For Sale : Used Nevada State Geology Publications
Nevada Bureau of Mines and
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Misc. Nevada geology publications
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Nevada Bureau
of Mines and Geology : Bulletins
9x6" through # 65, 11x8.5" after that. Illustrated with
figures, photos, and plates (as noted). (These are originals,
NOT copies).
Nevada Bulletin 2 : 1929 : The Mineral Resources of Nevada. By Jay A. Carpenter. 23p., 1 table. Originally published as Bulletin of Nevada State Bureau of Mines and Mackay School of Mines, v. 1, no. 1, November 1929. A summary of the mineral resources of the southern portion of the state with emphasis on their relationship to the Boulder Canyon project; including The Boulder Canyon Project Act by George W. Malone and a Letter to George W. Malone re chemical industries at Boulder Dam by George W. Sears. (This copy is the original Vol. 1(1) version, self wraps. Faint cover soil, upper spine end has short tear). $3
Nevada Bulletin 27 : 1936 : Placer mining in Nevada. By William O. Vanderburg. 178p., 1 plate (a fold-out map) 65 figures, 5 tables. This is also numbered as University of Nevada Bulletin Volume 30(4). Yellow cover = 1983 5th printing. (Cover lightly soiled with a minor edge spot.) $6
Nevada Bulletin 33. Goldbanks mining district, Pershing County, Nevada. By Robert M. Dreyer. (1940) 38p., 13 figures. This is University of Nevada Bulletin Vol. 34, No. 1, January 15, 1940. First Edition. $22
Nevada Bulletin 38 : 1943 : Nevada’s Metal and mineral production (1859-1940, inclusive. By Bertrand F. Couch and Jay A. Carpenter. 159p. This is also numbered as University of Nevada bulletin Volume 37(4). Blue-green cover, no additional printing mentioned. $2
Nevada Bulletin 41 : 1944 : Quicksilver deposits in Nevada. By Edgar H. Bailey and David A. Phoenix. This is the abbreviated version as originally published, but includes table of contents for the longer version as well (see intro in bulletin for reason). 48p., 11 figures. This is also numbered as University of Nevada Bulletin volume 38(5). SCARCE. $15
Nevada Bulletin 44 : 1946 : Tungsten deposits of the Osgood Range, Humboldt county, Nevada. By S. W. Hobbs and S. E. Clabaugh. 32p., 1 figure, 11 plates in pocket.. This is also numbered as University of Nevada Bulletin Vol. 40, No. 5, June 1946. Blue-green cover, First edition. $12
Nevada Bulletin 57 : 1960 : Geology of the White Pine mining district, White Pine County, Nevada. By Fred L. Humphrey. 119p., 2 plates in pocket including large full-color geologic map, 25 figures. Tan cover. (bumped corner) $17
Nevada Bulletin 58 : 1961 : Geology and mineral deposits of Mineral County, Nevada. By Donald C. Ross. 98p., 2 plates in pocket, 15 figures, 7 tables (1 in pocket, on 8 sheets). Thus, there are 10 items in pocket.
Choose your copy of Nevada Bulletin 58 :
Very Good, in yellow hardshell slipcase - $18
Good, yellow hardshell slipcase (case has minor soil and some wear) - $15
Nevada Bulletin 59 : 1964 : Geology and mineral deposits of Humboldt County, Nevada. By Ronald Willden. 154p., 3 plates in pocket, 17 figures, 29 tables (13 of which are in pocket). Thus, there are 16 items in the separate “plates” folder. Yellow hardshell container. (Good. Case has some soil and wear.) $15
Nevada Bulletin 60. Geology of the Bull Run Quadrangle, Elko County, Nevada: Decker (1962), 65p., color plate in pocket. (bumped edge). $3
Nevada Bulletin 61 : 1963 : Antimony Deposits of Nevada. By Edmond F. Lawrence. 248p., 16 plates in pocket, 80 figures, 3 tables. Tan cover. (VG. Cover faintly soiled) $3
Nevada Bulletin 62. Geology and mineral deposits of Clark County, Nevada: Longwell, Pampeyan, Bowyer, and Roberts (1965), 218p., fold-out. 22 figs., 18 tables, 16 plates in pocket (including Geologic map of Clark County. Mineral resource map of Clark county, Stratigraphic sections, Tectonic map. Individual geologic maps or other details from - Searchlight district, Quartette mine, Blossom mine, Eldorado Canyon, Techatticup mine, Copper King district, Gold Butte district, Las Vegas district, Virgin River district, Anniversary mine, Overton magnesite deposits).
Choose your copy of Nevada Bulletin 62 :
1. Text and plates still sealed in plastic, As new yellow hardshell boxed set. - $40
2. Text and plates (G/VG : yellow hardshell box lighlty rubbed, mildly soiled.) $32
3. Text and plates (G/VG : silver covers lighlty rubbed, faintly soiled. Plate container edges bumped.) $30
4. Text and plates (G/VG : silver covers lighlty rubbed. Plate container edges bumped. Plate 1 (geologic map) has pin holes in corners, some pencil marks, and has been refolded crookedly) $20
Nevada Bulletin 64. Geology and mineral resources of Eureka County,
Nevada: Roberts, Montgomery, and Lehner (1967), 152p., 27 figs.,
14 tables (1 in pocket), plus 12 plates in pocket, including Mineral
resource map of Eureka county, Geologic map of Eureka, and more.
There are a total of 13 items in pocket. Text and plates (G/VG :
silver covers lighlty rubbed, mildly soiled.) - $12
START of 11x8.5" size :
Nevada Bulletin 67. Geology of the Rowland Quadrangle, Elko County, Nevada: Bushnell (1967), 38p., full-color geologic map in pocket. (Fair : Silver cover rubbed, edge of text block bumped, geologic map grubby) $6
Nevada Bulletin 68. Geology of the Mount Velma Quadrangle, Elko County, Nevada: Coash (1967) 28p., full-color geologic map in pocket. (Silver cover rubbed. Map has two short margin tears, no paper missing). $14
Nevada Bulletin 69 : 1967 : Relation of some metal mining districts in the Western United States to regional tectonic environments and igneous activity. By S. E. Jerome and D. R. Cook. 35p., 23 plates (one is fold-out), plates include color. Silver cover. (Good. Silver cover rubbed). $15
Nevada Bulletin 70. Geology and mineral deposits of Washoe and Storey Counties, Nevada: By Harold F. Bonham. With a section on industrial rock and mineral deposits by Keith G. Papke (1969), 140p., 42 figures, 25 tables., 6 plates in pocket, including full-color geologic map.
Choose your copy of Nevada Bulletin 70 :
Very Good (cover barely rubbed, corners lightly bumped) - $19
Poor (All VG, but missing plates 3-6 which are the geologic maps of 3 - Mahoney and Campbell tunnels, 4 - Lone Pine district, 5 - near Pyramid lake, 6 - Terraced HIlls. PRESENT are maps of Washoe and Storey counties, plates 1 and 2) - $5
Nevada Bulletin 72 : 1973 : Correlation of Great Basin stratigraphic units. Edited by Ralph L. Langenheim, Jr. and E. R. Larson. Presents correlations among rock units exposed at 64 selected localities expressed in terms of current stratigraphic classification with lithology and thickness of the named units indicated on accompanying charts; references. Text is 36p., 1 figure. 3 large charts folded in box. Plus 19 page Index to Bulletin 72 listing rock stratigraphic names and unit names. Charts and both texts are in a yellow hardshell box. VG. $5
Nevada Bulletin 73 : 1970 : Geology and mineral deposits of Lincoln County, Nevada: C. M. Tschanz and E. H. Pampeyan, 188p., 27 figures, 36 tables, 7 plates in pocket, including full-color geologic maps. The geography, stratigraphy, structure, and mineral deposits including detailed descriptions of districts; references and index..
Choose your copy of Nevada Bulletin 73 :
EXC (Like new, plates still sealed in plastic. Yellow covers. ) - $50
Very Good (Cover has faint soil, sunned spine. Inside like new, plates still sealed in plastic. Yellow covers.) - $42
Good (Generally VG, but Text corners bumped around thick plate packet, covers barely rubbed. Silver covers.) - $35
Nevada Bulletin 74. Geology and mineral deposits of the Pamlico mining district, Mineral County, Nevada: Archbold and Paul (1970), 12p. plus 5 plates in pocket including full-color geologic maps. (one plate has minor soil. Silver cover lightly rubbed) $4
Nevada Bulletin 75 : 1969 : Geology and mineral deposits of Lyon, Douglas, and Ormsby Counties, Nevada. By James G. Moore. With a section on historical mineral deposits by N. L. Archbold. 45p. plus two plates in pocket, including full-color geologic map, 17 figures, 4 tables. Silver cover or yellow cover.
Choose your copy of Nevada Bulletin 75:
Excellent - $16
Very Good (but silver cover rubbed) - $12
Very Good (but yellow cover has minor fading and minor rubbing on back) - $12
Nevada Bulletin 77 : 1972 : Geology and mineral deposits of southern Nye County, Nevada. By Henry R. Cornwall. 49p. 2 figures, 4 tables, 2 plates in pocket, including full-color geologic map. (G/VG, bumped corner or lightly soiled cover or mild scuff or sunned spine). $10
Nevada Bulletin 78 : 1972 : Geology and mineral deposits of Esmeralda County, Nevada. By J. P. Albers and J. H. Stewart. 80p., 10 figures, 7 tables, 2 plates in pocket, including full-color geologic map. (Generally VG, but spine sunned and cover pulled neatly loose of staples). $10
Nevada Bulletin 83 : 1974 : Geology and mineral deposits of Churchill County, Nevada. By Ronald Willden and Robert C. Speed. 95p. plus 5 plates in pocket, including full-color geologic map, 19 figures, 21 tables. Yellow cover. (VG) $14
Nevada Bulletin 84 : 1975 : Talcose minerals in Nevada – Talc, chlorite, and pyrophyllite. By Keith G. Papke. 62p., 26 figures, 7 tables, color illustrations. Yellow cover. VG $2
Nevada Bulletin 85 : 1976 : Geology and mineral resources of White Pine County, Nevada; Part I, Geology, by Richard K. Hose and M.C. Blake, Jr., Part II, Mineral resources, by Roscoe M. Smith. 113p., 2 plates in pocket, 14 figures, 29 tables.
Choose your copy of Nevada Bulletin 85 :
EXC (Like new, plates still sealed in plastic) - $16
Good (Generally VG, but cover lightly soiled) - $10
Nevada Bulletin 88 : 1977 : Geology and mineral deposits of Lander County, Nevada (includes : Part I - Geology and Part II - Mineral Deposits). By John H. Stewart, Edwin H. McKee, and Harold K. Stager. 106p., 3 plates in pocket including full-color geologic map, 23 figures, 35 tables. Yellow cover.
Choose your copy of Nevada bulletin 88 :
EXC (Like new, plates still sealed in plastic) - $16
Poor (All G/VG, but missing Plate 3 - mineral resources map) - $5
Nevada Bulletin 89 : 1977 : Geology and mineral deposits of Pershing County, Nevada. By Maureen G. Johnson. 115p., 4 plates (on five sheets) in pocket including full-color geologic map, 24 figures, 19 tables. Yellow cover.
Choose your copy of Nevada Bulletin 89 :
EXC (Like new, plates still sealed in plastic) - $18
Fair (Generally G/VG, but cover has some soil, last couple pages have a rippled margin) $8
Nevada Bulletin 92 : 1979 : Geology of the Tonopah, Lone Mountain, Klondike, and northern Mud Lake Quadrangles, Nevada. By Harold F. Bonham, Jr. and Larry J. Garside. 142p., 2 plates in pocket including full-color geologic map. Yellow cover. (Good. All VG, with sunned spine and very minor cover soil). $14
Nevada Bulletin 96 : 1982 : Geochemical reconnaissance of the Tonopah, Lone Mountain, Klondike, and northern Mud Lake Quadrangles, Nevada. By Harold F. Bonham, Jr. and Larry J. Garside. With a section on analytical methods by P. L. Beaulieu. 68p., plate in pocket. VG. $5
Nevada Bulletin 98. Barite in Nevada: Papke (1984), 125p., 2 plates in pocket. $10
Nevada Bulletin 99A : 1985 : Geology of northern Nye County, Nevada. By Frank J. Kleinhampl and Joseph I. Ziony. 172p., 2 full-color geologic maps in pocket., 32 figures, 12 tables.
Choose your copy of Nevada Bulletin 99-A :
EXC (Like new, plates still sealed in plastic) $16
Very Good (Like new, plates still sealed in plastic, but cover has faint soil) - $14
Nevada Bulletin 99B : 1984 : Mineral resources of northern Nye County, Nevada. By Frank J. Kleinhampl and Joseph I. Ziony. 243p., 1 plate in pocket, 58 figures, 55 tables. Yellow cover. G/VG - $9
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Nevada Bureau of
Mines and Geology : Maps
Maps were issued in special printed envelope - present with map
unless noted. Geologic maps are in color.
They are folded. Envelopes may have bumped edges. See also Bulletins
above for more maps.
Nevada Map 1. Transmission and transportation facilities in Nevada. (1962) by Barbara Webb and Roland V. Wilson. $3
Nevada Map 2. Antimony occurrences in Nevada. (1962) 1:1,000,000. With envelope - $10, Without envelope - $8
Nevada Map 3 : 1962 : Fluorspar occurrences in Nevada. By Robert C. Horton. 1:1,000,000. $12
Nevada Map 9 : 1962 : Manganese deposits in Nevada. By John H. Schilling. 1:1,000,000. $14
Nevada Map 14. Lead occurrences in Nevada by district. (1962). 1:1,000,000. $12
Nevada Map 16A. Geologic source index map – showing sources used in compiling Nevada Map 16, Progress Geologic Map of Nevada. (1962). by Barbara Webb and Roland V. Wilson. $2
Nevada Map 20. Preliminary geologic map and sections of the Diamond Springs Quadrangle, Nevada. The map sheet has a color map and sections and lots of explanatory text. Map Scale 1:62,500. Section Scale 1:31,250. (small smudge in one blank margin) Folded. No envelope. $8
Nevada Map 25. Hot springs, sinter deposits, and volcanic cinder cones (1964) Compiled by Robert C. Horton. Scale 1: 1,000,000. $38
Nevada Map 32 : 1967 : Gold producing districts of Nevada. By Harold F. Bonham. 1:1,000,000. First edition 1967 - $2
Nevada Map 33 : 1967 : Silver producing districts of Nevada. By Harold F. Bonham. 1:1,000,000. First edition OR Second edition (1980). $2
Nevada Map 35 : 1968 : Geologic map and sections of the southern Cherry Creek and northern Egan Ranges, White Pine county, Nevada. By William H. Fritz. The map sheet has a color map and sections and lots of explanatory text. 1:62,5000. $10
Nevada Map 37 : 1969 : Metal mining districts of Nevada, second edition. By John H. Schilling. Good. (This copy contains two versions of the map, identical but in size. The smaller map is around 16” x 20”, the larger is around twice that size. The larger map has tape on the corners where it was taped up on a wall.) $12
Nevada Map 42 : 1971 : Geologic map index of Nevada, 1955-1970. By Ira A. Lutsey. $2
Nevada Map 43 : 1972 : Topographic map of Nevada. By Susan L. Nichols and Ira A. Lutsey. 1:1,000,000. $2
Nevada Map 44 : 1972 : Modified geologic map of Nevada. By N. L. Archbold. 1:1,000,000. Color, folded. $10
Nevada Map 47 : 1974 : Bouguer gravity map of Nevada, Winnemucca sheet: Erwin. 1:250,000. (may not have envelope) $1
Nevada Map 48 : 1974 : Aeromagnetic map of Nevada, Vya sheet. 1:250,000. $2
Nevada Map 49 : 1974 : Gravity map index of Nevada. By John W. Erwin. 1:1,000,000. $2
Nevada Map 50 : 1976 : Geologic map of north-central Nevada. By John H. Stewart and John E. Carlson. 1:250,000. May be First or Second printing, ask if you have a preference. $10
Nevada Map 52 : 1976 : Cenozoic rocks of Nevada -- four maps and brief description of distribution, lithology, age, and centers of volcanism. By John H. Stewart and John E. Carlson. 1:1,000,000. 5 pages of text, 4 map sheets.
Choose your copy of Nevada map 52 :
G/VG - $6
Fair (Contents all VG, but envelope edges worn) - $3
Nevada Map 53. Bouguer gravity map of Nevada, Millett sheet: Erwin and Bittleston (1977), 1:250,000. $1
Nevada Map 55 : 1977 : Active mines and oil fields in Nevada, 1976. By Anthony L. Payne and Keith G. Papke. 1:1,000,000. $5
Nevada Map 58 : 1977 : Bouguer gravity map of Nevada, Reno sheet. By John W. Erwin and John C. Berg. 1:250,000. $1
Nevada Map 62 : 1980 : Aeromagnetic map index of Nevada: Erwin, Nichols, Godson, and Hill. 1:1,000,000. $1
Nevada Map 63. Geologic map of the Camp Douglas Quadrangle: Garside (1980), 1:24,000. No envelope. $1
Nevada Map 66 : 1980 : Molybdenum deposits and occurrences in Nevada. By John H. Schilling. 1:1,000,000. (envelope has some soil) $1
Nevada Map 68 : 1980 : Bouguer gravity map of Nevada, Goldfield and Mariposa sheets. By D. L. Healey, R. R. Wahl, and F. E. Curry. 1:250,000. $1
Nevada Map 78 : 1983 : Lead deposits and occurrences in Nevada. By Richard B. Jones. 1:1,000,000. $1
Nevada Map 85 : 1984 : Zinc deposits and occurrences in Nevada. By Richard B. Jones. 1:1,000,000. $1
Nevada Map 91. Bulk-mineable precious-metal deposits and prospects in Nevada: Bonham, Jr. (1986). 1:1,000,000. First edition - 1986 : $12
Nevada Map 92. Aeromagnetic map of Nevada, Winnemucca sheet: Kirchoff-Stein (1988), 1:250,000. $1
Nevada Map 93A : 1988 : Total intensity magnetic anomaly map of Nevada. By Thomas G. Hildenbrand and Robert P. Kucks. 1:750,000. $5
Nevada Map 97. Geologic map of the Mineral Hill Quadrangle, Nevada: Carlisle and Nelson (1990), 1:48,000. No envelope, but it looks like they may have begun to issue maps without the envelope. $8
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Nevada
Bureau of Mines and Geology : Reports
11x8.5" Illustrated.
Many of these are also from the Mackay School of Mines,
University of Nevada.
Nevada Report 1 : 1961 : An inventory of fluorspar occurrences in Nevada. By Robert C. Horton. 31p., 1 plate (fold-out), 1 figure, 1 table. $18
Nevada Report 3 : 1963 : Investigation of titanium occurrences in Nevada, by Laurence H. Beal. 48p., 1 plate ( fold-out), 4 figures, 2 tables. $1
Nevada Report 4 : 1963 : Inventory of Barite occurrences in Nevada, by Robert Horton. 18p., 1 plate (fold-out), 1 fig. $8
Nevada Report 6, Part A & B : 1963 : Total instrumental analysis of Rocks : A. X-ray spectrographic determination of all major oxides in Igneous rocks, and precision and accuracy of a direct pelletizing method. B. Oxygen determination in rocks by neutron activation. By A. Volborth. 85p., 25 figures, 31 tables.
Choose your copy of Nevada report 6 A and B :
Very Good - $25
Good (noticeably bumped corners) - $14
Nevada Report 6, Part C : 1970 : Total Instrumental analysis of rocks : C. Part I : Semiquantitative x-ray spectrographic determination of 38 elements in a Nevada granite and in standard grante G-1. C. Part II : Quantitative x-ray fluorescent trace analysis for 20 elements in igneous rocks. By Brent Fabbi and Alexis Volborth. 48p., 3 figs., 2 tables. $10
Nevada Report 8 : 1965 : Bibliography of graduate theses on Nevada geology. By Roland V. Wilson. 14p., 1 plate in pocket. silver cover. (Good, silver cover rubbed) $1
Nevada Report 9, Correlation of the middle and late Quaternary successions of the Lake Labontan, Lake Bonneville, Rocky Mountain (Wasatch Range), southern Great Plains, and eastern Midwest areas, by R.B. Morrison and John C. Frye, 1965. 51 pages, 11x8.5", 7 b/w drawings (including 2 oversized), oversized material: figure 2, stratigraphic chart, 11x18", b/w; figure 6, correlation chart, 11x16", b/w, Summaries of the latest stratigraphic, radiocarbon, and climatic data for five areas (Lake Lahontan, Lake Bonneville, Rocky Mountain, southern Great Plains, and eastern Midwest area); interregional correlations are made; geosols are defined and used as supportive evidence; references. (spine bumped) $12
Nevada Report 12, Selected readings in mineral economics, by Walter H. Voskuil, 1966. 24 pages, 11x8.5" A bibliography on the economic aspects of the mineral industries, intended as a survey of essential characteristics of major mineral commodities in the United States and the world, and designed mainly as a guide to supplemental readings for teachers of mineral economics. (Silver cover rubbed) $1
Nevada Report 13, Part A, Papers presented at the AIME Pacific Southwest mineral industry conference, Sparks, Nevada, May 5-7, 1965. A. General Session and session on exploration and mine development in Nevada. 1966. 157p., nicely illustrated. (lightly bumped/rubbed edges) $18
Nevada Report 13, Part B, Papers presented at the AIME Pacific Southwest mineral industry conference, Sparks, Nevada, May 5-7, 1965. B. Industrial minerals session and Mining-Metallurgy-Analysis session. 1966. 115p. Nicely illustrated. (lightly bumped/rubbed edges) $14
Nevada Report 13, Part C, Papers presented at the AIME Pacific Southwest mineral industry conference, Sparks, Nevada, May 5-7, 1965. C. Session on North American exploration and mine development. 1966. 125p., Nicely illustrated, plate in pocket. (bumped corners) $15
Nevada Report 15, Gravity study of Warm Springs Valley, Washoe County, Nevada, by James I. Gimlett, 1967. 35 pages, 11x8.5", 7 b/w drawings, 3 b/w photos, 2 tables, 2 plates: plate 1, 1: 125,000, regional gravity, 21x22", b/w; plate 2, 1:48,000, geology and local gravity, 19x15, 2 color. The geography of Warm Springs Valley, geology of the area, gravity data reduction, regional gravity survey, and the Warm Springs Valley gravity anomaly; references. (bumped corners) $1
Nevada Report 16, Gold Butte vermiculite deposits, Clark County, Nevada, by F. Beach Leighton, 1967. 22 pages, 11x8.5", 1 b/w drawing, 1 b/w photo, 11 tables, 1 color plate--1"=400', geology, 11x16", 2 color $1Nevada Report 21, Geothermal exploration and development in Nevada through 1973, by Larry Garside, 1974. 12p., 4 figs., 2 tables. (rubbed spine) $5
Nevada Report 22, Guidebook to the Quaternary geology along the western flank of the Truckee Meadows, Washoe County, Nevada, by E. C. Bingler, 1975. 16 pages, 11x8.5", 1 b/w drawing, 7 b/w photos. A road log and trip guide to glacial, alluvial fan, and basin deposits through the city of Reno, south via US 395 to the Mount Rose fan complex. Prepared in conjunction with Geological Society of America Cordilleran Section Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, March 1975. $2
Nevada Report 23, Induced polarization (resistivity) and magnetic surveys of altered Tertiary volcanic rocks near Reno, Nevada, by John W. Erwin, 1975.11 pages, 11x8.5", 7 b/w drawings $1
Nevada Report 24. Bibliography of Nevada mining and geology. 1966-1970: Ansari. 61p., (bumped corner) $1
Nevada Report 26 : 1975 : Guidebook – Las Vegas to Death Valley and return. Prepared for the AIMMPE annual meeting Feb. 1976. 39p., nicely illustrated with figures, photos and maps. Road log (two routes), articles on Death valley, Borate deposits, Tenneco Oil’s Colemanite milling operation near Lathrop Wells, and the Grantham Talc Mine in Inyo county. Original. $8
Nevada Report 30 : 1977 : The Nevada Bureau of Mines and geology sample library – an index to the drill core and cuttings in the collections. By John H. Schilling. 8p. $1
Nevada Report 31. Bibliography of graduate theses on Nevada geology to 1976: Lutsey. (1978) 20p., plate in pocket. $2
Nevada Report 33. Papers on mineral deposits of western North America: (1979), presented at the Fifth Quadrennial Symposium of IAGOD, 214p. $6
Nevada Report 36. Papers given at the precious-metals symposium, Sparks, Nevada, November 17-19, 1980: Kral (1983). 172p. $5
Contents of Nevada Report 36.
Gold deposits at Copper Canyon, Lander County, Nevada, with references, by David W. Blake and Edward L. Kretschmer;
Sedimentology as applied to the exploration of fossil placer deposits, with bibliography, by James M. Prudden;
Geology and ore deposits of the Taylor mining district, White Pine County, Nevada, with bibliography, by Stuart R. Havenstrite;
Geology of the Cinola deposit, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, with references, by Michael G. Cruson, Fred W. Limbach, Robert A. Brooks, Kenneth G. Sanders, Duncan Bain, and Steve Lacy;
Bulk-tonnage, low-grade silver deposits--update 1980, by Barry N. Watson;
The Ortiz gold deposit (Cunningham Hill)-- geology and exploration, with references, by Alan Wright;
Styles of lowgrade gold mineralization in volcano-plutonic arcs, with references, by Richard H. Sillitoe;
Some factors in the design of heap leaching operations, with bibliography, by George M. Potter;
Heap leaching and pilot testing of gold and silver ores, by Paul D. Chamberlin;
Leaching practices at Smoky Valley mine, by C. Arthur Lefler;
Percolation leaching of clayey gold-silver ores, by Harold J. Heinen;
Legal problems of placer locations, by Richard W. Harris;
Some notes on placer investigation, with references, by John H. Wells;
Evaluation of Tertiary gravels in the Sierra Nevada, with bibliography, by James J. Hodos;
Operation of an optical ore sorting system, with references, by Daniel D. McLaughlin;
Application of the Lamella gravity settler/thickener in precious metal recovery plants, by Russell L. Cook;
Metallurgical practices at Homestake, Lead operation, by Harold L. Hinds and Larry Trautman;
Calculation of sample requirements and the development of preparation procedures for reliable analyses of particulate materials, with bibliography, by Derek J. Ottley;
Practical points of bulk material sampling, with references, by Harrison R. Cooper;
Sampling and ore reserve estimation for the Ortiz gold deposit, New Mexico, with references, by Mark Springett;
Geostatistics at the feasibility stage Golden Sunlight deposit, Montana, by A.J. Sinclair, E.T. Lonergan, and W.E. McConechy.
Nevada Report 40 : 1986 : Sediment-hosted precious-metal deposits of Northern Nevada. Edited by Joseph V. Tingley and Harold F. Bonham, Jr. This is a guidebook prepared for the October 31 thru November 3, 1984 field trip held in conjunction with the Society of Economic Geologist Fall 1984 meeting in Reno. 103p., heavily illustrated, maps. * * * This copy contains insert that are photocopies of two other reports "Geology and metal zonation of the Tomboy-Minne gold deposits, Lander County, Nevada. By David W. Bake, Patrick R. Wotruba, and Ted G. Theodore. AND "Geology of the Gold Quarry deposit. By Joseph C. Rota." (Good. Cover a bit faded) $12
Contents of Nevada Report 40 :
Road log and trip guide.
Geology of the Pinson Mine, Humboldt county, Nevada.
The geology of the Enfield Bell Mine and the Jerritt Canyon district, Elko county, Nevada.
General geology of the Maggie Creek gold deposit, Eureka county, Nevada.
General geology of the Carlin gold belt.
The Carlin story.
Geology of the Eureka-Windfall and Rustler gold deposits, Eureka county, Nevada.
Geology and genesis of the Alligator Ridge mine, White Pine county, Nevada.
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Nevada Geology Materials : Misc. ~9x6" unless otherwise noted, many are offprints.
Archeology of Gatecliff Shelter, Nevada. by David Hurst Thomas. 1975. Extracted from National Geographic Society Research Reports, Volume 16. 12p. Illus. $3
Cambrian rocks of southern Snake Range, Nevada. By Harald Drewes and A.R. Palmer. Extracted from Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Bull. AAPG), 9x6”, illus. 1957, Vol. 41(1) pages 104-120. $4
Cenozoic stratigraphy and structure of the Southern Egan range, Nevada. By Harold E. Kellogg. 1964 Bulletin GSA volume 75(10), pages 949-968. 4 figures, 2 Color plates (bound in), 3 tables. Plates are geologic map and structural cross sections. $10
Compass Vol. 41 #4. 1964. This is the journal of Sigma Gamma Epsilon, the honorary scientific society devoted to earth sciences. 9x6" Illus. It contains 2 articles about Nevada geology. (1) Geology of the Pass Canyon area, White Pine county, Nevada 8p. (2) Geology of Alligator ridge, White Pine county, Nevada. 7p. $5
Comstock Papers. By Henry DeGroot. 1985 Grace Dangberg Foundat ion. Dangberg Historical Series. 9x6”, softcover, 111p., illustrated. This is a modern publication that repeats “The Comstock Papers” written by Henry DeGroot and published in the Mining & Scientific Press during the second half of 1876. It is an important primary source of early Nevada history. A fun read today! $12
Draft Clark County Wilderness Environmental Impact Statement. United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Las Vegas district, Nevada. Softcover, 11x8.5”, paged in sections, around 120 pages, illus. 1983. An interesting overview of the area. $8
Duval’s New Copper Mines show complex geologic history : contrasts in mineralization, host rocks and mode of occurrence mark the Battle Mountain, Nevada porphyry copper deposits. By R. W. Sayers, M. C. Tippett and E. D. Fields. Extracted from Mining Engineering March 1968. 11x8.5”, 55-62p., illus. (stapled, hole punched) $3
Gravity data of Nevada. By D. A. Ponce. 1997 U.S.G.S. Digital Data series DDS-42. This is a new CD in a case, still shrink wrapped. (One corner tip of the case is a bit crunched, but this would not have touched the CD). $5
Hot Springs mercury deposition at McDermitt mine, Humboldt county, Nevada. By Michael W. Roper. Society of Mining Engineers of AIME preprint number 76-S-28. This paper was presented at the AIME annual meeting in Las Vegas, 1976. 9x6”, 14p., 3 figures. $3
Index to Topographic Maps of Nevada = Index to Topographic Mapping in Nevada. USGS. Each one is a large folded sheet with map coverage outlined and named. In addition to the regular 7.5” minute topographic map sheets produced up to that time, it includes some of the 15” and other smaller scale maps. These smaller scale maps are usually / frequently out of print now and no longer shown on the currently issued Indices from the USGS. Thus, the old indices can be very helpful in identifying the names and coverage areas for smaller scale topo maps. March 1972. $4
Interpretation of chemical and isotopic data from boreholes in the unsaturated zone at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. By In C. Yang, Gordon W. Rattray, Pei Yu. 11x8.5”, 58p., 23 figs, 9 tables. This is USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4058. $20
Mining districts and mineral resources of Nevada by Francis Church Lincoln. 1923. Nevada Newsletter publishing company, Reno. This is a very detailed and scholarly compilation. 9x6”, 295p., folded map. This copy is the 1982 reprint by Stanley Paher of Nevada Publications. $10
New Mississippian formation in NE Nevada and its possible significance by Brain Oversby. 1973. Extracted from AAPG Bulletin Vol. 57(9). 3p. illus. (minor pencil marks) $1
Occurrence of gold at the Getchell mine, Nevada. By Peter Joralemon. Economic Geology Volume 46(3), May 1951. Pages 267-310, 30 figures. 9.5x7”. This article has been extracted from the volume, so is now loose leaf and staple bound. $12
Occurrence of Stibnite at Steamboat Springs, Nevada by Waldemar Lindgren. 1905 Transactions of the American Institute of Mining Engineers. 4p. (Fair : bumped edges, short edge tear) $1
Paleozoic rocks of North-Central Nevada. By Roberts, Hotz, Gilluly, and Ferguson. Extracted from Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Bull. AAPG), 9x6”, illus. 1958, Vol. 42(12), pages 2813-2857. (One fig. missing small slice where printing went into binding). Original extract $7 OR Photocopy of same article $2
Paleozoic section in Arrow Canyon range, Clark county, Nevada. By Langenheim, Carss, Kennerly, McCutcheon, and Waines. Extracted from Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Bull. AAPG), 9x6”, illus. 1962, Vol. 46(5), pages 592-609. $5
Petrographic analysis of Bird Spring group (Carboniferous – Permian) near Lee Canyon, Clark county, Nevada. By Mark Rich. Extracted from Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Bull. AAPG), 9x6”, illus. 1963, Vol. 47(9), pages 1657-1681. $5
Plumbojarosite and other basic lead-ferric sulphates from the Yellow Pine district, Nevada. 1915. J Wash Acad Sci. (vegasite). 7p. (tear at page edges) $1
Reported late Tertiary thrusting in northeastern Nevada. By John C. Hazzard and William R. Moran. Extracted from Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Bull. AAPG), 9x6”, illus. 1952, Vol. 36(5), pages 844-856. $2
Silurian - Lower Devonian conodont sequence in the Roberts Mountains formation of Central Nevada by Gilbert Kapper and M.A. Murphy. 1974. University of California publications in geological sciences, vol. 111. 10x7", 62p., 12 plates, plus plates in pocket. (minor pencil marks) $16
The story of Rawhide, Mineral county, Nevada. By Hugh A. Shamberger, 1970. This is number 2 in the Historic Mining Camps of Nevada book series. Softcover, 11x8.5”, 50p., 39 figures, 2 maps (fold-outs : a plat of Rawhide townsite, Regent Mining district). A little about its people, its mines, its quest for water, and its promoters, who all together made it Nevada’s last great mining boom. VG $20
Stratigraphic relations of Park City group (Permian) in Eastern Nevada and western Utah by Bruce Wardlaw and James Collinson. 1978. AAPG Bulletin vol. 62(7). 12p. illus. $2
Stratigraphy of Devonian Sevy dolomite in Utah and Nevada. By John C. Osmond. Extracted from Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Bull. AAPG), 9x6”, illus. 1962, Vol. 46(11), pages 2033-2056. $5
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