Download or read book The World s Minerals Classic Reprint written by Leonard J. Spencer and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-19 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The World's Minerals The natural objects found on the surface of our earth, or within its crust at a moderate distance from the surface, may be conveniently Classified into three great groups or kingdoms - the animal, vegetable, and mineral kingdoms. The two first embrace every thing organic - that is to say, everything that is, or has been, endowed with life; these are largely made up Of the chemical element carbon combined with the elements (hydrogen and oxygen) of water. The mineral kingdom, on the other hand, includes all in organic bodies that have not been produced by the agency of life. Contrasted with materials of organic origin, they show a much greater diversity in the chemical elements that enter into their composition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Minerals of Colorado written by Edwin B. Eckel and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-29 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Minerals of Colorado: A 100-Year Record This is a summary of the known facts about the minerals that make up the rocks, soils, and ore deposits of Colorado. Compilation and abridgment of the literature from 1858, when gold was discovered, through 1957 (with a. Few additions for 1958 and 1959) is supplemented by information from unpublished sources. Designed to be of use to both professional and amateur mineralogists, the main part of the report describes the chief occurrences of 445 mineral species, 42 of them first found in Colorado, together with many subspecies, varieties, and discredited type species. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book California Mines and Minerals Classic Reprint written by California Miners Association and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-22 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from California Mines and Minerals In the earlier history of gold mining in California, the main portion of the precious metal was procured from the placers or surface wash ings, in the gulches, canyons, and river bars and beds, and for many years an enormous yield was maintained from these sources. Gradu ally, however, as was to be expected, the area available for this kind of mining was narrowed, as ground was worked out, and then atten tion was turned to other sources of gold supply. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Political and Commercial Geology and the World s Mineral Resources written by Josiah Edward Spurr and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-04 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Political and Commercial Geology and the World's Mineral Resources: A Series of Studies by Specialists The purpose of the accompanying series of studies is to shed light upon the vast importance of commercial control of raw materials by different powers, or by the citizens of those powers, through invested capital. The question of domestic and foreign governmental policies of the United States is closely involved. It appeared to many of us who were engaged (as all the authors of these papers were) in studying the mineral problems during the war, that our Government had never grasped the vast political significance of commercial domination, and especially of the control of mineral wealth; and that other more seasoned nations had done so, and thereby affected the interests of America and her policy very deeply, without her being aware of the circumstance. With the rapid increase of the world's population and the exploring and exploiting of the hitherto undeveloped natural resources, competition for this wealth has become and will still become keener. In past ages war, pestilence, and starvation held down the earth's population; and in the last few years all these grim spectres have returned in force, suggesting the possibility of a permanent return of the old primitive days. Nevertheless, modern science and organization, if not quenched by vast social disorders, will so safeguard life, as in recent times, that the world is in a fair way to become crowded. All of us, like Germany, yearn for our "place in the sun, '' and our share of comfort and power. Of all the fundamental necessities for this, nothing is so much in the nature of a fixed and unmultipliable quality as the metals; they constitute the basis and foundation of our modern civilization and power over man and natural forces. Other raw materials arc of vegetable or animal origin; they propagate and duplicate themselves in successive incarnations according to the law of life; they are born in some magical fashion of air and water, with a minimum of the earth, and they return their loans faithfully to air and water and earth with the passing of each generation and the dawning of a new. There is the hint of such a law of growth in the mineral kingdom, but it is so vastly slow that the evanescent animal man has no personal interest in it; for all his purposes and by all his standards of measurement it is inert, and these riches, once dug and used, will never again be available. The treasures of commercially valuable ore-deposits have been hid by nature whimsically throughout the earth, here and there, by no rule of geography or latitude, and with a great disregard of equality. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Mineral Products of New South Wales Classic Reprint written by Harrie Wood and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-09-09 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Mineral Products of New South Wales The development of the mineral resources of New South Wales continues to make steady progress. Previous to the year 1851 coal was the only mineral raised, and even up to the year 1871 the only minerals which had been worked were coal, shale, gold, copper, and antimony; but during the ten years ending 31 December, 1881, tin, silver, iron, lead, asbestos, and bismuth have been added to our mineral products. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Minerals of California Classic Reprint written by Arthur S. Eakle and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Minerals of California Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith Bulletin 67 of the State Mining Bureau upon the Minerals of California. This work was made possible at this date through the co-operation of Prof. Arthur S. Eakle, Ph.D., of the Department of Geology and Mineralogy of the University of California, with this Bureau. Dr. Eakle has given freely of his time and effort and has closely checked his own records with those of this Department in order that the most complete list of minerals possible be published. It is hoped that this bulletin will be of service to the mineral industry. Respectfully submitted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Mineral Resources of the United States written by David T. Day and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 826 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Mineral Resources of the United States: Calendar Year 1886 Arrangement of matter. - The subject matter is arranged under the various mineral substances treated. For example, everything pertain ing to coal will be found under that head, except its bearing upon other minerals, to which cross references are made. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Mineral Deposits Classic Reprint written by Waldemar Lindgren and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-11-05 with total page 902 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Mineral Deposits It is hardly necessary to call attention to the differences in prices of metals which cause wide disparity in the amounts of different metals necessary to constitute ores. An iron ore must ordinarily contain at least 30 per cent. Of iron - usually much more. A volcanic rock containing 15 per cent. Of iron is far from being an iron ore, but quartz containing per cent. Of gold is a rich gold ore, worth $330 a metric ton; in fact, as' little as per cent. Of gold, equivalent to 1 gram to the metric ton, or a value Of 66 cents a ton, if occurring in an ore with other useful substances, is ordinarily paid for by smelting works. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Mineral Resources of the United States 1917 Vol 1 written by H. D. McCaskey and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-05 with total page 1110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Mineral Resources of the United States, 1917, Vol. 1: Metals Gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc in Texas, by C. W. Henderson (nov. 8, 1919) Copper (general report), by B. S. Butler (mar. 13, 1920) Gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc in Colorado, by C. W. Henderson (mar. 1, Zinc (general report), by C. E. Siebenthal, (apr. 6, 1920) Lead (general report), by C. E. Siebenthal (may 8, 1920) Cobalt, by F. L. Hess (aug. 31, 1920) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Minerals of New South Wales Classic Reprint written by Archibald Liversidge and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-13 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Minerals of New South Wales The title merely of the following paper was read before the Society on the above date, as the paper is not of a nature suitable for reading in its entirety, but is more suited for reference merely. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Mineralogy of Arizona Classic Reprint written by F. N. Guild and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Mineralogy of Arizona It is well known to students of mineralogy that the greater num ber of interesting minerals are found at some depth below the surface in regions where the destructive efi'ect of erosion and the decomposing action of meteoric water are not active and hence can be reached only by expensive exploitation rarely undertaken ex cept when compensation is hoped for in the possible discovery of the precious or useful metals. Arizona is attracting considerable attention on account of its unusual mineral resources, and its mountains and cafions are filled with excavations which are evi dences of the enthusiasm with which the search is carried on. Thus formations are penetrated and minerals exposed to view which, lacking this incentive, would never have been discovered. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Preliminary Review and Estimate of Mineral Production 1915 Classic Reprint written by William Fleet Robertson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-20 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Preliminary Review and Estimate of Mineral Production, 1915 The conditions. Affecting placer-gold mining in this district have already been referred to under the subhead of Placer Gold, and, while the conditions were not particularly favourable this past_ season, it would appear that the gold-output is materially larger than it has been for some years past. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Mineral Resources of South Eastern Ohio Classic Reprint written by Jenkin W. Jones and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-26 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Mineral Resources of South-Eastern Ohio The Berea is 90 feet above sea level at J ackson 50 feet above at Sciotoville, 460 feet below at Ironton. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Minerals from Earth and Sky written by George P. Merrill and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-21 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Minerals From Earth and Sky: Part I. The Story of Meteorites; Part II. Gems and Gem Minerals This book is not intended for the specialist; rather for those Who - whether or not engaged in other lines Of work - are interested in the progress Of science and in the method Of its progression. It was with the latter partie ularly in mind that the narrative form was adopted for certain chapters. How a conclusion has been arrived at is, to the public mind, believed to be Of as great interest. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Mineral Deposits of South America Classic Reprint written by Benjamin L. Miller and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-20 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Mineral Deposits of South America We wish to express our thanks to Prof. Tulio Ospina for a critical reading of the manuscript for the Colombia chapter, and likewise to Dr. Joseph E. Pogue of Northwestern University for the same service. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Guinea written by Bram Posthumus and published by Hurst & Company Limited. This book was released on 2016 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guinea is rich, both materially and culturally, with the world's largest bauxite reserves, gold, diamonds and iron ore. It abounds in culture and traditions and has a remarkable, if often turbulent, history. Guinea is also exceptional in that it was the first French colony proudly to declare its independence, in 1958. Thereafter, the country suffered under the tyranny of Sekou Toure. Today, headed for the first time by an elected president, Guineans are trying to put their troubled past behind them and fulfil the promise of a decent life for all. It will not be easy. Tens of thousands perished in the years of chaos and even more human potential continues to go to waste. Guinea is the classic paradox: there are vast mineral reserves, its peoples are resourceful and the earning potential of agriculture and tourism is evident. And yet, most citizens are desperately poor and lack even the most basic services. Governance lies at the heart of this problem. Posthumus touches on all these themes, while taking the reader to all corners of Guinea, which is captivating and exasperating in equal measure. He also highlights Guinea's remarkable cultural accomplishments, most notably its globally renowned music.
Download or read book Minerals of the World written by Walter Schumann and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's the classic work revised and updated! Identify over 500 of the most collectible minerals quickly and easily with this fully photographed field guide. And this new reissue makes identification easier, with new cleavability ratings for each entry alongside the handy classifications based on streak colour, Mohs' hardness and specific gravity. A complete introductory discussion of mineral forms and properties explains the essential criteria for recognition, and each of the hundreds of minerals (from Ankerite to Zinwaldite) is accompanied by information on its fracture, luster, chemical formula, aggregates, distinguishing characteristics and localities.
