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By: John Holfert, Water Mroch and Jeremy Fuller
Price: $40.00
Publisher: HM Publishing: 1996
Edition: 1st Edition
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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. 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
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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: N/A
Price: $15.00
Publisher: 1949
Edition: 1st Edition
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Seller ID: 000148
Condition: Very Good
Pictorial covers, slight creasing on front cover and a 1/4' tear at bottom. Catalog for a traveling exhibition of art from the Kunsthistorisches Museum of Vienna to several museums in the United States, as part of a post-WWII cultural exchange. 67 pages plus 43 B&W photographs of exhibit objects including paintings, bronzees, armor, tapestries, lapidary arts and cameos. Ex-libris John Sinkankas (PeriLithon Books), with his bookplate on inner front cover. This publication was acquired as part of a large purchase of ephemera that had been in the inventory of John Sinkankas (PeriLithon Books) af... 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: $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: J. M. McIntosh and L. A. Groat
Price: $40.00
Publisher: Ottawa, Canada, Mineralogical Association of Canada: 1997
Edition: 1st Edition
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Seller ID: 000035
ISBN: 092129400x
Condition: New
Short course on the interaction between organisms (primarily bacteria) and rocks/minerals, with direct effects on mineral weathering, ore deposit formation, soil development and remediation. MAC Short Course Volume 25. 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
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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
By: Jack Hobart
Price: $25.00
Publisher: California, Jack Hobart Books: 2016
Edition: 1st Edition
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Seller ID: 000049
ISBN: 1944564128
Condition: New
180 images document the complexity and beauty of there rare copper agates from Michigan. Associated with the Pre-Cambrian copper deposits in the Upper Peninsula, these agates were overlooked until recently, and have become highly collectible. 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: F. Donald Bloss
Price: $40.00
Publisher: Washington, D.C., Mineralogical Society of America: 1994
Edition: 1st Edition
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Seller ID: 000120
Condition: As New
Glossy cover. An excellent introductory text on crystallography and crystal chemistry. Well organized and comprehensive in scope, this is a very good primer for someone who would like to have a good understanding of crystallography. 545 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
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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: V. G. Feklichev
Price: $100.00
Publisher: Moscow, Russia/Boca Raton, Florida, Mir Publishers/CRC Press: 1992
Edition: 1st Edition
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Seller ID: 000016
ISBN: 0849375401
Condition: Fine
Translated from the Russian publication (1989) of the same name. View more info
By: H. A. Stalder, P. Embrey, S. Graeser and W. Nowacki
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Bern, Switzerland, Naturhistorisches Museum der Stadt Bern: 1978
Edition: 1st Edition
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Seller ID: 000128
Condition: Near Fine
In German. Pictorial cover. Front and rear cover have minor scuffing, contents fine. Excellent work on the minerals and history of mineral collecting in the Binn Valley, Valais, Switzerland. Most notable locality in the region is the Lengenbach Quarry, known for the large number of mineral species (especially sulfosalts) found in the dolomitic rocks. 16 tables and 55 figures, including many color and B&W photos. 143 pages. View more info
By: H. R. Wenk
Price: $40.00
Publisher: Berlin, Germany, Springer-Verlag: 1976
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Seller ID: 000064
ISBN: 354007371x
Condition: Very Good
Ex-library, library catalog number taped to lower spine, library stamp (Edgemont Laboratory) on inside front cover, library checkout pocket pasted to inside rear cover. Interior in fine condition. 564 pages, 224 figures. View more info
By: William H. Blackburn and William H. Dennon
Price: $60.00
Publisher: Ottawa, Canada, Mineralogical Association of Canada: 1997
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Seller ID: 000105
ISBN: 092129445x
Condition: Near Fine
Glossy pictorial cover.Cover lightly scuffed, a little chipping on lower left corner of front flyleaf. Contents fine. An exhaustive work on the origin of the name of each known mineral species through 1996, arranged alphabetically. Includes three updates to bring the book current to 2002. Includes chemical formula, crystal structure, origin of each name (such as named after place or person or a physical trait). Historical information for many of the long established mineral names. 360 pages. A useful reference for mineralogists and collectors. View more info
Price: $40.00
Publisher: Dordrecht, Netherlands, D. Reisel Publishing Company: 1984
Edition: 1st Edition
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Seller ID: 000123
ISBN: 9027718261
Condition: Good
Small bump/tear on spine (approx. 1/4 inch), and some creasing along top of spine. Some underlining. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Feldspars and Feldpathoids conferenence in Rennes, France (1983). Detailed study of feldspar and feldspathoid minerals. View more info
By: John Sinkankas
Price: $50.00
Publisher: Tucson, AZ, GeoScience Press, Inc.: 1997
Edition: 1st Edition
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Seller ID: 000019
ISBN: 0945005229
Condition: New
New, in original shrink wrap. Last volume in a three volume set (1959, 1976 and 1997) describing the gem deposits of North America. This latest (and final volume) covers gem discoveries made between 1976 and 1997. Descriptive information on virtually every known gem deposit, including mineralogy, geology, mining/collecting history and current status. Extensive bibliography. View more info
By: Jack Hobart
Price: $25.00
Publisher: California, Jack Hobart Book: 2016
Edition: 1st Edition
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Seller ID: 000048
ISBN: 1944564039
Condition: New
In recent years, Lake Superior agates with native copper inclusions have been introduced to the market, almost all coming from the Wolverine, St. Louis and CH-21 mines in Michigan. This book documents the remarkable beauty and variety of this new agate. The author worked with the discoverers of these agates to photograph (174 images) the best that have been found in the region. View more info
By: Laszlo Horvath
Price: $50.00
Publisher: Ottawa, Canada, Mineralogical Association of Canada: 2003
Edition: 1st Edition
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Seller ID: 000040
ISBN: 0921294409
Condition: As New
Summary of minerals where the type locality is in Canada.Includes descriptions of occurrences, origin of the name, biography of the person who the specimen is named after, and references. Well illustrated with color photos of each mineral specie. View more info
By: N/A
Price: $150.00
Publisher: Tucson, AZ, The Mineralogical Record: 1980
Edition: 1st Edition
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Seller ID: 000184
Condition: Very Good
Five Arizona special issues of the Mineralogical Record (Individual issues).. Arizona I Volume 11, #3 (May-June, 1980), Arizona II Volume 11 #4 (July-August, 1980), Arizona III Bisbee! (Volume 12 #5 (September-October, 1981), Arizona IV Volume 14 #2 (March-April, 1982), Arizona V Volume 14 #5 (September-October, 1983). View more info
By: N/A
Price: $200.00
Publisher: Tucson, AZ, The Mineralogical Record: 1980
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000045
Condition: Fine
Five Arizona special issues of the Mineralogical Record rebound in black buckram with gold lettering on spine. Arizona I Volume 11, #3 (May-June, 1980), Arizona II Volume 11 #4 (July-August, 1980), Arizona III Bisbee! (Volume 12 #5 (September-October, 1981), Arizona IV Volume 14 #2 (March-April, 1982), Arizona V Volume 14 #5 (September-October, 1983). View more info
By: Igor V. Pekov
Price: $35.00
Publisher: Moscow, Russia, Ocean Pictures LTD.: 1998
Edition: 1st Edition
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Seller ID: 000011
ISBN: 5900395162
Condition: Fine
A number of minerals were first identified from locations (type localities) from countries of the former Soviet Union. This book describes each mineral specie (in alphabetical order) and the mineral deposit where each mineral was found. The book also includes a section on the Geography of Discoveries (with many maps), and a Chronology of Discoveries. This volume is well illustrated with 186 color photos, plus B&W photos and crystal drawings. It also has an extensive bibliography with 761 references cited. View more info
By: R. J. P. Lyon
Price: $40.00
Publisher: Menlo Park, CA, Stanford Research Institute: 1962
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Seller ID: 000118
Condition: Good
Pictorial cover, spine reinforced with black tape. First few pages starting to detach from binding, some chipping on first few pages in upper right corner. Bibliographic compilation on the use of infrared analysis in mineralogy.Introduction, 440 bibliographic entries, plus author and subject index. 76 pages. View more info
Price: $35.00
Publisher: Moscow, Russia, Ocean Pictures, Ltd.: 2003
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Seller ID: 000124
ISBN: 5900395502
Condition: Near Fine
Glossy, printed cover, remnants of glue from small price sticker on upper edge of front cover. Research articles from the Russian Academy of Science, Fersman Mineralogical Museum. Articles include "Rare-metal Zeolites of the Hilairite group, " Geogrphical Location of Mineral Type Localites" and "Mineralogy of Epithermal Gold-Sulfide-Telluride Ores of the Kairagach Gold Deposit (Uzbekistan)." 172 pages. View more info
