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A FIELD GUIDE TO ROCKS &
MINERALS, By Dr. Frederick H.
Pough, third printing, 7 1/2” X 4 3/4”, 333 pages, illustrated with more
than 100 color, and b & w photos of mineral and rock specimens, plus more
than 100 crystal drawings, hard cover. Dr. Pough wrote this guide 50
years ago to help collectors identify minerals and rocks in the field, and
the information in the book is as timely today as it was in 1954! The
book is designed to be a handbook of mineral identification which is both
comprehensive enough for the serious collector, and basic enough for the
beginner in mineralogy. All of the common minerals are included, as well
as a few of the rarities. Chapters cover the care and curating of a
mineral collection, collecting and testing equipment, tips on geographical
distribution of the different rock types, followed by information on the
physical properties and distinguishing characteristics of minerals. The
crystal systems are defined in easy to understand terms. The chapter on
the chemical classification of minerals gives basic information to aid
collectors in understanding and classifying specimens, followed by a
chapter covering basic testing procedures. The mineral descriptions
section has basic information about each of the more than 250 minerals
described – environment, crystal description, physical properties,
composition, tests, distinguishing characteristics, occurrence, and
interesting facts. Each of the minerals is illustrated with one or more
photographs of specimens from the collection of the American Museum of
Natural History, and each of the photos is accompanied by one or more
crystal drawings. The book is in very good condition, with minor shelf
wear. Published by Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston and The Riverside Press,
Cambridge, MA, 1954. Order Item BK1990 Shipping weight: 2 pounds Price: $20.00 |
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A GUIDE TO MINERAL
COLLECTING AT FRANKLIN AND STERLING HILL, NEW JERSEY,
By Evan F. Kushner, 11” X 8 1/2”, 91 pages, soft cover. The author has
included numerous black & white photos of historical mining scenes of the
district, accompanied by detailed maps, photos of outcrops, and numerous
photos of specimens from the district. A large fold-out map in the back
of the book pinpoints all of the mines and shaft locations, and maps out
all of the geologic features. The author has presented a very interesting
overview of basic information about the history, rock formations, theories
relating to the origin of the orebodies, discussions re: the fluorescent
responses of the minerals, accompanied by a glossary of terms,
bibliography, and an index to Franklin ad Sterling Hill Minerals. In the
section describing the minerals, the author gives the chemical
composition, physical characteristics, color, hardness, specific gravity,
fluorescence, associations, and remarks about each of the mineral’s
occurrences. This hard to obtain reference contains invaluable
information for anyone interested in fluorescent minerals, or minerals
from Franklin and Sterling Hill. Condition is very good, inside and
outside, with minor shelf wear. Published by the author, 1974.
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MANUAL OF DETERMINATIVE MINERALOGY 3rd Edition, With
Tables for the Determination of Minerals, By J. V. Lewis, 9 1/4 X 6, 298
pages, hard cover. Illustrations
consist of numerous woodcuts depicting various testing procedures, as well
as nearly 100 pages of tables for use in the determination of minerals by
means of the blowpipe and chemical tests.
The basic purpose of this book is the determination of minerals,
i.e., identification. This is
an educational, as well as instructive book.
The first few pages contain information on the physical properties
and crystallization of minerals, and 58 crystal drawings are included
illustrating various forms of the six different crystal systems.
Identification is performed by means of observing the physical
characteristics of minerals, well as by the blowpipe and chemical
properties. The physical
classification includes information on nearly 300 minerals, and the
blowpipe tables include data on over 350 minerals.
The species omitted are very and, from the practical point of view,
of little importance. The book is thus adapted to the requirements of the
mineralogist, geologist, or engineer, as well as
to students of these subjects.
Data given in the determination tables includes, for each mineral:
reactions to the various blowpipe and chemical tests, name of the mineral,
composition, color, streak, hardness, specific gravity, fusibility,
crystallization / structure, and cleavage / fracture.
A comprehensive glossary, plus a list of abbreviations, list of
elements, and index are included. This
is an ex-library copy in good condition with some underlining on some of
the pages. Binding is weak,
and somewhat worn, but it is full of very good information at a very
modest price. Published by
John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1921. Order Item # BK-2000 Shipping weight: 3 pounds Price: $20.00 |
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MANUAL OF DETERMINATIVE MINERALOGY,
4th Edition, With Tables for the Determination of
Minerals, By J. V. Lewis, with a supplement by A. C. Hawkins, 9 1/4 X 6,
230 pages, hard cover. This
newer version of the 3rd Edition, as described above, has all
of the features of the earlier text.
Some of the repetitions in the tables for the determination of
minerals have been deleted. Some of the names have been eliminated from the blowpipe
tables, since some of the earlier examples included were so rare that the
authors felt they were of no practical importance.
A chapter was added on optical methods, so that readers will know
their value and importance both in the study of minerals, and in the
identification of laboratory and industrial products.
There are 65 pages of tables for use in the
determination of minerals by means of the blowpipe and chemical tests.
This copy is in fair condition, inside, with the previous
owner’s name written inside the front cover. The outside of the book is
also in fair condition, with some shelf wear.
Published by John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1931. Order Item # BK-2005 Shipping weight: 2 pounds Price: $20.00 |
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MANUAL OF ELEMENTAL CHEMISTRY, THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL, 5th
Edition - By George Fornes, F.R.S., 7 X 4 1/2, 695 pages, illustrated with
more than 160 woodcuts depicting scientific equipment and instruments,
crystal drawings, and tables. The
book is newly rebound, cloth covered hardcover with gilt title on the
spine. The author, George Fownes (1818-1849) was educated in England
and France, became a lecturer at several institutions, and wrote several
books and papers before he died at the early age of 31 years from
pulmonary disease. This
amazing book covers physics, chemistry of the elementary bodies (i.e.,
mineralogy, 275 pages), and organic chemistry.
The book gives an early description of polarization using cut
plates of Tourmaline, the testing of many elements, rotation of light ray
by Quartz crystal plates, the effect of chemical changes caused by light,
and many other subjects of scientific importance in the mid-18th
century. The preface states
that the design of the present volume is to offer to the student
commencing the subject of chemistry, in a compact and inexpensive form, an
outline of the general principles of that science. The inside of the book
is in excellent condition, with amazingly slight yellowing of the pages
due to age. The outside of
the book is in new condition, i.e., rebound.
Published by John Churchill Co., London, 1854. Order Item # BK-2010 Shipping weight: 2 pounds Price: $110.00 |
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A TEXTBOOK OF MINERALOGY, 17th Edition, with an
extended treatise on crystallography and physical mineralogy, by E. S.
Dana, cloth bound, 9 1/2 X 6 size, 485 pages, with upwards of eight
hundred woodcuts and one colored plate.
Part I of the book covers physical mineralogy with chapters on
crystallography, and the physical characters of minerals.
Part II covers chemical mineralogy and the chemical constitution of
minerals, and Part III contains 280 pages covering descriptive mineralogy. The classification and description of mineral species is
covered, and there are chapters covering the Miller’s system of
crystallography, crystal drawing, tables for use in the determination of
minerals, and catalogue of American localities of minerals.
The book is fully indexed, and provides a very fine background of
the study of mineralogy in the period of more than 100 years ago. The inside pages are in almost unused condition, with some
yellowing of the paper due to age.
The outside is in very good condition, considering the book’s age, as
shown in the accompanying photograph.
Former owner’s name is written inside the front cover – The book was
published by John Wiley & Sons, NY, 1881. Order Item # BK-2015 Shipping weight: 3 pounds Price: $85.00 |
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A TEXTBOOK OF MINERALOGY, 3rd edition, with an extended
treatise on crystallography and physical mineralogy, by E. S. Dana, cloth
bound, 9 1/2 X 6 size, 485 pages, with upwards of eight hundred woodcuts
and one colored plate. Part I
of the book covers physical mineralogy with chapters on crystallography,
and the physical characters of minerals.
Part II covers chemical mineralogy and the chemical constitution of
minerals, and Part III contains 285 pages covering descriptive mineralogy. The classification and description of mineral species is
covered, and there are chapters covering the Miller’s system of
crystallography, crystal drawing, tables for use in the determination of
minerals, and catalogue of American localities of minerals.
The book is fully indexed, and provides a very fine background of
the study of mineralogy in the period of more than 100 years ago. The inside pages are in almost unused condition, with some
yellowing of the paper due to age.
The cover is separated from the binding on the inside front only, which
does not effect the value of the book for research or reference
collection.
The outside is in very good condition, considering the book’s age,
with a small amount of damage to the spine, as shown in the accompanying
photograph. Dedication inside the front cover reads compliments – John
Wiley Sons to L. Nicholl, New York University, 1922.
The book was published by John Wiley & Sons, NY, 1881. Order Item # BK-2020 Shipping weight: 3 pounds Price: $95.00 |
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AN INTRODUCTION TO CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, 3rd Edition - By F.
C. Phillips, 9 X 5 3/4, 340 pages, cloth binding.
This book is designed as an introductory text both for students of
mineralogy and for those, such as physicists and chemists, whose work is
less directly concerned with crystals.
Practically every page contains one or more illustration, table,
line drawing, or crystal drawing – 535 diagrams in total.
Although the author favors the use of the single-circle goniometer
in elementary work, he has included in this new edition a detailed
introduction to more complex procedures.
The book is divided into two main sections, dealing with the
external symmetry of crystals and the internal arrangement respectively.
The new material in this 3rd Edition includes three new
appendices. Appendix I deals
with two-circle and three-circle goniometers.
Appendix II gives a description of the gnomonic projection, and
Appendix III provides a study of the symmetry of pattern, which should
constitute a useful link between the two main parts of the text.
Appendix IV contains the Note on Schoenflies’ Notation, which
appeared in earlier editions.
The book is in excellent condition, inside and outside, with the dust
jacket intact with the exception of a little expected shelf wear.
Published by Longmans, Green & Co., Ltd., London, 1963.
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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ROCK FORMING MINERALS - by Deer, Howie and
Zussman - 6 X 9, soft cover, 528 pages.
This book has been produced specifically to serve as a textbook for
university students. Each of
the common minerals of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks is
discussed from the point of view of structure, chemistry, optical and
physical properties, distinguishing features and paragenesis.
The structure sections contain brief descriptions and many diagrams
of crystal structures.
Chemistry includes discussion of the common chemical substitutions in
natural minerals, as well as phase equilibrium studies on relevant
synthetic systems. In the
section on optical and physical properties, variations of these properties
with chemistry are discussed. Correlations between the various aspects of
mineralogy are shown wherever possible, so that the book aims at the
scientific understanding of minerals as well as their description and
identification. Condition:
like new inside, with some shelf wear on the cover.
Published by Longman Scientific & Technical, UK, and John Wiley &
Sons, NY, 1989.
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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD’S GEMSTONES, By Dr. E. H. Rutland,
192 pages, 10 1/2 X 7 3/4, cloth bound.
This informative and very readable book contains 200 illustrations, fifty
of which are in full color.
Dr. Rutland used his years of knowledge and experience to describe many
varied aspects of gemstones, ranging from a clear account of how gemstones
are formed in the Earth’s crust through the crystal structures and
properties which give them their beauty.
The book goes on to describe each of the precious and some of the
semi-precious stones in detail, as well as how they are recovered from the
Earth, fashioned into gemstones , and set as jewelry.
Gemstones have a history extending over millennia, and the book
recounts the folklore which has surrounded many of them, as well as
recounting fascinating tales of wars which have been caused by famous
gems, some of which now adorn the crown jewels of several of the countries
in Europe. For the growing
number of amateur enthusiasts and collectors, this book features a special
section on selecting and caring for one’s own gemstones.
The book is in excellent condition inside and outside, with the
dust jacket intact. Published by Doubleday & Company, New York, 1974.
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ARIZONA SPECIAL ISSUES OF THE “MINERALOGICAL RECORD” MAGAZINE Five special issues of the “Mineralogical Record” magazine were devoted to localities within the State of Arizona, as follows: Volume Eleven, Number Three: May-June 1980 - Arizona I Cover: Wulfenite Localities covered: The Hamburg Mine and Vicinity, Yuma County - The Red Cloud Mine, Yuma County – Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County. Order Item MR11-3 Price: $45.00 - Shipping weight: 1 pound Volume Eleven, Number Four: July-August 1980 - Arizona II Cover: Aurichalcite on Hemimorphite Subjects / Localities covered: The Defiance Mine and Vicinity, Cochise County - The C. & B. Mine, Gila County - The Grand Reef Mine, Graham County - Hematite from the Dome Rock Mountains near Quartzsite - The Grey Horse Mine, Pinal County - Some Unusual Secondary Minerals from the Mineral Park Mine, Mohave County - Chrysocolla Pseudomorphs from Ray, Pinal County - The Tombstone District, Cochise County - Micromounting in Arizona. Order Item MR11-4 Price: $35.00 - Shipping weight: 1 pound Volume Twelve, Number Five: September-October 1981 - Arizona III - Bisbee Special Issue Cover: Azurite on Malachite Locality covered: Entire issue devoted to the mining and minerals of Bisbee, Cochise County Subjects: Introduction, History, Mines, Geology, Paragenesis, Minerals, Acknowledgments, Bibliography. Order Item MR12-5 Price: $30.00 - Shipping weight: 1 pound Volume Fourteen, Number Two: March-April 1982 - Arizona IV Cover: Wulfenite Localities covered: Terra Incognita --The Search for Minerals in Spanish Arizona - The Magma Mine - Camp Verde Evaporites - Ferroan Dolomite from the Vekol Mine - The Old Yuma Mine - The Minerals of Malpais Hill, Pinal County - Zeolites and Associated Minerals from Horseshoe Dam - Calciovolborthite from the New Water Mountains -The Hilltop Mine - The Silver Bill Mine, Gleeson - Cuprian Fraipontite and Sauconite from the Defiance-Silver Bill Mines, Gleeson. Order Item MR14-2 Price: $30.00 – Shipping weight: 1 pound Volume Fourteen, Number Five: September-October 1982 - Arizona V Cover: Copper Subjects / Localities covered: Lost Mines of Arizona - The New Cornelia Mine, Ajo - The Glove Mine - The Ray Mine - The Presmyk Collection - Richard L. Jones 1933-1982 - Ramsdellite from the Mistake Mine - Black Dioptase from Tiger, Pinal County - Arizona Index to the Mineralogical Record, 1970-1983. Order Item MR14-5 Price: $25.00 - Shipping weight: 1 pound The Arizona special issues of the “MR” are priced individually, as listed above. SPECIAL OFFER -- Complete set of all 5 Arizona issues Order Item BK-2048 Discount price: $150.00 - Shipping weight: 4 pounds |
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