The Prospector's Handbook - A Guide For The Prospector And Traveller In Search Of Metal-Bearing Or Other Valuable Minerals

by J.W. Anderson

Book Overview

Originally published in 1886. The illustrated contents include: Prospecting for Valuable Minerals - Rocks - Testing Minerals by the Blowpipe - Character of Minerals - Metals and Metallic Ores - Other Useful Minerals and Ores - Composition of Various Rocks - Testing by the Wet Process - Assay of Ores - Surveying - Weights and Measures - Terms etc. Many of the earliest books on geology, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 144465795X
• ISBN13: 9781444657951
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Read Books
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"