RARE OLD ITEM!! CLASSIC MAP!! GREAT PHOTOS!!
This is Topographic and Geologic Survey Report #4,
Mineral Pigments of Pennsylvania.
Published in
1911
, this is a rare item to find complete. This report consists of the 101-page book and the original long fold out map of one of the principal areas at Lehigh Gap.
This book details the geology, mining, and processing of mineral pigments in Pennsylvania. The pigments mined were various forms of iron oxides like limonite and ochre, which I guess is a mixture of hematite and limonite in various proportions. The also mined black, yellow, and red shales, plus minor amounts of graphite, barite, chromite, talc and other commodities. They were highly valued for use in paints and not available in good quality from very many sources. Some of the better P
ennsylvania deposits were of high quality, and extensive.
Some of the areas discussed include:
Easton-Reading
Quaker Hill
Doylestown
Bethel
Neversink Mountain
Muncy
Moosehead
Lehigh Gap
And many,
many
other areas.
The book also contains many interesting photos of mines, mills, process facilities and the like, plus a couple diagrams in the text.
This is a great item that would be of interest to residents, historians, geologists, or really anyone that just wants to know a bit more about their state or area.These state publications are harder to find than USGS bulletins. This is especially true of the older ones like this.
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Offered here for purchase is a broken run of 15 very good complete o
riginal issues of the
CALICO GHOST TOWN PRINT Newspaper - Tales and Trails of the Desert West edited by Harold & Lucile Wright. Printed in Randsburg monthly by Hubbard Printing. The 15 issues include November 1950 through April 1952 (without duplication) just lacking July 1951 and March 1952. 17 1/2" X 12" with 8 pages per issue. Some issues have minor chipping at edges else a very good run of an
extremely
rare and collectable publication. Includes numerous well-illustrated articles on lost mines and treasures, ghost towns with desert lore and history. The newspaper was founded in Yermo, California and later moved to Pasadena. The last newspaper issue was Volume 8 No. 4, April 1952, included here. The publication continued as a smaller format magazine for 2 more years.
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Specifics
- Refund will be given as: Money Back
- Restocking Fee: No
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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- Condition: Excellent example of this book with only minor scuffing of the covers and a couple stamps inside the cover. No internal marks in the text. Map and photos are excellent. Gilt lettering on cover is bright.
- All returns accepted: Returns Accepted