HARD TO FIND THIS ONE!! TOO POPULAR FOR ITS OWN GOOD!! GIANT BERYL!!
This is USGS Professional Paper 248-D,
Mica Deposits of the Southeastern Piedmont, Parts 5 and 6, Shelby-Hickory District North Carolina, and Outlying Deposits in North Carolina.
Published in 1953, this a rare item that is highly desirable to any mineral collector!. This is Volume 4 of a seven-volume series. I am currently offering some of the other volumes of this set in my store.
This volume contains Parts 5 and 6 under one cover. It contains the 90-page book and all SEVEN of the original maps, all in excellent condition. Want to find out where there is a pegmatite that has beryl crystals over a foot in diameter? It's in here! One of the maps pinpoints 162 different mines, and another map pinpoints a further 38 mines, ALL BY NAME! That is two hundred mines! Descriptions and mineralogy for the mines are given in the text. Some of the maps are of specific mine workings. An rare and desirable publication. Here is just a short list of some of the mines:
Patterson Mine
Gwaltney Prospects
Dagenhart Mine
McGee Mine
Sigmon Mine
Drum Mine (this one is in Hickory!)
Noah Young Mine
Floyd Brittan Mine
Reed Mine
Abernathy Mines (several)
Tallant Prospect
Hoyle Mine
Bumgarner Mine
Wehunt Prospect
J.B. Peeler Mine
Royster Mine
I COULD GO ON AND ON! You get the idea there are a LOT of mines described here! They are scattered throughout Alexander, Caldwell, Catawba, Gaston, Burke, Iredell and Cleveland Counties. The second part of the book, “Outlying Deposits in North Carolina” also includes sites in Warren, Franklin, Wake, Caswell, Yadkin, McDowell, Rutherford, Polk and Wilkes Counties. What a wealth of information! Furthermore, a location for corundum is also mentioned in the text.
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RARE DESIRABLE OLD REPORT WITH MAPS!! COMPLETE AND IN GOOD CONDITION.
This is USGS Professional Paper 106,
The Quaternary Geology of Southeastern Wisconsin, with a Chapter on the Older Rock Formations
. Published in 1918, this 356-page book comes with four maps in the pocket in the back, plus some folio maps that fold out of the book, and several additional single-page maps, and numerous photos of features and places of interest. the study covers an are roughly from the Illinois line as far north as Oshkosh, and from Lake Michigan west to the eastern part of Lafayette county.
This huge work discusses the general geology of the region, with extensive treatment to the glaciation that shaped the region. The chapter on the older rocks discusses Precambrian granites and rhyolites in the region as well as the Paleozoic formations that make up the bedrock beneath the glacial deposits.
Underlined maps and such are shown in photos above
The pocket maps include:
Geologic Map of Southeastern Wisconsin
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Full color, shows the bedrock formations. A beautiful map that is one of the real prizes in this volume.
Map of Southeastern Wisconsin
Another full-color map showing glacial features and extents as well as contours of likely depth to bedrock and other aspects. Another beautiful map like the first.
Map of Surficial Deposits of Southeastern Wisconsin
Di
agram Showing Direction of Ice Movement
in Southeastern Wisconsin
Fold-out folio maps include:
Map showing Comparative Topography and Thickness of the Glacial Deposits of Portions of Rock, Walworth, and Green Counties, Wisconsin
Map Showing Relations of the Moraines of the Lake Michigan and Green Bay Glaciers of the Wisconsin Stage of Glaciation
Full-page maps in the text include:
Drumlin Topography in Eastern Part of Dane County
Drumlin Topography in Eastern Part of Fond du Lac County
Terminal Moraine and Outwash Terrace Topography Southeast of Whitewater, Wisconsin
Topographic Map of the Dells of Wisconsin River and Vicinity
Generalized Map of the Pleistocene Deposits of Part of Eastern Wisconsin
Full color
Map of Glacial Lake Algonquin and its Correlatives
Full color map of the entire Great Lakes region
There are also many photos. With over three hundred pages to go through there is a surprise coming all the time in this large book. A rare book.
Please read the condition notes. This is an old book, and though it is in good condition, there are still some things to note. However, overall this is in very good condition for its type and age. However due to the deterioration of the brittle map pocket paper, the map pocket is no longer secure. I will provide a separate envelope for the maps.
Expert packing assured. Shipping weight is five pounds. Discounted Priority Mail shipping is provided.
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Specifics
- Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
- Restocking Fee: No
- All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
- Item must be returned within: 30 Days
- Condition: Front cover os lightly wrinkled, with some corner bumping and edge wear. There is minor text bending. Back cover has a few small tears. Binding is tight, pages are clean. Maps are excellent/ A like-new example of this report with the exception of the relatively minor damage to the back cover. Note that the first and last photos show the actual text you will receive. The other photos are stock photos, but the maps are in that good condition.
- Refund will be given as: Money Back
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States