTTRIUM AND THORIUM. US Dept. of the Interior Bureau of Mines IC 8476. 1971. 92 pages. Discussions on the Lanthanide series of elements specifically yttrium and thorium. Work discloses their sources, uses, localities, mineral types, and chemical process to obtain. Original soft cover.
$30.00
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