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By: Samuel Robinson
Price: $30.00
Publisher: Rochester, NY, Rochester Mineralogical Symposium: 1989
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Seller ID: 000086
Condition: Near Fine
Unabridged facsimile reprint of original 1825 edition. Some creasing along spine, and small price sticker blemish on upper right of front cover. Covers mineral localities, "including all which are known to exist in the United States and British Provinces, and having the towns, counties, and districts in each state and province arranged alphabetically. With an Appendix, containing additional localities and a tabular view." 316 pages. View more info
By: John Holfert, Water Mroch and Jeremy Fuller
Price: $40.00
Publisher: HM Publishing: 1996
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000013
Condition: New
A detailed account of the geology, minerals and collecting areas in the Thomas Range (Topaz Mountain) locality. Contains excellent collecting area maps and collecting tips to find the gems and minerals in this famous mineral location. 103 pages. View more info
Price: $70.00
Publisher: Washington, D.C., U. S. Government Printing Office: 1902
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000199
Condition: Very Good
USGS Professional Paper 2. Professionally rebound in red buckram with gold lettering on spine and front cover. New endpapers and flyleafs. Ex-library, with a stamped library card pocket on rear flyleaf. Title page (original) has several small tears (approx. 1/4" each) and one tape repair to a tear approx. 1" long. Rear page has a library card pocket and residual tape for a repair to the original back cover (no longer present). Contents very good. A geologic and economic geology survey of part of the Seward Peninsula, focusing on gold and tin deposits (placer). 70 pages with 12 plates, includi... View more info
Price: $70.00
Publisher: Washington, D.C., U. S. Government Printing Office: 1902
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000200
Condition: Very Good
USGS Professional Paper 2. Professionally rebound in red buckram with gold lettering on spine and front cover. New endpapers and flyleafs. . Title page (original) has one small tear (approx. 1/4" each) and some creasing.. Rear page has some rough edges, soiling, and a crease. Contents very good. A geologic and economic geology survey of part of the Seward Peninsula, focusing on gold and tin deposits (placer). 70 pages with 12 plates, including two 2 page color maps, 1 folding map in rear map pocket, and the balance are B&W photographs. View more info
By: Roger Pabian, Brian Jackson, Peter Tandy and John Cromartie
Price: $35.00
Publisher: Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books: 2006
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000030
ISBN: 1554070988
Condition: New
A concise book on agates discussing formation, coloration, geology and types of agates, Beautifully illustrated with lots of worldwide agates discussed. More technical than many primers on agate in publication today. View more info
By: Gloria A. Staebler and Wendell E. Wilson (Editors)
Price: $275.00
Publisher: East Hampton, CT, Lithographie, LLC: 2008
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000111
ISBN: 097909982X
Condition: Near Fine
Pictorial cover. An homage to 44 premier mineral localities in the United States, including Franklin and Sterling Hill, NJ; Mt. Antero, CO; Sweet Home Mine, Alma, CO; Elmwood, TN; Hot Springs, AR; Butte, MT; Morenci Mine, AZ and the Bunker Hill Mine, ID. Profusely illustrated with high resolution color photographs make this volume a great reference work, as welll as a desirable "coffee table" book. 354 pages. View more info
By: Len Cram
Price: $40.00
Publisher: Buranda, Qld, Australia, Robert Brown & Associates: 1992
Inscription: Signed by Author(s)
Seller ID: 000055
ISBN: 1862730660
Condition: Near Fine
Beautifully illustrated publication on the opal mines of the central desert region of Australia, and includes the famous opal fields of Coober Pedy, White Cliffs, Andamooka, and Mintabie.Covers the opal districts, types of opal found, mining methods, history and miners of the opal fields. Written by the prolific opal author Len Cram. This publication includes 4 beautiful tear-out postcards (attached) featuring beautiful opal gemstones, and a map of the region and opal fields. 28 pages. View more info
By: Len Cram
Price: $35.00
Publisher: Buranda, Qld, Australia, Robert Brown & Associates: 1990
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: Signed by Author(s)
Seller ID: 000059
ISBN: 1862730326
Condition: Very Good
Beautifully illustrated publication emphasizing precious opals from Lightning Ridge and Queensland (boulder opal). Has a nice section on assembled stones (doublets and triplets) and also discusses color patterns, history and pseudomorphs. 4 color postcards are attached in the back 24 pages. View more info
By: Len Cram
Price: $35.00
Publisher: Buranda, Qld, Australia, Robert Brown & Associates: 1991
Inscription: Signed by Author(s)
Seller ID: 000061
ISBN: 1862730512
Condition: Near Fine
Beautifully illustrated publication on the precious opal of Lightning Ridge. Discusses the history, geography, color patterns and personalities of this great gem field. $ color postcards are attached in the back. 28 pages. View more info
By: Len Cram
Price: $35.00
Publisher: Buranda, Qld, Australia, Robert Brown & Associates: 1993
Inscription: Signed by Author(s)
Seller ID: 000060
ISBN: 1862730512
Condition: Near Fine
Beautifully illustrated publication on the precious opal of Lightning Ridge. Discusses the history, geography, color patterns and personalities of this great gem field. $ color postcards are attached in the back. 32 pages. View more info
By: Len Cram
Price: $40.00
Publisher: Buranda, Qld, Australia, Robert Brown & Associates: 1991
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000058
ISBN: 1862730571
Condition: Fine
Well illustrated publication on beauty and variety of Queensland opals. Includes a discussion of the major mining districts and their history, as well as 4 opal postcards (attached) and a map of the Queensland opal fields. 28 pages. View more info
By: Len Cram
Price: $40.00
Publisher: Lightning Ridge, NSW, Australia, Len Cram: 1995
Inscription: Signed by Author(s)
Seller ID: 000054
ISBN: 0646260073
Condition: Near Fine
Front and back covers scuffed, with slight crease in front cover. Well illustrated publication on the opal mines of the area around Cunnamulla in Queensland, Australia. Known for the Yowah, Koroit and East Gate opal fields, this area produces beautiful boulder opal found in Cretaceous ancient sandstones in an ironstone matrix. Describes the types of opal found, mining methods, history and miners of the opal fields. Written by the prolific opal author Len Cram. This publication includes 4 beautiful tear-out postcards (attached) featuring beautiful opal gemstones, and a map of the opal Distri... View more info
By: Jack A. Redden
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Washington, D.C., U. S. Government Printing Office: 1959
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000180
Condition: Very Good
USGS Bulletin 1072-I. Paper wraps, slight creasing along back cover, minor sunning to spine and edges. Site specific reference on the Beecher No. 3 pegmatite mine. Covers the history, geologyy, struture, mineralogy and production of this important U.S. beryl producer. 23 pages, includes 2 map plates (in rear pocket) plus 1 figure (map). View more info
By: Jerry C. Olson and E. Neal Hinrichs
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Washington, D.C., U. S. Government Printing Office: 1960
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000181
Condition: Very Good
USGS Bulletin 1082-D. Paper wraps, crease on rear cover, sunning along spine. Report discusses a number of beryl and mica-bearing pegmatites in Nevada and Northern Arizona. Covers the geology, structure, mineralogy and economic potential. 66 pages, including 5 map plates (3 in rear map pocket), 4 figures (maps) and 7 tables. View more info
By: David W. Beaty, Gary P. Landis and Tommy B. Thompson, editors
Price: $50.00
Publisher: New Haven, Connecticut, The Economic Geology Publishing Company: 1990
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000255
Condition: Very Good
Economic Geology Monograph 7. Blue cloth with gold lettering. Bottom of binding shows shelf wear, otherwise fine. Contents fine. Compilation of articles published in the journal, Economic Geology. As a whole the articles provide an in-depth study of the massive silver-lead-zinc-barite deposits of the Leadville, Gilman, Aspen, Red Cliff, Alma, Kokomo,Tincup and Mount Sherman areas of Colorado. Well-known mines include the Eagle, Black Cloud, Sherman, Carbonate Hill and Hilltop mines. 424 pages, with many photographs, maps and diagrams. View more info
By: Sotheby, Parke Bernet & Co.
Price: $20.00
Publisher: London, England, Sotheby, Parke Bernet & Co.: 1979
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000243
Condition: Very Good
Auction Catalog with Estimates insert. Some minor creasing and sunning. Descriptive catalog of 200 lots, including 64 of jade and stone items. 3 plates of B&W photos (16 of porcelain, 9 of stone objects). 19 pages. View more info
By: George I. Smith and David V. Haines
Price: $9.00
Publisher: Washington, D.C., U. S. Government Printing Office: 1964
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000174
Condition: Near Fine
USGS Bulletin 1181-P. Paper wraps, spine slightly sunned. Wonderful report on the formation of evaporite minerals in the brines underlying Searles Dry Lake. Good summary of stratigraphic layers and chemistry, and great summaries of the minerals found. May be the best report written on the minerals of Searles Lake. Useful report for studying the mineralogy and chemistry of the brines from other arid dry lakes. 58 pages, including 16 figures (9 of which are B&W photographs). View more info
Price: $75.00
Publisher: Adrian, Michigan, Robert E. McHenry: 2006
Edition: 1st Edition
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Seller ID: 000015
Condition: New
The title of this obscure book is a bit of a misnomer, as it is a wonderful history of the towns, people and companies in the (Old) Missouri Lead Belt. The author wrote the book as an outgrowth of photographing the mine waste dumps (chat dumps) which are very imposing features of the local landscape. The scope of the project grew to include the history of the mines, companies and towns of the region. Very well researched with lots of interesting facts and photos. A worthwhile read and addition to the library of any mining history buff. 400 pages, with numerous B&W photographs. View more info
By: John Sinkankas and Arch M. Reid
Price: $8.00
Publisher: San Diego, California, Scripps Insitution of Oceanography: 1966
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000225
Condition: Near Fine
Card-stock covers, stapled. An author's preprint that was submitted and eventually published in the Journal of Gemmology. As I acquired this after the passing of John Sinkankas from his inventory from PeriLithon Books, I am assuming that he printed and bound this version through Scripps Institution of Oceanography. 12 pages (including 4 figures and a bibliography). View more info
By: S. E. Clabaugh and F. C. Armstrong
Price: $50.00
Publisher: Washington, D.C., U. S. Government Printing Office: 1950
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000076
Condition: Good
U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 969-B. Paper wraps, with map pocket in rear containing 5 fold-out maps. Ex-Nerco Minerals Company library with various corporate stamps and stickers. A study of several large corundum-containing geologic features near Bozeman. Covers geology and mineralogy of prospects. 21 pages. View more info
Price: $36.00
Publisher: Washington, D.C., U. S. Government Printing Office: 1952
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000166
Condition: Very Good
USGS Bulletin 983. Paper wraps, minor creasing and small tear (3/8") on back cover. A comprehensive study of Montana's gem sapphire deposits, including Yogo Gulch, Missouri River, Rock Creek and Dry Cottonwood Creek. Discusses geology, crystallography, mineralogy, history of mining, and production. An excellent reference on an important gem-producing region. 100 pages, includes 6 map plates (in rear pocket) and 13 figures. View more info
Price: $75.00
Publisher: Ottawa, Canada, Canada Department of Mines, Geological Survey: 1915
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Seller ID: 000073
Condition: Good
Ex-library, cardstock cover, some creasing, small tears along edges (one with tape reinforcement) and stamp on front cover and front and rear flyleafs. Cover reinforced on interior of binding. Pages edges sunned, else pages very good. A thorough study of corundum, discussing history, geology, mineralogy, crystallography, chemistry, uses, mining, milling, synthesis and localities. Color plate with tissue cover opposite title page, numerous photos, maps and figures. Scarce. 377 pages. View more info
By: Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason and Abraham Rosenzweig
Price: $200.00
Publisher: New York, NY, John Wiley & Sons: 1997
Edition: 5th or later Edition
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Seller ID: 000121
ISBN: 0471193100
Condition: Fine
Very minor scuffing to cover. Printed on acid-free paper. Probably the most comprehensive single volume on descriptive mineralogy ever written. Organized in chapters by chemical classes (Native Elements, Sulfides, Oxides, etc...) Includes all IMA-approved minerals through calender year 1995. Includes many crystallographic renderings. 1819 pages. View more info
By: Johannes Schwanz, Thomas Schupbach, and Andre Gorsatt
Price: $60.00
Publisher: Binn, Switzerland, Andre Gorsatt: 1994
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000020
ISBN: 3952065706
Condition: New
NEW, in original shrink wrap. A beautiful summary of the geology, natural history, mineralogy and mineral collecting history of the Swiss Alps. Written by people who have extensive collecting backgrounds in the alpine region. Includes numerous color photographs of minerals, geology and natural history. 271 pages. View more info
By: Stefan Weiss
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Miunich, Germany, Veise Verlag: 1998
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000246
ISBN: 3921656176
Condition: Fine
In German. Plasticized softcover with spiral-ring binding. In fine condition. An index of all known minerals described through June of 1998 with the basic chemical and physical properties. Can be used as a checklist for a mineral collection. 300 pages. View more info
