Secrets of the Rocks (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781117876627)

The Shelf2Life Mines and Mining Collection is a unique set of materials focusing on the operation of mines, the mining industry and mineralogy in the 19th and 20th centuries. From first-hand accounts of life in the mines to descriptions of mine construction, excavation methods and machinery, to mine taxation and determinative mineralogy, this collection reveals the science and culture of the thriving mining industry pre-1923. Illuminating the pages of these intriguing volumes are rock and mineral photographs and mineral classification tables including chemical tests and scientific experiments written during a period of significant expansion in the discipline of mineralogy. The Mines and Mining Collection unearths a period of early historical mining practices and related scientific discoveries of value to enthusiasts, students and mineralogists alike.

Author: S. M. Frazier
ISBN-10: 1117876624
ISBN-13: 9781117876627
Publisher: BCR (Bibliographical Center for Research)
Language: English
Published: 03/11/2010
Pages: 440
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.72lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.89d