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“SYSTEMATIC MINERALOGY OF URANIUM AND THORIUM”, C. Frondel, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin #1064, 400 pages, 6 X 9”, soft cover, 1958. This comprehensive report covers work done on behalf of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, and includes information covering all known uranium and thorium-bearing minerals on a worldwide basis. Included are numerous tables and line drawings, and one b & w photo. Each mineral species is described according to its synonymy, composition, crystallography and crystal habit, physical properties, optical properties, synthesis, identification, natural formation, and occurrence. The descriptive mineralogy is followed by determinative tables in which the mineral species are arranged according to their X-ray powder-diffraction interplanar spacings, chemical composition, optical properties, color, specific gravity, and fluorescence. The work is documented by more than 800 references to the world literature of the past 200 years! This is an absolute “must have” reference for anyone interested in radioactive minerals! Published by the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, 1958. Original, new copy, printed in 1958. Order Item BK-0575 |
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"TOPAZ!" - Edited by Wendell Wilson, 80
pages, 8 1/2 X 11" size, illustrated, soft cover. There are two major articles in
this book: 1. "The Mineralogy, Geology, and Occurrence of Topaz", by M.A.
Menzies, and 2. "Pink Topaz From the Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah", by E.
Ford, W. Chirnside, F. Lichte, and P. Briggs, all from the U.S. Geological Survey in
Denver, Colorado. Topaz occurs in a range of fluorine-rich silica environments, from
plutonic through volcanic, and very rarely metamorphic. Gem crystals in cavities form
under more limited conditions, primarily in granite-derived pegmatites, greisens and rarer
hydrothermal veins, as well as in some rhyolites. Such deposits, worldwide, produce a
variety of habits and colors of this popular mineral and gemstone. Menzies has provided an
outstanding 48 page "mini-book" covering the mineralogy and geology of noted
worldwide Topaz occurrences, and has included a collection of nearly 40 superb color
photographs of crystallized Topaz from around the world. The color photographs are
supplemented by several black and white photos of specimens, line drawings of Topaz
crystal habits, and several tables -- one of the tables lists 45 of the world's most
important gem and mineral localities where notable Topaz gems and/or specimen material
have been found. The article on the Topaz from the Thomas Range in Utah covers the geology
and mineralogy, and has a complete list of all of the accessory minerals identified from
the rhyolite of the district. Also included are several other short papers on Topaz,
reprinted from the Feb. 1995 FM-TGMS-MSA Symposium on Topaz. This soft cover book was
published by the Mineralogical Record, Inc., Tucson, AZ, as Vol. 26. No. l -- the Jan-Feb
1995 special issue entitled "Topaz!" Shipping weight: 2 pounds Order Item: MR26-1 Price: $15.00 |
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"TOURMALINE - 1" - Edited by Wendell Wilson,
8 1/2 X 11" size, 111 pages, illustrated, soft cover. Sub-titled "The first
special issue in the Gem Minerals series", the "Tourmaline - 1" issue is a
collection of 7 articles, each written by an expert in his field, or with first-hand
knowledge and/or experience relative to the mineralogy and geology, as well as the mining
and production of Tourmaline and other gem minerals at each featured locality. Two
articles cover the history of the Tourmaline group, and the mineralogy. Several articles
covering noted Tourmaline producing localities are featured in this special issue: Elba,
Italy, the Shingus-Dusso area of Gilgit, Pakistan, several localities in Nepal, Maine
(USA) pegmatite localities, as well as the Himalaya Mine in So. California (USA). Numerous
color photographs of crystallized Tourmaline specimens are incorporated into each article,
supplemented with many black and white photos, tables, and maps. This soft cover book was
published by the Mineralogical Record, Inc., Tucson, AZ, as Vol. 16, No. 5 -- the Sept-Oct
1985 special issue entitled "Tourmaline". Shipping weight: 2 pounds Order Item: MR16-5 Price: $20.00 |
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