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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of Nevada Press

ISBN-100874178827

ISBN-139780874178821

eBay Product ID (ePID)112937947

Product Key Features

Book TitleMinerals of Nevada

Number of Pages560 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMining, Earth Sciences / Mineralogy, Rocks & Minerals

Publication Year2012

IllustratorYes

GenreNature, Technology & Engineering, Science

AuthorGregory C. Ferdock, Stephen B. Castor

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight34.8 Oz

Item Length9.8 in

Item Width6.7 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews"At last, Nevada's rich mineral heritage has been documented in the single, superb volume, Minerals of Nevada . . . . It's a book made to order for anyone interested in Nevada's minerals and mining history." -- Rock and Gem, "I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in minerals and mineral deposits in Nevada. The color photos provide striking images of many minerals that the average collector is unlikely ever to see except by visiting multiple museums. The exhaustive listing of minerals, their chemical formulas, and their generalized parageneses are bound to educate most users and stimulate their curiosity." -- Economic History, "The long-awaited Minerals of Nevada is now available and is clearly a fine, comprehensive treatment of one of our most important mineral-producing states. . . . This exceptional book . . . is an absolute requirement for the library of anyone interested in geographic mineralogy or the mineral occurrences of the Great State of Nevada." -- Media Reviews

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal549.9793

SynopsisNevada has an extraordinary diversity of minerals, some of them unique to the state and some the focus of human exploitation for millennia. Minerals of Nevada is the first synoptic catalog of Nevada minerals, listing every mineral found in the state along with the places where they occur. The book includes the geologic history of the state, the history of mining in Nevada, descriptions of significant mineral deposits and mining districts, maps, and an album of striking color photographs of rare and important minerals., Nevada has an extraordinary diversity of minerals, some of them unique to the state and some the focus of human exploitation for millennia. "Minerals of Nevada" is the first synoptic catalog of Nevada minerals, listing every mineral found in the state along with the places where they occur. The book includes the geologic history of the state, the history of mining in Nevada, descriptions of significant mineral deposits and mining districts, maps, and an album of striking color photographs of rare and important minerals.