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15" series maps
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Angeles County Museum of Natural History ,
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History, and California
Academy of Sciences
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California
Division of Mines and Geology : Bulletins
Softcover unless otherwise noted, 9x6" through about
bulletin 191, 11x8.5" after that, illustrated.
California Bulletin 24 : 1902 : The Saline deposits of California. By Gilbert E. Bailey. 216p., 98 figures (mostly photos), 4 maps. Originally one map was a fold-out frontispiece and the other three were in a pocket. This copy has all four maps bound in, 2 at front, one at page 16, one at back. NOTE : The plate list makes it sound like there are two Lake Aubury maps, but it is only one map showing two different things. HARDBACK, full original softcover cover bulletin bound in half marbled boards by Cornell University Library. (Good. Original paper covers have some mild wear. Hardcover spine has some soil, hand written label, mildly abraded and bumped cover edges. Library markings. The lovely tissue paper maps are in Great condition!). $38
California Bulletin 104 : 1932 : Bibliography of the Geology and Mineral resources of California to December 31, 1930. by Solon Shedd. HARDBACK, 9x6", 376p., 14 plates (photos of dignitaries). (Good. Lightly bumped spine end and cover corners. Library marks). $9
California Bulletin 108 : 1934 : Mother Lode Gold Belt of California. By Clarence A. Logan. HARDBACK, brown cloth, 9x6”, 240p., 10 plates (6 in pocket), about 30 other illustrations in text, some fold-outs, some great vintage photos. All plates are present. G/VG (Cover has a minor scratch, covers slightly curved around text block and maps, lower spine end bumped. Small owner's stamp on end paper and title page). $182
California Bulletin 115 : 1937 : Bibliography of the geology and mineral resources of California for the Years 1931 to 1936, inclusive. Supplementing the master bibliography, bulletin 104. By Solon Shedd. 9x6”, HARDBACK, 125p.
Choose your copy of California Bulletin 115 :
Very Good (cover lightly rubbed) - $10
Good (Library marks, slightly cupped cover) - $5
California Bulletin 129-J : 1945 : Hirz Mountain Iron ore deposits, Shasta county, California. By Carl A. Lamey. . Iron Resources of California, part J. Pages 130-136, 1 figure, 3 fold-out maps. These sub-parts of Bulletin 129 have self-covers and are staple-bound. (Half loose from staple, else good). $5
California Bulletin 129-K : 1946 : Shasta and California iron ore deposits, Shasta county, California. By Carl A. Lamey. . Iron Resources of California, part K. Pages 138-164, 10 figures, 3 fold-out maps. These sub-parts of Bulletin 129 have self-covers and are staple-bound. (mild cover wear) $10
California Bulletin 136 : 1948 : Minerals of California. By Joseph Murdoch and Robert W. Webb. HARDBACK, 9x6”, 402p., 1 figure, 4 plates (some in color). Content includes Historical and geological sketches (Aboriginal and Indian minerals, Discovery of gold in California, Searles Lake borax deposits, Crestmore, Pegmatite gem area, Cerro Gordo, The glaucophane schists). Descriptinos of California Minerals and mineral localities (this is the bulk of the book). Includes the 1952 Supplement, 46 pages. (Good. Spine ends lightly bumped, library marks). $12
California Bulletin 142 : 1949 : The counties of California : Mineral resources and mineral production during 1947 : 9x6”, 197p., 1 figure, 12 plates (4 in pocket), 54 tables. Photos include Harvesting salt at the Leslie Salt Company, Mt. Eden plant (Alameda county); California Pottery Company, Niles Plant (Alameda county); Darwin Hills lead mining camp (Inyo county); Long Beach salt company; Pacific Coast Borax company; Monolith Portland Cement Company; Eagle Mountains iron mine (Riverside county); Coronado Copper and Zinc company (Shasta county). Good. $5
California Bulletin 144 : 1948 : Copper in California (In three parts, including Outline geologic map showing locations of copper Properties). Prepared under the direction of Olaf P. Jenkins. HARDBACK, Original Dark Orange Cloth, 429p., 61 plates (9 are in text, 52 are in hardshell plate container). Plate container also has Economic Mineral Map of California 6 – Copper). Thus, the plate container has 53 items in it. Part 1 = Detailed reports on the Foothill Copper Belt. Part 2 = Economics and treatment of ores. Part 3 = Tabulations of Copper properties to accompany economic mineral map of California 6 – copper. Index. Includes TEXT and PLATES. (Very nice condition! Cover of text is rubbed, cover of plate box is faintly rubbed. Minor ownership marks. A great find!) $58
California Bulletin 152 : 1950 : Geologic description of the Manganese deposits of California (Supplement to bulletin 125). By Parker D. Trask and others. HARDBACK, brown cloth, 9x6”, 278p., 12 figures, 20 plates in pocket - among other things they show locations of old mines! Here are a few of the locations named specifically on the plates : Charles Mountain mine, Fort Baker mine, Thomas mine (Mendocino county), Ladd-Buckeye area, Cummings mine area, Ladd mine area, Mahoney mine (San Joaquin county), Black Wonder area, Jones mine (Santa Clara county), Murmac deposits, Aho mine, Buckeye mine area, Liberty mine area (Stanislaus county). (Good. Cover lightly rubbed, plate pocket has an open edge. Plates are all good). $15
California Bulletin 158 : 1952 : Evolution of the California Landscape. By Norman E. A. Hinds. 4th printing 1963, this printing did not have maps in a pocket. HARDBACK, green cloth. 10.5x8.5”, landscape format, 240p., heavily illustrated with photos and more. (Good. Generally VG, but cover has light soil and "Return to Workroom" written large across it). $7
California Bulletin 160 : 1952 Geology of the Saltdale quadrangle, California. (Kern county) By T. W. Dibblee, Jr. AND Mineral deposits of Saltdale Quadrangle, by Dibblee and T.E. Gay, Jr. HARDBACK, 9x6”, 66 pages, 8 photo plates plus 3 folded maps in pocket. (pocket plates have some soil. All else is Good) $20
California Bulletin 161 : 1951 : Geology of the Healdsburg quadrangle, California, by William Kelso Gealey. AND Mineralogy of the California glaucophane schists, by George Switzer. HARDBACK, tan cloth, 76p., 8 plates (3 in pocket). Sonoma county. . The glaucophane schist localities are in Sonoma and Marin counties. (Excellent condition. Like new except for slight age toning). $30
California Bulletin 163 : 1952 : Gypsum in California. By William E. Ver Planck. HARDBACK, 9x6”, 151p., 11 figures, 52 plates (8 in pocket). Among many, specific mention is made of Palen Mountains deposits; Clark Mountain deposits; Fish Creek Mountains deposit; Quatal Canyon deposit; Death Valley region; Cuddy Canyon deposit; Mint Canyon deposit; Mule Shoe Ranch deposit; Cuyama Valley deposits; Avawatz Mountains deposits and many more. (Good : Cover faintly soiled, cover edges lightly bumped. Owner's name or stamp) - $12
California Bulletin 165 : 1954 : Geology and mineral deposits of Barstow quadrangle, San Bernardino county, California. By Oliver E. Bowen, Jr. AND Thermal properties of Ceramic materials from Barstow quadrangle, California by Joseph A. Pask and Oliver E. Bowen, Jr. 9x6”, 208p., 9 plates in pocket, 84 figures (geology), 5 figures (thermal). Very Good - $35
California Bulletin 176 : 1957 : Mineral commodities of Califorina : geologic occurrence, economic development and utilization of the state’s mineral resources (revision of Bulletin 156). Edited by Lauren A. Wright. 11x8.5”. HARDBACK, blue cloth, 736p., heavily illustrated, figures are numbered by section. This tome covers all minerals of economic significance includes (among many more) : Abrasives, Arsenic, Asbestos, Asphalt, Cadmium, Clay, Diatomite, Gem stones, Gold, Kyanite, Mercury, Natural gas, Peat, Pumice, Salines, Dimensional stone, Sulfur, Titanium, Uranium. (Good. Cover lightly rubbed, owner's stamps on end papers).
California Bulletin 189 : 1966 : Minerals of California, Centennial volume (1866-1966) By Joseph Murdoch and Robert Wallace Webb, with sections by Ian Campbell and Eleanor M. Learned. HARDBACK, blue cloth, 9x6”, 559p., index, includes photos of authors and other famous geologists. Has a historical section as well that includes Aboriginal and Indian minerals, Discovery of gold in California, Borax, Crestmore, Pegmatite gem area of southern California, Cerro Gordo. VG (owner's stamp inside front cover). $6
California Bulletin 191 : 1966 : Mineral Resources of California. 9x6", 450p., 88 figures, 49 tables, 1 plate (full-color geologic map of California) in pocket. (VG. Minimal smudge on cover). $6
California Bulletin 202 : 1977 : Geology of the Point Reyes Peninsula, Marin County, California. By Alan J. Galloway. Silver leatherette cover. 72p., 1 plate (a geologic map) in pocket, 6 figures, 14 tables, 30 photos. Poor - All G, but missing the plate that should be in the pocket) $3
California Bulletin 203 : 1979 : Vertical deformation, stress accumulation, and secondary faulting in the vicinity of the Transverse Ranges of Southern California. By Donald A. Rodgers. Glossy flexible turquoise cover. 74p., 61 figures, 5 tables. (cover has minor smudge)
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California
Division of Mines and Geology : County
Reports
Softcover unless otherwise noted,11x8.5", illustrated.
California County Report 6 : 1974 : Mines and Mineral Resources of Shasta County, California. By Philip A. Lydon and J. C. O'Brien. HARDBACK, 154p., 2 plates in pocket. (cover has light soil, owner's stamps on end paper, spine label). Good. $12
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California Division
of Mines and Geology : Journal
of Mines and Geology
Named “Mining in California”
through 1932, “California Journal of Mines and Geology”
after that.
These are the State Mineralogist’s Report, in four
Quarterly chapters per year. 9x6”, illustrated. Early issues
contain both some general information on current mining in California
and activities of the State Mining Bureau or State Division of Mines.
Later issues are more limited in focus. I’ve generally listed
only the more specific topics (and not always all of those).
NOTE : California
Mining Journal is a separate publication - see Misc.
section at bottom of page.
Mining in California Vol. 20(1) : January, 1924 : Pages 1-72. Contains district mining reports for Sacramento field division, San Francisco field division, Los Angeles field division – which list specific activities by the county and mine name or mining company (Lots of good historic information). Also has a summary of oil field development operations, listing each well with name and number, section, township, range, county, and oil company name. Includes a fold out plate of plan and longitudinal sections of Sumner and Content mines. Photos include Vail and Maxwell calcining plant at Chinese camp, Tuolumne county; Calcining plant at Maltby No. 2 Magnesite Mine, Chiles Valley, Napa county; Calcining plant at the Sampson Magnesite mine, west of Idria, San Benito county; Property of the North Sumner Gold Mines, Inc.; and more. (Good/Fair. Generally Good, but has water marked margin in corner and cover a bit rough along spine) - $10
Mining in California Vol. 23(4) : October, 1927 : Pages 373-456, with index to Volume 23. Contains district mining reports for Sacramento field division, San Francisco field division, Los Angeles field division, and Mono County – which list specific activities by the county and mine name or mining company (Lots of good historic information). Also has a summary of oil field development operations, listing each well with name and number, section, township, range, county, and oil company name. Includes photos of Kerrick shaft, Comanche Mining and Reduction Company; Mineral spring at Bridgeport, Mono County; and more. Good (No outer wraps) - $25
NAME CHANGE to
CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY :
These continue to contain Division reports and Oil Field
Development Operations reports for some years, although I do not
list them.
California Journal of Mines
and Geology Vol. 33( 4) : October, 1937 : Pages 263-385,
illus. Fold-out map of the Acme Talc mine, of the Western Talc
company, San Bernardino county, California. Text includes map
of underground workings of Gunsite Mine, Tecopa Consolidae Mining
co., Inyo county. Index for volume 33. (Good. Library number marked
out on front cover, minor pencil notes in one margin inside) $35
Specific articles in California Journal 33(4) include :
Mineral Resources of the Resting Springs Region, Inyo
county.
Paleozoic section in the Nopah and Resting Springs mountains,
Inyo county, California.
Native arsenic from Grass valley, California.
California Journal of Mines
and Geology Vol. 35(3) : July 1939 : Pages 213-348, illus.
Includes fold-out map of the Caliente range, Cuyama valley, and
Carrizo plain, California. (VG except library shelving number
blacked out in lower left corner of cover, some owner's marks
on bottom of title page). $18
Specific articles in California Journal
35(3):
Tertiary formations of Northern Sacramento Valley, California.
Geology and oil possibilities of Caliente Range, Cuyama valley,
and Carrizo Plain, California.
The Giant Goose Lake meteorite from Modoc county, California.
Costs of Trucking and packing ore in Western Gold-mining districts.
California Journal of Mines
and Geology Vol. 36(1) : January, 1940 : Pages 1-114, illus.
Photos include : No. 1 shaft at Telegraph Mines, Solo Mining district,
Yucca Grove, San Bernardino county. Gold Crown Mine and 50-ton
cyanide mill, Dale District, San Bernardino county. Golden Queen
mining company’s crushing and cyanide plant, Mojave Mining
District, Kern county. And more. Very
Good - $28
Specific articles in California Journal
36(1) include :
Current mining activity in Southern California.
Notes on Beryl with a qualitative analysis for Beryllium.
Strategic minerals investigation procedure followed by the U.S.
Bureau of Mines.
California Journal of Mines
and Geology Vol. 39(1) : January, 1943 : Pages 1-110,
illus. Fold-out Plant and equipment diagram for the Santa Cruz
Portland cement company in Davenport, California. Fold-out map
of Santa Cruz county with mineral locations marked. Very
Good - $35
Specific articles in California
Journal 39(1) include :
Mines and mineral resources of Santa Cruz county.
Discoveries in the strategic minerals, San Francisco Field district.
Current mining activity in Plumas county.
Additions to California Bulletin 113, by George L. Gary.
California Journal of Mines
and Geology Vol. 39(2) : April, 1943 : Pages 116-292, illus.
Fold-out geologic map of the region about Lemon cove and Three
Rivers, Tulare county, California. Full color folded geologic
map (in pocket) of the San Juan Bautista quadrangle, California
(this is a supplement to Bulletin 113, Plate 1). Full color folded
geologic map (in pocket) of the San Benito quadrangle, California.
Poor,
no pocket maps. Maps were issued separately. (Generally
VG, but has water marked corner throughout.) - $15
Specific articles in California Journal
39(2) include :
Manganese discovery in San Mateo county, by Henry G. Hubbard.
Current mining activity in southern California.
Clerbus-Mae tungsten prospect, Trinity county.
Mylonites in the eastern San Gabriel mountains.
Geology of the Sierra Nevada northeast of Visalia, Tulare county,
California.
Tungsten deposits northeast of Visalia, California.
Geology of the San Benito quadrangle, California.
Additions to bulletin 113 by George L. Gary.
California Journal of Mines
and Geology Vol. 39(3) : July, 1943 : Pages 299-420, illus.
This issue includes San Francisco Field District Report (with
carbon dioxide seeps, Hydraulic ice press in Caldri plant, more),
Sacramento Field District Report (with photos of Stuart and Everhart
stamp mill, Quail hill mine, Keystone mine surface plant, More),
Redding Field District Report. Very Good. $20
Specific articles in California Journal
39(3) include :
Crestmore minerals, with specific mention of Wet Weather
Quarry and others.
The isometrograph as developed and used at the New Idria quicksilver
mine.
Discussion of Bulletin 118, notes relating to Sutter (Marysville)
Buttes gas field.
The sillimanite group of minerals.
New Federal and State legislation affecting mining.
California Journal of Mines
and Geology Vol. 49(3) : July, 1953 (Reprinted January,
1954) : Pages 269-337, illus., 6 plates including 2 in pocket.
Folded plate in pocket, geologic map of Kings county, California,
showing mines and holes drilled for oil and gas. Folded plate
in pocket, Map of the Kettleman north dome and Kettleman middle
dome oil fields, Fresno and Kings counties, California. G/VG
- $20
Specific articles in California Journal
49(3) include :
Flotative properties of Titanium minerals in Oleate solutions.
Mines and mineral resources of Kings county, California.
Adsorbent clays in California.
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California Journal of Mines
and Geology Vol. 51(2) : April, 1955 : Pages 99-199, illus.,
2 plates in pocket. Pocket plates are (1) Geologic map of Sacramento
County showing location of mines, sand and gravel pits, gold dredges,
natural gas fields, holes drilled for natural gas, and clay pits,
AND (2) Cenozoic correlation section, Rio Vista – River
Island – Thornton gas fields, Sacramento county, California.
(Very Good. Library number marked out on front cover). $42
Specific articles in California Journal 51(2) include :
The processing of perlite.
Mines and mineral resources of Sacramento County, California.
California Journal of Mines
and Geology Vol. 51( 4) : October, 1955 : Pages 299-465,
illus. Index to volume 51. Folded plate in pocket, color geologic
map of San Mateo county, California, showing locations of mineral
product operations. Very Good
- $38
Specific articles in California Journal
51(4) include :
California Mineral commodities in 1952 and 1953.
Mines and mineral resources of San Mateo county, California.
Excerpt from California Journal of Mines and Geology Vol. 51(4) : October, 1955 : Mines and mineral resources of San Mateo county, California. Pages 401-458, 1 plate in pocket, 8 figures. (Good/Fair. Map present and good, but pocket itself is gone. Owner's name in several places. "Return to Workroom" written large on cover). $10
BOUND VOLUME 52 : All 4 issues
of California Journal of Mines and Geology for 1956. HARDBACK,
Black cloth, 665p., illus., 11 folded plates in pocket. Photos
include Los Angeles Abrasion Machine (L.A. Rattler). Mt. Diablo
mine in Contra Costa county. Clay being made into glazed Kraftile.
Clay property of Alberhill coal and clay company, Riverside County.
Folded plates include : Mine
locations in Alleghany-Downieville area; Brush Creek mine; Gold
Bluff mine; Irelan mine; Kate Hardy mine; Oriental mine; Geologic
map of Alleghany area, Geologic map of El Dorado county; Mines
and mineral deposits of El Dorado county (east and west sheets).
$92
Contents of Bound Volume 52 include 52(1), 52(2), 52(3), 52(4)
:
Annual Report of the State Mineralogist.
Sand and Gravel for concrete aggregate.
Basic studies in the clay industry.
Lode gold mines of the Alleghany – Downieville area, Sierra
county, California.
History of Borax production in the United States.
Mines and mineral resources of El Dorado county, California by
William B. Clark and Denton W. Carlson. 224p.
Recommendations for a National Minerals Policy.
Index to volume 52.
California Journal of Mines
and Geology Vol. 52(1) : January, 1956 : Pages 1-104, illus.
Photos include Los Angeles Abrasion Machine (L.A. Rattler). Mt.
Diablo mine in Contra Costa county. Clay being made into glazed
Kraftile. Clay property of Alberhill coal and clay company, Riverside
County. VG. $7
Specific articles in California Journal
52(1) :
Annual Report of the State Mineralogist.
Sand and Gravel for concrete aggregate.
CA Journal of Mines and Geology Vol. 52(2) : April, 1956 : Pages 107-227, illus. Includes folded map in pocket of clay deposits of California. Entire issue consists of articles on “Basic studies in the clay industry.” These include Mineral exploration and winning of clay, Clay Testing, Soluble salt deposits on clay wares, Drying of clay products, Temperature measurement in kilns and MORE. $7
California Journal of Mines
and Geology Vol. 53(3 and 4) : July - October, 1957 : Pages
347-758, illus. One folded plate in pocket, Economic mineral map
of California No. 7 – lead and zinc. G/VG
(cover may have some fading or minor soil) - $25
Specific articles in California Journal
53(3-4) include :
Lead and Zinc in California.
Index to Volume 53.
California Journal of Mines
and Geology Vol. 54(1) : January, 1958 : Pages 1-205, illus.
G/VG - $5
Specific articles California Journal 54(1) include :
Annual report of the State mineralogist.
California mineral commodities in 1955 and 1954.
Metal and mineral review for 1956.
California Journal of Mines
and Geology Vol. 54(2) : April 1958. Pages 209-296, illus.
3 plates in pocket. VG. $5
Specific articles in California Journal
54(2) :
Effect of clay-mineral composition on strength of Central
California sediments.
Sand and gravel resources of Cache Creek in Lake, Colusa, and
Yolo Counties, California.
Fifty-Fifth report of the State
Mineralogist. 1959 California Division of Mines. 9x6",
244p., nicely illustrated. $5
Contents of the 55th report of the
State Mineralogist :
Annual report of the State Mineralogist.
California Mineral Commodities in 1956 and 1957
Directory of California Mineral Producers, Dealers, and Laboratories.
Metal, Mineral and Mineral Fuel review for the United States for
1957.
California Division
of Mines and Geology : Maps
Color Map in a labeled storage envelope unless otherwise
noted.
(maps in VG condition unless otherwise noted, envelopes may have
bumped edges)
Bouguer Gravity Maps - - Geologic
Atlas of California - - Geologic Data Map Series
- - Map Sheets - - Misc. Maps
Bouguer
Gravity Maps = Bouguer Gravity Map of California :
Death Valley Sheet : 1973 (Second Printing 1977) : Scale 1:250,000.
Two sheets plus text pages, hole punched at printing to fit in atlas
if desired. $20
Fresno Sheet : 1982 : Scale 1:250,000. Two sheets plus text pages,
hole punched at printing to fit in atlas if desired. $20
Mariposa Sheet : 1983 : Scale 1:250,000. Two sheets hole punched
at printing to fit in atlas if desired. $20
Redding Sheet : 1973 : Scale 1: 250,000. Two sheets plus text pages,
hole punched at printing to fit in atlas if desired. $8
San Francisco sheet : 1968 : Scale 1:250,000. Two sheets plus text
pages, hole punched at printing to fit in atlas if desired. $8
San Jose Sheet : 1976 : Scale 1:250,000. Two sheets plus text pages,
hole punched at printing to fit in atlas if desired. $20
Ukiah Sheet : 1975 : Scale 1:250,000. Two sheets plus text pages,
hole punched at printing to fit in atlas if desired. $20
Walker Lake Sheet : 1982 : Scale 1:250,000. Two sheets hole punched
at printing to fit in atlas if desired. $20
Geologic Atlas
of California = Geologic Map of California Series.
Each has full-color map (Scale 1 : 250,000) plus large explanation
sheet printed on both sides.
These sheets were printed individually and sometimes appear as part
of a hard cover ATLAS volume that has a binding that can be opened
to add additional sheets. See
Legend under "Misc. Maps" below.
Envelopes have mild wear, maps are Very Good unless noted.
Alturas Sheet of Geologic Atlas : 1958 : (Third printing, 1978). $8
Los Angeles Sheet of Geologic Atlas : 1969, 1st ed. Generic manilla envelope (map VG, envelope Fair) $10
Redding Sheet of Geologic Atlas : 1962 (1978 printing) $8 OR Map alone (1977 printing) $3
San Bernardino Geologic Atlas Sheet : 1969, 1st ed. . $20
San Jose Sheet of Geologic Atlas : 1966, 1st ed. $20
San Luis Obispo Sheet of Geologic Atlas : 1959, 1st ed. Choose your copy : Very Good = $8, Or Map Good, envelope Poor) $3
Santa Ana Sheet of Geologic Atlas : 1966, 1st ed. $8
Santa Cruz Sheet of Geologic Atlas : 1959, 1st ed. (map VG, envelope G with some wear) $8
Santa Maria Sheet of Geologic Atlas : 1959, 1st ed. (map VG, envelope Fair with wear and soil) $8
Santa Rosa Sheet of Geologic Atlas : 1963 (1967 printing). $20
Ukiah Sheet of Geologic Atlas : 1960 (1967 printing) $8
Weed Sheet of Geologic Atlas : 1964, 1st ed. $20
CA MAP GDMS 2 : Geologic Map of California : 1977, 1st ed. Scale 1:750,000. (See Legend under Misc. Maps) $12
CA MAP GDMS 3 : Gravity Map of California and its Continental Margin. Compiled By Oliver, H.W., and others. 1980 Scale: 1:750,000. $14
CA MAP Sheet 5 : Geology of the Western Vallecitos Syncline, San Benito County, California. By Enos, P., 1965. Scale: 1:31,250. $8
CA Map Sheet 38 : Geology of the Keeler 15’ quadrangle, Inyo county, California. By Melvin C. Stinson. 1977. Scale 1:62,500. (Envelope has bumped corners, map is VG) $8
Generalized Geologic map of Trinity county, California. 1960. Scale 1:500,000, color. This is Plate 2 from County Report 4 (Mines and Mineral Resources of Trinity County, California). $4
Geologic Legend and Formation Indexes. Scale 1:250,000. This is meant to be used with the Geologic Atlas or the Geologic Map of California. $5
Outline geologic Map of California showing Oil and Gas fields and drilled areas. Economic Mineral Map of California No. 2 - Oil and Gas. 1941. This map compliments the content of Bulletin 118. Scale 1 : 1,000,000. Some color. There is a small inset map showing Major rock units and their significance to exploration for oil and gas. (Fair : somewhat roughly folded, showing use. Map is generally clean and unmarked. No envelope). $8
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California
Division of Mines and Geology : Mineral
Information Service = California Geology
Softcover, 11x8.5", illustrated, photos, 8-24 pages each
... unless otherwise noted.
Most unspecified subjects pertain to California. A few issues
were hole punched along the spine..
This is a magazine / newsletter formerly published
by the California Geological Survey. It is no longer being published.
The last issue of every volume (year) usually contains an index
to that volume, listed by topic, location and author.
I have generally mentioned only the longer articles. Please
ask if you need more information.
California Mineral Information Service 8(6) : 1955 : Clay in California. $1
California Mineral Information Service 13(2) : 1960 : California geology maps. California mining events. $1
California Mineral Information Service 13(11) : 1960 : Sampling mineral deposits. $1
California Mineral Information Service 13(12) : 1960 : Exploration costs of small mines. $1
California Mineral Information Service 15(1) : 1962 : Search for industrial minerals. Crystals donated by George L. Gary. $1
California Mineral Information Service 15(5) : 1962 : Limestone resources of Southern California, part 1. $1
California Mineral Information Service 15(6) : 1962 : Sanbornite from Rush Creek, Fresno county. Limestone resources of southern California, part 2. $1
California Mineral Information Service 18(12) : 1965 : Waves caused by Alaskan rock slides. Taal volcano. Biggest wave and splash in history : Lituya Bay, Gulf of Alaska 1958 - to 1,700 feet! $4
California Mineral Information Service 19(8) : 1966 : Geologic hazards - quick clays and California's clay.. Miners' Progress poem, Part II - started in 19(6). Volcano-triggered flood carved Labyrinth in Antarctica centuries ago. $3
California Mineral Information Service 21(2) : 1968 : California mining review for 1967. Micromounting. $1
California Mineral Information Service 21(9) : 1968 : California fluorspar. Geology of the basin ranges. Surtsey's fiery mantle, Iceland. $3
California Mineral Information Service 23(8) : 1970 : California's gold dredges (great old photos). $7
California Mineral Information Service 23(10) : 1970 : Peruvian earthquake of May 31, 1970, great photos. Also, amazing frontispiece photo of 3 bi-wing airplanes flying by Half Dome in 1932. $5
NAME CHANGE TO "CALIFORNIA GEOLOGY"
California Geology : October, 1972 : 1971-72 mining activity in California. Alum. Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide (early global warming information). $1
California Geology : December 1973 : 1972-73 mining activity in California. Photos of features produced by earthquake of February 21, 1973 near Point Mugu, California. $2
California Geology : September 1976 : Most content pertains to Coal and Earthquakes. Pages 194-215. $3
California Geology : June 1983 : Hypothesis for the localization of gold in quartz veins. Survey of building structures of the Sierran gold belt, 1848-70. $3
California Geology : September 1983 : Cyanide heap leaching. Airport Lake and Little Lake faults, ground cracking associated with 1982 magnitude 5.2 Indian Wells valley earthquake, Inyo county. Isotopic studies of mariposite-bearing rocks from the south-central mother lode, California. $5
California
State Mining Bureau : Preliminary
Reports
Softcover, 9x6" These usually include locations
of mines and processing plants and more.
California Preliminary Report 5 : 1918 : Antimony, Graphite, Nickel, Potash, Strontium, Tin. By E.S. Boalich and W.O. Castello. 44p. (Mild crease, owner's stamps) $8
California Preliminary Report 6 : 1920 : A review of mining in California during 1919, with notes on the outlook for 1920 labor conditions, needs of the industry. 43p. (cover partly loose on staples and rough at spine. Owner's stamps) $7
California
Division of Mines and Geology : Special
Publications
Softcover, 11x8.5"... unless otherwise noted.
California Special Publication 34 : 1970 : Geology of Placer Deposits by Olaf P. Jenkins. This report is compiled here from the original articles published in the Mineral Information Service series volume 17, numbers 1-9, 1964. 27p., illus. (spine sunned). $4
California Special Publication 51 : 1977 : State Policy for Surface Mining and Reclamation Practice. 1st Ed. 20p. (bumped corners) $2
California Special Publication 63 : 1982 : Status of volcanic prediction and emergency response capabilities in volcanic hazard zones of California. Edited by Roger C. Martin and James F. Davis. Proceedings of a workshop on volcanic hazards in Sacramento, December 1981. Comb-bound, Pages in three sections, a total of 330 pages, illustrated. This is a PREPRINT version. $4
California Special Publication 86 : 1985 : The Foothills counties mining handbooks. Prepared by the Sierra Economic Development District and the Sierra Planning Organization Mining Task Force. 106p., 12 figures. Includes a nice diagram and glossary of Hard Rock Mining Terms, such as Drift, Stope, Winze, and Raise. VG. $15
California
Division of Mines and Geology :
Special Reports
Softcover, 11x8.5", illustrated ... unless otherwise
noted.
California Special Report 7-A : 1951 : Gem and Lithium bearing pegmatites of the Pala district, San Diego county, California. By Richard H. Jahns and Lauren A. Wright. 72p., 13 plates (5 in pocket), 35 figures. Lots of nice color illustrations of gems and gem-bearing minerals. SCARCE. (Good, bumped corners). $42
California Special Report 10-A : 1951 : Nephrite Jade and associated rocks of the Cape San Martin region, Monterey county, California. By Richard A. Crippen, Jr. 14p., 14 figures. (Fair. Generally G, but has some notes and underlining) $8
California Special Report 35 : 1953 : Tungsten deposits of Madera, Fresno, and Tulare counties, California. By Konrad B. Krauskopf. 83p., 4 plates in pocket, 52 figures. Includes lots of actual maps of mine and deposits, with some color. $15
California Special Report 42 : 1955 : Geology of mineral deposits in the Ubehebe Peak Quadrangle, Inyo county, California. By James F. McAllister. 63p., 3 plates in pocket, 26 figures. SCARCE. (All VG, slight spine wear) $87
California Special Report 48 : 1956 : Economic Geology of the Casa Diablo Mountain Quadrangle, California. (Mono county) By C. Dean Rinehart and Donald C. Ross. 17p., 4 plates in pocket including full color geologic map, 1 photo plate, 4 figures. Good (owner's stamps on title page, one interior page soiled. Folded plates are VG) - $10
California Special Report 51 : 1958 : Economic Geology of the Darwin Quadrangle, Inyo County, California. By Wayne E. Hall and E. M. Mackevett. With a section of the Darwin Silver-Lead district, and a section on the Tungsten Deposits. 73p. 9 plates in pocket, 25 figures, 9 photo pages, 13 tables. SCARCE. (All VG, except has a few library stamps, minor soil on cover, and minor wear at spine including a small chip at lower spine end. Folded plates are VG and all present.) $175
California Special Report 64 : 1960 : Geology of the Otay bentonite deposit, San Diego county, California. By George B. Cleveland. 16p., 1 plate in pocket, 5 figures, 6 photos, 3 tables. $10
California Special Report 76 : 1963 : Recent volcanism at Amboy crater, San Bernardino county, California. By Ronald B. Parker. 22p., frontispiece, 6 figures, 12 photos, 1 plate in pocket.
Choose your copy of California Special Report 76 :
Very Good - $11
Fair. (Generally VG, but has water marked corner - shows mostly on outside of cover, not really inside) $4
California Special Report 78 : 1963 : Age and structural relationships of the Franciscan formation in the Montara Mountain quadrangle, San Mateo county, California. By Richard L. Darrow. 23p., 2 plates in pocket, 3 figures, 10 photos. (Fair. Generally G, but cover lightly soiled, and has a little underlining). $8
California Special Report 81 : 1964 : Geology of the Lockwood Valley Area, Kern and Ventura counties, California. 62p., 9 figs., 17 photos, 5 plates in pocket.
Choose your copy of California Special Report 81 :
Very Good - $14
Good - $10
Fair (noticeably bumped lower edge) - $5
California
Special Report 86 : 1964 : Short Contributions to CALIFORNIA
GEOLOGY: 61p. $6
1) Petrology - Geology of the Central Part of the Ramona Pegmatite
District, San Diego County. By Simpson, D.R.,
2) Stratigraphy - Tertiary Stratigraphy of the Church Creek
Area, Monterey County By Dickinson, W.R.
3) Geophysics - Magnetic Study of the Island Mountain Mine
Area,Trinity County By Chapman, R.H.
California Special Report 99 : 1969 : Geology of the Dry Mountain Quadrangle, Inyo County, California. This is the 15 minute quadrangle. By B. Clark Burchfiel. 19p., 15 figures, Large full-color geologic map in pocket. Scale: 1:62,500. Nice green leatherette cover. Very Nice condition. $5
California Special Report 106 : 1976 : Geologic Features of Death Valley (Inyo and San Bernardino Counties), California By Troxel, B.W. and Wright, L.A., editors. 72p. This report contains 11 short papers by various authors, topics include Fault map, Grapevine Mountains, Central Black Mountains, Crystal Spring Formation, Noonday Dolomite, War Eagle Mine Area, Wood Canyon Formation, Shoshone volcanics, and more. $4
California Special Report 166 : 1993 : Mineral Land Classification of the Eureka-Saline Valley Area, includes Blanco Mountain, Dry Mountain, Last Chance Range, Magruder Mountain, Marble Canyon, Mt. Barcroft, New York Peak, Piper Peak, Soldier Pass, Ubehebe Crater, Ubehebe Peak, Waucoba Mountain, Waucoba Spring, and Waucoba Wash 15-minute quadrangles, Inyo and Mono counties, California. By Gary C. Taylor and Stephen E. Joseph. Supercedes Open-File Report 88-2. 143p., 13 figures, 4 tables. Separate Plate packet contains 3 plates on a total of 6 sheets. (Poor - All VG, but missing the separate plate packet) $5
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California
Department of Water Resources : Bulletins
(DWR B)
11x8.5”, softcover. Water year is 12 month period
from October 1 through September 30 of following year.
Waste Water –
Bulletin 68 Series (see also California Department
of Water Resources Bulletin 130-68 Vol. 5, App. D, E and F)
California Department of
Water Resources Bulletin 68-72 : October 1973 : 23p.,
1 fig., 3 tables. CONTAINS :
Inventory of waste water production and waste water reclamation
practices In California in 1972. Very Good (ex-library)
$5
Hydrologic Data -
Bulletin 130 Series
California Department
of Water Resources Bulletin 130-65 Vol. 5, App. E :
December 1966 : 561p., 3 figs., 4 immense tables, 6 plates
(several are fold-out maps). Hydrologic Data : 1965. CONTAINS
: Appendix E - Ground Water Quality for Volume 5 (Southern
California). Data on the chemical, physical, and radiological
characteristics of the ground water in Southern California
for the 1964-65 water year. Good. $48
California Department of Water Resources Bulletin 130-66 Vol. 1 : January 1968 : 109p., 2 figs., 17 tables, 1 plate. Hydrologic Data : 1966. CONTAINS : Volume 1 – North Coastal Area. Data on climate, surface water flow, ground water levels, and surface and ground water quality for 1965-66 year. Good. $16
California Department of Water Resources Bulletin 130-66 Vol. 2, App. B : February 1968 : 299p., 15 large tables, 4 plates (fold-out maps). Hydrologic Data : 1966. CONTAINS : Appendix B – Surface Water Flow for Volume 2 (Northeastern California). Data on the daily mean discharge, daily maximum and minimum tides, diversion quantities, imported and exported water to and from the report area, summary table sof monthly and annual unimpaired runoff from major streams, summary of water supply and utilization for the Sacramento – San Joaquim delta, and content and inflow for major reservoirs for 1965-66water year. Good. $24
California Department of Water Resources Bulletin 130-66 Vol. 3 : May 1968 : 193p., 3 figs., 21 tables, 3 plates (fold-out maps). Hydrologic Data : 1966. CONTAINS : Volume 3 – Central Coastal Area. Data on climate, surface water flow, ground water levels, and surface and ground water quality for 1965-66 year. Includes water levels in wells, sea water intrusion in the Santa Clara Valley East Bay area. Good. $24
California Department of Water Resources Bulletin 130-66 Vol. 5, App. D and E : May 1968 : 203p., 12 figs., 6 tables. Hydrologic data : 1966. CONTAINS : Appendix D – Surface Water Quality for Volume 5 (Southern California). Appendix E - Ground Water Quality for Volume 5 (Southern California). Data on the chemical and physical characteristics of the surface and ground water in Southern California for the 1965-66 water year. Good. $21
California Department of Water Resources Bulletin 130-67 Vol. 1 : November 1968 : 79p., 3 figs., 16 tables. Hydrologic Data : 1967. CONTAINS : Volume 1 – North Coastal Area. Data on climate, surface water flow, ground water levels, and surface and ground water quality for 1966-67 year. Good (ex-library). $14
California Department of Water Resources Bulletin 130-67 Vol. 2 : May 1969 : 667p., 13 figs., 32 large tables, 7 plates (fold-out maps). Hydrologic Data : 1967. CONTAINS : Volume 2 – Northeastern California. Data on climate, surface water flow, ground water levels, and surface and ground water quality for 1966-67 year. Includes fluctuation of water levels in wells and lines of salinity encroachment. Good (ex-library, cover corner soiled). $48
California Department of Water Resources Bulletin 130-68 Vol. 1 : February 1970 : 73p., 5 figs., 17 tables. Hydrologic Data : 1968. CONTAINS : Volume 1 – North Coastal Area. Data on climate, surface water flow, ground water levels, and surface and ground water quality for 1967-68 year. Good (ex-library, cover has some soil and numerous library stamps). $14
California Department of Water Resources Bulletin 130-68 Vol. 5, App. A, B, and C : March 1970 : 423p., 13 figs., 9 large tables. Hydrologic data : 1968. CONTAINS : Appendix A – Climatological Data for Volume 5 (Southern California). Appendix B – Surface Water Measurement for Volume 5 (Southern California). Appendix C – Ground Water Measurement for Volume 5 (Southern California). 1967-68 water year. Good (ex-library). $42
California Department of Water Resources Bulletin 130-68 Vol. 5, App. D, E and F : January 1970 : 207p., 18 figs., 8 tables. Hydrologic data : 1968. CONTAINS : Appendix D – Surface Water Quality for Volume 5 (Southern California). Appendix E - Ground Water Quality for Volume 5 (Southern California). Appendix F – Waste water data for Volume 5 (Southern California) 1967-68 water year. Good (ex-library). $18
California Department of Water Resources Bulletin 130-72 Vol. 4 : August 1973 : 197p., 6 figs., 24 tables, 3 plates (fold-out maps). Hydrologic Data : 1972. CONTAINS : Volume 1 – North Coastal Area. Data on climate, surface water flow, ground water levels, and surface and ground water quality for 1971-72year. Good (ex-library, cover has some soil and numerous library stamps). $16
California Department of
Water Resources Bulletin 131 : November 1965 : 219p.,
9 figs., 52 tables, 3 appendices, 10 plates (fold-out maps).
CONTAINS : Mariposa area investigation,
preliminary edition. Includes sections on Water Supply,
Land use and water requirements, Plans for Water development.
Comes with supplement
in separate binding “Mariposa Area Investigation : Summary
of Public Hearing Comments and Changes to the Preliminary
Edition” dated July 1967, 21p. Good. $35
Management of the
California State Water Project : Bulletin 132 Series
California Department
of Water Resources Bulletin 132-63 : April 1963 : 288p.
text, plus 1 fig., 45 tables, 8 plates (fold-outs). CONTAINS
: The California State Water Project in 1963. This
includes history and current operations (including things
like construction schedule, Sale and purchase of electric
power, Project costs, Project water revenues, Project financing
and more) for various aqueducts, reservoirs, facilities, units.
Good. $22
California Department of Water Resources Bulletin 132-64 : June 1964 : 244p. text, plus 1 fig., 34 tables, 4 large appendices, 8 plates (fold-outs). CONTAINS : The California State Water Project in 1964. This includes history and current operations (including things like construction schedule, Water entitlements, Project costs, Project water revenues, Project financing and more) for various aqueducts, reservoirs, facilities, units. Good. (bumped edge, mild curve). $22
California Department of
Water Resources Bulletin 136 Final Supplement : December
1966 : 27p. CONTAINS : North
Coastal Area Investigation : Summary of Public Hearing Comments
and Changes to the Preliminary Edition dated Sept. 1964.
Good (ex-library, cover loosening). $5
California Department of Water Resources Bulletin 136 App. B : March 1965 : 245p., 66 tables., 23 figs., 2 fold-out plates. CONTAINS : North Coastal Area Investigation, Appendix B – Recreation. This contains history and current use information for various recreation areas, as well as trends and estimated capacity, and more. $10
California Department of Water Resources Bulletin 136 App. C : April 1965 : 364p., 35 tables., 38 figs., 4 fold-out plates. CONTAINS : North Coastal Area Investigation, Appendix C – Fish and Wildlife. Lots of specific information by specific subunits. Good. (ex-library, cover marked) $5
California Department of Water Resources Bulletin 137 Final Supplement : February 1969 : 31p. CONTAINS : Sacramento Valley East Side Investigation : Summary of Public Hearing Comments and Changes to the Preliminary Edition dated Aug. 1967. Good (ex-library) $5
California
Geological Materials : Misc.
~9x6" and softcover unless otherwise noted, many of that
size are offprints.
Unless noted, these papers and books are in very good condition
: lightly used, owner's stamp, may have lightly bumped edges.
Ancient River of Gold, a treatise on how gold deposits are formed and where they can be found. By Raymond J. Wallace. 1985 High-grade publications, Aptos, California, second edition 1991. Softcover, Comb-bound, 11x8.5”, 122p., illus. Topics include (among others) : What is a Dead River?, El Dorado, White’s Branch and the Lower Mother Lode, Greater Yuba, Magalia Channels, Trinity channels, Mammoth River, British Columbia, Yukon and Alaska. VG. $28
Are Petaluma horse teeth reliable in correlation? By R.A. Stirton. Extracted from Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Bull. AAPG), 9x6”, illus. 1952, Vol. 36(10), pages 2011-2025. $3
Bulletin of the Association of Engineering Geologists November 1984, Vol. 21(4). This is the whole issue, I have listed only SOME of the articles below. 11x8.5”, pages 389-551, illus. VG. $8
Some of the papers in Bulletin AEG Nov. 1984 :
Frost heaving of bedrock in permafrost regions.
Development and runout of a detachment slide, Bracebridge Inlet, Bathurst Island, Northwest Territories, Canada.
Engineering geology and the planning process, a case study of Hillslope Ordinance development in Dallas, Texas.
Liquefaction susceptibility mapping for San Francisco, California.
Investigation and repair of tectonic and storm-related road damage near the Garlock fault, California.
Occurrence of mercury in dredge tailings near Folsom south canal, California.
Bulletin of the Association of Engineering Geologists August 1985, Vol. 22(3). Hydrogeology Symposium. This is the whole issue, I have listed only SOME of the articles below. 11x8.5”, pages 229-327, illus. VG $8
Some of the papers in Bulletin AEG Aug. 1985 :
Evaluating the potential for ground-water recharge in an Arid Climate : Sultanate of Oman.
Clay balls in the West San Joaquin Valley, California.
Giant desiccation cracks and differential surface subsidence, Red Lake Playa, Mohave county, Arizona.
Borate exploration and mining in the Death Valley region. By James M. Barker. 1976 Society of mining engineers of AIME preprint 76-H-69. Presented at the AIME annual meetin in Las Vegas February 1976. 8x5”, 27p., 2 figures, 1 table. $2
California desert plan and the public interest. A White paper by the California Mining Association, 1978. Prepared by Jack Woodard Associates, Sacramento. 11x8.5”, 45p., 6 figures. This pertains to Federal preserves and the California Desert Conservation Area, and mineral potential therein. $4
California Mining Journal Volume 53(1) : September 1983. Softcover, orange cover, 11x8.5”, 80p., illus. (This journal is now (2009) named ICMJ Prospecting and Mining Jounal.) $9
A few of the articles included are :
The Lost Blue Bucket Mine.
Major Oregon Gold Find announced, Silver Creek mining property of Goldwinn Resources.
A legal overview of Claim Jumping.
Rich Silver Vein discovered by accident.
Nevada Gold Placer project.
Sampling for the prospector and miner.
It can be done, the story of patenting a mine.
More.
California : Summary of Operations - Oil, Gas and geothermal production statistics, 1973. Fifty-ninth annual report of the State Oil and Gas Supervisor, Volume 59(2). 1973, Resources Agency of California, Department of Conservation, Division of Oil and Gas. Softcover, 9x6”, 187p., heavily illustrated. (VG. Spine covering a bit rough) $25
Cheistry of thermal water in selected geothermal areas of California. By Marshall J. Reed. c1975, 1991 printing. California Division of Oil and Gas Publication TR 15. 11x8.5", 31p., nicely illustrated. $3
Clay mineral composition of some sediments from the pacific ocean off the California coast and the Gulf of California. 1949 Bulletin GSA. 23p. plus fold-out. $3
Correlation of the marine Cenozoic formations of western North America. 1944. Bulletin GSA. 30p. plus fold-outs. (cover lightly soiled) $2
Dendraster elsmerensis (an Echinoid which closely resembles Dendraster excentricus in the basal beds of Pico formation in Elsmere Canyon, near Newhall, California). by J. Wyatt Durham. 1949. Amer. J. of Sci : vol. 247. 14p. illus. $3
Earth Sciences History : journal of the History of the Earth Sciences Society, Volume 7(1), 1988. This is the whole issue of the journal. Softcover, 11x8.5”, 69p., illus. This issue contains (among others) the papers : Misinterpretations of some early California Geologists (1865-1951) AND On the 1946 discovery of the Precambrian Ediacarian fossil fauna in south Australia. Good. $8
Engineering geology Vol. 1, No. 2 : July 1964. This is the whole issue of “Bulletin of the Association of Engineering Geologists.” 9x6”, softcover, 71p., illustrated. $10
Selected Contents of Bulletin AEG 1(2) :
Application of gravity measurements to some problems in engineering geology. (Eaton)
Sewage effluent disposal and its effects on ground water beneath Livermore Valley, California. (Hansen)
Investigation versus exploration (determining subsurface conditions for construction). Roberts)
A hydrologic analysis of the groundwater-Heat interchange for a heat pump system. (Fryberger)
Some Marine aspects of engineering geology (Inderbitzen)
Evidence of the age of a crystalline limestone in S. California. (near Hemet) 1939. J. Geol. 4p. $1
Explanatory Data : San Jose Sheet, Geologic Map of California. 1966. This is a large folded sheet printed on both sides, and it contains data and information to complement the map. Does not include the map. $3
Faunal relations of the Eocene and Upper Cretaceous on the Pacific coast. 1896 USGS. By Timothy W. Stanton. About 11.5x7.5”. Pages 1005-1051 plus plates and plate caption pages, 5 very nice plates of fossils. This original paper has been extracted from the “Seventeenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey 1895-96, in three parts. Part I - Director's report and other papers.” The spine is neatly taped. I have included a photocopy of the title page of the entire volume and the index to the entire volume. This is a convenient way to own this report without having to deal with the entire huge volume. $12
Field Trip Guidebook, San Diego county – 1961. 1961, San Diego State College. For the 57th Annual Meeting of the Cordilleran Section of the Geological Society of America, GSA. Softcover, 11x8.5”, 79p., beautifully illustrated including maps. Has 5 field trips, with road logs, and related papers. Excellent condition (owner's name on fly leaf) $25.
Fire Mountains of the west : the Cascade and Mono Lake Volcanoes. By Stephen L. Harris. 1988 Mountain Press Publishing Company. Softcover, 9x6”, 379p., nicely illustrated. Includes Lassen Peak, Mt. Shasta, Mt. McLoughlin, Crater Lake, Mt. Thielsen, Newberry volcano, Three Sisters, Mt. Jefferson, Mt. Hood, Mt. Adams, Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Rainier, Glacier Peak, Mt. Baker, Mt. Garibaldi, and more. EXC. $5
40 Years : the education of a Geologist. By Tom Baldwin. 1982 Los Angeles Basin Geological Society, Pacific Section AAPG. 11x8.5", 115p., illus. $23
Some of the Content of Forty Years : the education of a geologist :
Mohnian stage in Benedict Canyon.
Stratigraphic position of the Santa Margarita Sandstone in Santa Cruz county.
San Ardo Field, Stratigraphic analysis and case history of an oil field.
Geology of the Santa Cruz Mountains, including Butano Sandstone.
Land Forms of the Salinas Valley, California.
Pacific Offshore exploration, 1949-1965.
A method of finding oil - unorthodox thinking.
The Salinas valley, today and tomorrow.
Fractured reservoirs of Santa Maria district, California. By Louis J. Regan, Jr. and Aden W. Hughes. Extracted from Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Bull. AAPG), 9x6”, illus. 1949, Vol. 33(1), pages 32-51. $4
Franciscan complex olistostrome at Crescent City, Northern California. By K.R. Aalto. 1989. Extracted from Sedimentology 36, pages 471-495. 10x7", nicely illus. $4
Further contributions to the geology of the Sierra Nevada. 1896 USGS. By Henry W. Turner. About 11.5x7.5”. Pages 521-1076 (YES - 555 pages!), 31 plates (1 plate is a full page color map, many others are photographs), 5 figures. This original paper has been extracted from the “Seventeenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey 1895-96, in three parts. Part I - Director's report and other papers.” The spine is neatly taped. Included is the title page of the entire volume and the index to the entire volume. This is a convenient way to own this report without having to deal with the entire huge volume. $24
Geological excursions in Southern California. Edited by Wilfred A. Elders. 1971, UCR Campus Museum for the GSA Cordilleran section meeting. This is University of California, Riverside – Campus Museum Contributions Number 1. Softcover, 11x8.5”, 181p., illus., multiple fold-out maps. Has 9 field trips. VG (two titles in table of contents are highlighted). $18
Geology of San Miguel Island, Santa Barbara county, California. By Carl St. J. Bremner. 1933. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Occasional Paper 2. Softcover, 10x7”, 23p., plus 4 plates (one is a fold-out map) $18
Geotimes Vol. 11(3) : October 1966 : This is a complete issue of Geotimes containing the following and more : San Francisco Bay area, California. 11x8.5", illus., 46 pages. (back cover has pencil notes) $5
Geotimes Vol. 12(3) : March 1967 : This is a complete issue of Geotimes containing the following and more : Los Angeles Basin - its geologic setting, Bridging the pre-publication gap. 11x8.5", illus., 54 pages. $5
Gold Gamble. By Roberta Martin Starry. 1974, Maturango Museum Publication 7, Indian Wells Valley, China Lake, California. Softcover, 11x8.5”, 167p., large number of vintage photos. This is a history book written for the general population about the discovery and mining of gold in California – it is well done. $10
Grain-flow deposits and their implications, Santa Ynez mountains, California. By Peter H. Stauffer. 1967. Extracted from Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, vol. 37(2), paes 487-508. 9.5x6.5", Illus. (corner rough from staple) $3
Heat flow at Grass valley, California. 1957. Amer Geop Union. 5p. $1
INQUA 7th Congress : Guidebook for Field Conference I - Northern Great Basin and California. 1965. Softcover, 8x5.5", 165p. illus. including fold-out maps. Has 14 full days of field trip from Boulder, Colorado to California. $18
Kennedy Wheels. As told to Evelyn Garbarini by the late Emmet H. Garbarini. 1969 Amador Progress News. 9x6”, staple bound, 26p. illustrated with photos. This is about the huge wooden wheels at the Kennedy Gold Mine, Jackson Gate area, California. Pretty neat! $8
Late Ordovician - Early Silurian Conodont biostratigraphy, Inyo mountains, California by Richard H. Miller. 1975. Extracted from GSA Bulletin 86(Feb.). 11x8.5", 4p., illus. $1
Limnology of Mono Lake, California by David T. Mason. 1967 University of California Press. University of California publications in Zoology Volume 83. 10x7", 110p., illus. (some penciled notes, some penciled underlining). $10
Lithic-volcanic sandstones derived from oceanic crust in the Franciscan Complex of California : 'sedimentary memories' of source rock geochemistry. By D.K. Larue and Maria M. Sampayo. 1990. Extracted from Sedimentology 37, pages 879-889. 10x7", illus. $2
Metropolitan water district of southern California : History and First Annual Report for the period ending June 30, 1938. 1939 Los Angeles. compiled and edited by Chas. A. Bissell. Softcover, 9x6”, green cover, 353p., 26 tables, 26 figures, plus about 50 illustrations, plus fold-out map and profile of aqueduct. This is a wonderful historic resource! It includes (with much more) : Early water contracts, Location and design of the Aqueduct, Main Aqueduct tunnels, Dams and reservoirs, Purchasing and Right of Way, more. (Good. Generally VG, but spine darkened, spine ends barely chipped, spine paper (only the covering) creased). $22
Micropaleontology (entire journal) volume 7(2) : April 1961. 11x8.5", 127p., illus. fold-outs. (spine rubbed, upper end bumped) . $12
Contains the following papers:
Coccolithophorids and related Nannoplankton of early Tertiary in California.
Status of foram genera Ammodiscus and Involutina.
Pollen of the genus Aquilapollenites.
Foraminiferal ecology around the Orange county, California, ocean sewer outfall.
Torispora securis : spore or sporangial wall cell?
Bibliography and index of conodonts, 1949-1958.
Mine in the Sky, the history of California’s Pine Creek tungsten mine and the people who were part of it. By Joseph M. Kurtak. 1998 Publication Consultants, Anchorage. Softcover, 8.5x11”, 220p., well-illustrated, a beautifully done publication! Signed by author. Like New. $25
Mineral and Water Resources of California, part 1 : Mineral Resources. 1966 USGS, California Division of Mines, USBM. 9x6”, 450p., 1 fold-out plate, 88 figures, 49 tables. Extremely detailed, lots of data. (Good. Short slice on cover, fix with tape. Spine label). $8
Monterey formation and associated coarse clastic rocks, central San Joaquin basin, California. L. A. Williams and S. A. Graham, editors. 1982, Pacific Section of the Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, SEPM. Volume and Guidebook, Book 25. Softcover, 11x8.5”, 95p., illus. VG. $11
Northwestern continuation of the San Onofre breccia. By A. O. Woodford and T. L. Bailey. 1928 University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences, Volume 17, No. 5, pages 187-191, 1 figure. 10.5x7". (Good, Library marks, minimal soil on cover, one rough corner edge) $8
Pacific coast earthquakes. By Perry Byerly. 1952 Condon Lectures, Oregon State System of Higher Education, Eugene, Oregon. Softcover, 10x7”, 38p., 16 figures (most are photos of damage and features), list of earthquakes felt in Oregon 1866-1949. A neat publication. VG $8
Pacific coast geology : Basis for new exploration. Robert R. Morrison, Preprint chairman. The is the Program Preprint for the 1972, 47th annual meeting of the Pacific section of the AAPG, SEG, and SEPM. March 9 and 10, 1972 Bakersfield, California. 11x8.5”, softcover, comb-bound, about 500 pages, illustrated. 18 technical papers. $52
Selected contents of technical papers – Pacific Coast Geology :
The Dellwood Seamount area and other tectonic features of the Pacific ocean west of British Columbia.
Structure of Miocene rocks in the Sierra madre, Northeastern Santa Barbara county.
Future Petroleum possibilities of the Los Angeles basin.
Discovery and development of the Sawtelle field.
Geology and future petroleum potential, Ventura basin.
Rinconada fault in the Southern Coast ranges, California, and its significance.
Stratigraphpy and sedimentation of the Tejon formation, San Emigdio mountains.
Geology of the Sacramento basin and its future gas possibilities.
Exploratory techniques along the Markley gorge, Sacramento valley, California.
Pitfalls in seismic interpretation.
Seismic wavelet processing.
Vaporchoc, utilization of steam as a new seismic source.
… … … And more.
Pleasant Valley Oil Field, Fresno county, California. By H.W. Weddle. Extracted from Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Bull. AAPG), 9x6”, illus. 1951, Vol. 35(3), pages 619-623. $2
Radioactivity of the rocks of the batholith of Southern California. 1947. Bulletin GSA. 11p. $2
Relation of sulphur to variation in the gravity of California petroleum. by G. Sherburne Rogers. 1917 Trans. Amer. Institute of Mining Engineers. 17p., illus. $3
Report to the Federal Power Commission on the Storage Resources of the south and middle forks of the Kings River, California. Ralph R. Randell, senior engineer. 1931, Federal Power Commission, U.S. Government Printing Office. 9x6”, softcover, 57p text, plus 26 plates (1 in pocket), 15 figures, 29 tables. (Fair. Covers present, but loose and split along spine. Outer couple pages rough at edges. Pocket map is VG). $28
Rosedale Channel – evidence for late Miocene submarine erosion in Great Valley of California. By Bruce D. Martin. Extracted from Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Bull. AAPG), 9x6”, illus. 1963, Vol. 47(3), pages 441-456. $4
San Ardo – a stratigraphic analysis of a California oil field. By Thomas A. Baldwin. Extracted from Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Bull. AAPG), 9x6”, illus. 1950, Vol. 34(10), pages 1981-1989. $2
Selected papers : San Joaquin Geological Society, Volume 5, April, 1980. 11x8.5", 66p. illus. (bumped corner) $12
Contains the following papers:
Depositional systems and their relationship to gas acculmulation in the Sacramento Valley, California.
Cal Canal Gas Field, Kern County, California.
Early Eocene Sediment dispersal in the Central San Joaquin Valley - origin of Cantua sandstone.
Oil and Gas from submarine channels in the Great Valley of California.
Pacoima Oil and Gas Field, San Fernando valley.
Kettleman city : when you core enough you get the very best.
SEPM field trip guidebook No. 3, 1984 Midyear meeting, San Jose, California. 1984, softcover, 11x8.5”, 126p., heavily illustrated. Contains 3 sections, each with several article and description of field trip stops. VG $28
Contents of SEPM Field Trip Guidebook 3:
Pleistocene shoreline and shelf deposits at Fort Funston and their relation to sea-level changes.
Latest Cretaceous and Early Tertiary depositional systems of the northern Diablo range, California.
Depositional facies of sedimentary serpentinite, selected examples from the Coast Ranges, California.
Some remarks concerning the origin of glaucophane in the North Berkeley Hills, CA. 1955. Amer J Sci. 5p. $1
Southern California : K/H Geology Field Guide Series. by Robert P. Sharp. 1975. Softcover book. 9x7", 181p., illus. photos, road logs. Condition fair : binding solid and supple, inside clean, page block flat and square. Edge of page block and first two/last two pages are speckled. $7
Sur submarine slide, Monterey Fan, central California. by William R. Normark and Christina E. Gutmacher. 1988. Extracted from Sedimentology 35, pages 629-647. 10x7", illus . $3
Timing of Magmatism, Basin Formation, and Tilting at the west edge of the Colorado River extensional corridor : results from single-crystal 40AR/39AR geochronology of tertiary rocks in the Old Woman Mountains area, Southeastern California. 1998. Extracted from Journal of Geology, vol. 106, pages 195-209. 11x8.5", illus. $2
TONNER TUNNEL. This is a TEXT AND a group of large folded sheets pertaining to the Tonner Tunnels in California. They appear to be privately distributed and are blueline type prints. Many of the sheets are also labeled with the following “The Metropolitan Water District of southern California. Distribution System, Yorba Linda Feeder. Tonner Tunnel No. 1 and 2”. Some of the sheets are stamped “Preliminary.” 1972. Printed by VTN of Orange County, Engineers, Architects, Planners. If you need other ID numbers or whatever, just ask. All information on the Tonner Tunnels is SCARCE. (Good. Text a bit battered. Edges of sheets a bit rough, some mild tanning. Sheets are intact and supple). $234.
Contents of Tonner Tunnel group (numbered items are folded sheets) :
TEXT : Geologic report on the Proposed Tonner Tunnels Nos. 1 & 2. By R. H. Jahns, V. P. Pentegoff, and T. F. Thompson. November 25, 1971. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Report # 887. 11x8.5", 14 pages of text plus 40 pages of Geologic logs along the proposed tunnels. Includes two folded sheets in pocket.
1. Tunnel Log from MWD. Contract Borings, construction borings, and post-construction tunnel log for Tonner Tunnel No. 1. Drawing by WCC and AAM. Sheet approx. 72” x 40”, with color.
2. Tonner Tunnel No. 1 South Portal Area, Sta. 550+11 to Sta. 542+00, Geology and As-Built. Sheet 24” x 34”. 1 of 5.
3. Tonner Tunnel No. 1, Sta. 542+00 to Sta. 532+00, Geology and As-Built. Sheet 24” x 34”. 2 of 5.
4. Tonner Tunnel No. 1, Sta. 532+11 to Sta. 522+00, Geology and As-Built. Sheet 24” x 34”. 3 of 5.
5. Tonner Tunnel No. 1, Sta. 522+11 to Sta. 512+00, Geology and As-Built. Sheet 24” x 34” (2 copies of this one) 4 of 5.
6. Tonner Tunnel No. 1 North Portal Area, Sta. 512+11 to Sta. 504+21.75, Geology and As-Built. Sheet 24” x 34”. 5 of 5
7. Tonner Tunnel No. 2, Sta. 850+00 to Sta. 891+66, Plan and profile, Sheet 24” x 34”. C-5.
8. Tonner Tunnel No. 1 – Tonner Canyon area, Tonner Tunnel No. 2 – Tonner Canyon to Sta. 740+00, General Plan and Profile. Sheet 24” x 34”. G-3.
9. Tonner Tunnel No. 2, Sta. 740-00 to Carbon Canyon. General Plan and Profile. Sheet 24” x 34”. G-4.
10. Tonner Tunnel No. 1, Sta. 504+18.75 to Sta. 550+17, Plan and profile. Sheet 24” x 34”. C-1.
11. Tonner Tunnel No. 2, Sta. 707+94 to Sta. 740+00. Plan and profile. Sheet 24” x 34”. C-2.
12. Tonner Tunnel No. 2, Sta. 740+00 to Sta. 795+00. Plan and profile. Sheet 24” x 34”. C-3.
13. Tonner Tunnel No. 2, Sta. 795+00 to Sta. 850+00. Plan and profile. Sheet 24” x 34”. C-4.
USGS Folio 193 : 1915 : Geologic Atlas of the United States – San Francisco Folio. By Andrew C. Lawson. THIS IS THE FIELD EDITION in the 9x6” format, thus the text and folded color maps are in a 9x6” folder. Included here are 180 pages of text, 10 great vintage photo plates after text, 4 figures in text, and (folded in pocket) 5 colored structure section sheets (in a beautiful pastel), 5 colored Areal geology map sheets, and 5 colored Topographic map sheets. The Structure section sheets are the same as the areal geology sheets, but with representative sections laid across parts of the map. Covers the California, Tamalpais, San Francisco, Concord, San Mateo, and Hayward quadrangles. (Good condition - a great copy of a SCARCE folio. Folder exterior is rubbed, especially on edges, and has a small owner's name. First page of text has some soil, gently apply a pencil eraser to it if you wish and it will go. The text and maps have mild tanning, otherwise clean and strong. One topo map has a wrinkle). $215
Ventura Avenue and San Miguelito oil fields, Field Trip June 5, 1970. This is the field trip guidebook for the Pacific Section of the AAPG, apparently sponsored by Humble Oil & Refining Company. This packet consists of 26p. of illustrated text (11x8.5”, stapled), 4 pages text of Ventura Basin field trip stops, and some folded plates (Generalized columnar section of Ventura Basin; Formations in Los Angeles basin; Formations in Ventura basin; Diagramatic cross-section from Point Conception to Canton Canyon; Geologic map of Transverse range province; Western Santa Barbara Channel columnar sections; and more.) This looks like it may have been a group of materials put together for a pre-run of the field trip, done some 9 months before the official field trip? Some items are photo-copied. (Good. The plates are yellowed, there are a few minor notes, one plate is hand colored-in). $10
Water-flooding as a method of increasing California oil production : Part 3 - Current and proposed water-flooding research in California. By Wilbur H. Somerton. 1949. California Journal of Mines and Geology 45(4), pages 541-551. (owner's stamps) $1
We were 49ers! : Chilean accounts of the California Gold Rush. Translated and edited by Edwin A. Beilharz and Carlos U. Lopez. . 1976 Stated First Printing, Ward Ritchie Press, Pasadena, California. HARDBACK, dust jacket, 9x6", 230p., illus. Contains the stories of Vicente Perez Rosales, Ramon Jil Navarro, Pedro Isidoro Combet, Benjamin Vicuña Mackenna, Roberto Hernandez Cornejo, and Pedro Ruiz Aldea. (Very Good. Upper edge lightly soiled from dust). $7
Western North America : Devonian. Edited by Michael A. Murphy, William B. N. Berry, Charles A. Sandberg. Sponsored by the Paleontological Society. This is University of California, Riverside Campus, Museum contribution 4. 1977 annual meeting of the Paleontological Society on the Devonian of western North America. Softcover, 11x8.5”, comb-bound, 248p., illus. Includes 20 technical papers related to the Devonian with topics such as Brachiopods, conodonts, Ostracodes, Tabulate corals, Fishes, Nevada, Stromatoporoids, Southern Alexander Archipelago. With errata sheet. $42
Used and Out of Print California geology books For Sale - - Back to Top
University of California Press
: Geology bulletins (Later
named “Publications in Geological Sciences), 10x7",
softcover.
Vol. 14(1) with Nevada.
Vol. 14(3) with Oregon.
Vol. 17(5) with California Misc. above. (Northwestern continuation
of the San Onofre breccia. 1928)
University of California Publications in Geological Sciences Vol. 32(5) : 1957 : Hystricomorph Rodents from the Late Miocene of Colombia, South America. By Robert W. Fields. Pages 273-404, 1 plate, 35 figures. (cover has minor soil) $25
University of California Publications in Geological Sciences Vol. 99 : 1973. Paleontology and paleoecology of the Crawfordsville fossil site (Upper Osagian : Indiana). By N. Gary Lane. 141p., plus 21 plates pages, 21 tables, 26 figures. $42
University
of California Press : Ibero-Americana
(ethnology)
Blue softcovers, cover edges sunned and bumped. * * * Buy
all three for $120
University of California Ibero-Americana 1 : Aztatlan : Prehistoric Mexican frontier on the Pacific coast by Carl Sauer and Donald Brand. 1932 First Edition. 10.5x7”, 92p., 14 excellent plates including some in color, 14 figures and maps. This is an impressive publication! (Uncut. Cover edges noticeably sunned and bumped where they overhang the edge of the page block. Inside in excellent condition) ac $48
University of California Ibero-Americana 2 : Comparative ethnology of Northern Mexico before 1750 by Ralph L. Beals. 1932 First Edition, 10.5x7”, 133p., 28 maps including one fold-out map. (Uncut. Cover edges noticeably sunned and bumped where they overhang the edge of the page block. Inside in excellent condition) ac $45
University of California Ibero-Americana 5 : Distribution
of aboriginal tribes and languages in Northwestern Mexico.
by Carl Sauer. 1934 First Edition. 9.5x6”, 94p. index,
, fold-out map. This acclaimed study by the brilliant Sauer
is a study of language and tribal areas as they existed prior
to displacement by Spanish influence. (very nice condition.
Minimal chips at upper cover edge) ac $42
University
of California Press : Publications
in Geography
Softcover, 10x6.5”, Numbers are : Volume (number).
University of California Publications in Geography 2(2) : The morphology of landscape. By Carl O. Sauer. 1925 (Exact reprint issued 1938). Pages 19-54. ac (VG, cover edges sunned and bumped) $25
University of California Publications in Geography 3(6) : Basin and range forms in the Chiricahua area. By Carl Sauer. Pages 339-414, 14 plates, 5 figures. (Arizona) ac (VG, cover edges sunned and bumped) $20
University of California Publications in Geography 6(4) : Marquesan meteorology : notes on the meteorologic observations made in the Marquesas Islands by the Pacific Entomological survey during the years 1929-1932 by John B. Leighly. 1933. 25p., 5 figs. ac $3
University of California Publications in Geography 8(2) : Turkish resettlement of Bulgarian Turks : 1950-1953. By Huey Louis Kostanick. 1957. Pages 65-164, 1 figure, 4 maps in text. (Turkey) ac VG $36
University of California Publications in Geography 8(3) : Trade routes of Algeria and the Sahara. By Benjamin E. Thomas. 1957. Pages 165-288, 1 plate, 36 maps in text. (Africa) ac VG $28
University of California Publications in Geography 12(3) : Nicoya – a cultural geography. By Philip L. Wagner. Pages 195-150, 15 figures. (Guanacaste and Puntarenas provinces of Costa Rica) ac VG $42
University of California Publications in Geography 17 : Modoc county, a geographic time continuum on the California Volcanic Tableland. By Robert W. Pease. 304p., 46 plates, many figures, some fold-outs, some color. This is an impressively detailed report! ac (VG, edge of page block lightly speckled) $35
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