Underground Treasures: How and Where to Find Them (eBook)

A Key for the Ready Determination of All the Useful Minerals Within the United States

James Orton (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
58 Seiten
e-artnow (Verlag)
406-633955369-9 (EAN)

Infos

This short work was written primarily for the landowners, the farmers, the mechanics, the miners, and the laborers. It attempted to help them discover for themselves minerals and ores and thus develop the resources and establish the value of any particular farm or region. It is one of the most valuable works on mining engineering, metallurgy, and Mineralogy. Contents include: Introduction Directions for Determining Specimens by the Key Descriptive List of Useful Minerals Prospecting for Diamonds, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead and Iron Assay of Ores Mineral Springs Artificial Jewelry—How Made and How Detected Discovery of Gold in California Discovery of Silver in Nevada, and United States Gold and Silver Statistics

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.11.2023
• Verlagsort: Prague
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Technik
• Schlagworte: American mining history • Artificial jewelry detection • California Gold Rush • Determinative • gold prospecting • Metallurgy • Metallurgy techniques • Mineralogy • Mineralogy resources • Mineral springs locations • Mining engineering • Ore assay methods • Prospecting • Silver discovery Nevada