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Geoloy and Ore Deposits of the Goodsprings Quadrangle, Nevada

By: D. F. Hewett

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Washington, D.C., U.S. Geological Survey: 1931

Edition: 1st Edition

Inscription: No Signature

Seller ID: 000254

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 162. Original brown buckram cover with gold lettering on spine. Cover shows some signs of wear, including minor scuffing, bumping to corners and spine. An excellent study of the geology, mines and mineral resources of the Goodsprings (White Pine) District in southern Nevada. Covers the regional geology, mineralogy and specific mines (more than 60 in total). Goodsprings is a well-known locale for mineral specimens and this is a great reference on locality information. 172 pages, including 40 plates (6 in rear map pocket) and 55 figures.
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Ikons, Classics and Contemporary Masterpieces of Mineralogy

By: Wayne A. Thompson

Price: $85.00

Publisher: Tucson, AZ, Mineralogical Record, Inc.: 2003

Edition: 1st Edition

Inscription: No Signature

Seller ID: 000187

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine

Mineralogical Record Supplement January-February, 2003. Pictorial wraps. Some scuffing along edges of cover and spine, some discoloration in top corner of front cover from price sticker, contents fine. A well-written overview of what it takes to develop of fine mineral collection, along with numerous photographs of exceptional mineral specimens and their significance. 192 pages, including numerous color photographs of world-class mineral specimens.
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Masterpieces of the Mineral World: Treasures from the Houston Museum of Natural Science

By: Wendell E. Wilson, Joel A. Bartsch and Mark Mauthner

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Houston, TX, Houston Museum of Natural Science: 2004

Edition: 1st Edition

Inscription: No Signature

Seller ID: 000109

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Copper lettering on gray cloth cover. Embossed end papers. Beautiful "coffee table" book, featuring exceptional mineral specimens from the Houston Museum of Natural Science. 150 remarkable mineral photographs by Jeffrey Scovil. 264 pages.
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Mines and Minerals of the Great American Rift (Colorado-New Mexico)

By: Richard Walker Holmes and Marianna B. Kennedy

Price: $35.00

Publisher: New York, New York, Van Nostrand Reinhold Company: 1983

Edition: 1st Edition

Inscription: No Signature

Seller ID: 000300

ISBN: 0442280386

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Blue buckram with gold lettering, in very good condition. Dusk jacket has some edgewear and several small tears along top and bottom of spine. An excellent book on the mineral localities of Colorado and New Mexico, described in terms of the geologic forces which created them. The geology of the mid-continent rift system has spawned a myriad of mineral localities (ore deposits) which stretch from Mexico to Alaska. All of the major mining districts in these two states are discussed, as well as the mineral speciemns that are produced in these localities. 332 pages, with numerous maps, tables and...
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Precambrian Geology of the Northern Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona

By: C. A. Anderson and F. M. Blacet

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Washington, D.C., U. S. Government Printing Office: 1972

Edition: 1st Edition

Inscription: No Signature

Seller ID: 000193

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine

USGS Bulletin 1336. Printed wraps, front cover has very minor scuffing and one small hole at staple in binding. Interior is fine. A studty of the stratigraphy and structure. of the Precambrian igneous and metamorphic rocks in the area south of the Prescott and Mingus Mountain quadrangles. Gives descriptions of the major mines in the area: Iron King; Lone Pine; Boggs; Iron Queen; Hackberry; Binghampton; Copper Queen and Stoddard. 82 pages, 2 map plates in rear map pocket, 17 figures (including 9 photomicrographs of ore specimens) and 15 tables (chemical analyses).
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Prospecting for Gemstones and Minerals

By: John Sinkankas

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, New York, Van Nostrand Reinhold Company: 1970

Inscription: No Signature

Seller ID: 000306

ISBN: 0442076193

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Tan cloth with brown lettering on spine, slight wear to top and bottom of spine. Dust jacket has some rubbing and minor chipping and tears. Contents in very good condition. One of the best books written on prospecting for gems and minerals. Covers every aspect of finding gemstones and mineral specimens in the field, as well as sections on cleaning, preparing, cataloging and even selling specimens. Years ago I taught university continuing education classes on prospecting and used this as my textbook. A must in every gem & mineral collector's library. 397 pages, with 134 figures (diagrams, ...
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Struve Collection, Album of Mineral Drawings: Treasures of Fersman Mineralogical Museum, RAS

By: Margarita I. Novgorodova (Editor)

Price: $95.00

Publisher: Moscow, Russia, Fersman Mineralogical Museum: 2005

Edition: 1st Edition

Inscription: No Signature

Seller ID: 000117

ISBN: 5900395286

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fine

Pictorial cover. This publication brings to light the catalog for an important mineral collection long lost in the vast holdings of the Fersman Museum. The collection of Heinrich Christofer Gottfried von Struve was assembled in the early 1800's. A contemporary of Humboldt and Jules Verne; Struve, a Russian naturalist and diplomat, accumulated over 9,000 mineral specimens from throughout Europe and beyond. This reproduction of a portion of the catalog showcases 82 plates featuring crystal drawings of key mineral specimens. A color photograph accompanies each drawing. A fine work highlighting ...
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The Anchor and the Pick: Rocks and Minerals by Boat in Southeast Alaska

By: Gary McWilliams

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Bellingham, WA, Great Story Book Publishing: 2019

Edition: 1st Edition

Inscription: No Signature

Seller ID: 000006

ISBN: 0996103287

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

"This book is about the finding of rocks and minerals by boat in Southeast Alaska. Equally, it is about the appreciation of them for their natural beauty and for the incredible stories they tell. It is part science, part history, part rock hounding and part story telling.The stories are mainly reminiscences of boat trips with geologists and with others in the search for spaecial rocks and minerals along the rugged shorelines of the Alaskan Coast." - from the Publisher. More than 150 mineral collecting localities are described. Well illustrated. 182 pages.
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The Magnificent Mineral Collection of Joseph A. Freilich

By: Sotheby's

Price: $125.00

Publisher: New York, NY, Sotheby's: 2001

Edition: 1st Edition

Inscription: No Signature

Seller ID: 000186

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine

Auction catalog. Pictorial wraps and jacket. Auction catalog of a freat mineral collection. 226 pages, including numerous color photographs of beautiful and rare mineral specimens.
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The Nomenclature of Minerals: A Compilation of IMA Reports

By: Robert F. Martin, Editor

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Ottawa, Canada, Mineralogical Association of Canada: 1998

Edition: 1st Edition

Inscription: No Signature

Seller ID: 000130

ISBN: 0921294425

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine

Minor scuffing of front and rear covers, contents fine. A compilation of 18 articles on mineral nomenclature, originally published in The Canadian Mineralogist between 1978 and 1998. Includes comprehensive articles on the nomenclature of the micas, amphiboles, pyroxenes and zeolites. Also a good article on type mineral specimens. 149 pages.
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Zeolites of the World

By: Rudy W. Tschernich

Price: $125.00

Publisher: Tucson, AZ, GeoScience Press, Inc.: 1992

Edition: 1st Edition

Inscription: No Signature

Seller ID: 000023

ISBN: 0945005075

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Possibly the most comprehensive book on zeolite minerals ever written. Discusses every known zeolite specie; its crystallography, chemistry, geologic origin and significant localities. Also includes information on cleaning zeolite specimens. 564 pages.
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Keyword: specimens