The Prospector's Handbook - A Guide For The Prospector And Traveller In Search Of Metal-Bearing Or Other Valuable Minerals (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781444658422)

Originally published in 1886. The illustrated contents include: Prospecting for Valuable Minerals - Rocks - Testing Minerals by the Blowpipe - Character of Minerals - Metals and Metallic Ores - Other Useful Minerals and Ores - Composition of Various Rocks - Testing by the Wet Process - Assay of Ores - Surveying - Weights and Measures - Terms etc. Many of the earliest books on geology, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Author: J. Anderson
ISBN-10: 1444658425
ISBN-13: 9781444658422
Publisher: Read Books
Language: English
Published: 01/11/2010
Pages: 142
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d