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USGS PUDDLE SPRINGS, WYOMING GEOLOGIC MAP with Report 1967 URANIUM! MINERALS!

$ 6.33

Availability: 77 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Condition: Minor abrasion of the cover and spine. Name written on cover. Light general wear around the edges of the covers and text. No underlining or internal marks. Text block is in very good condition. Binding is tight. Map is very good and looks unused but does have the same signature as the front cover, shown in the photos. Note the two large map photos are of a previous item, but the condition is the same, very good. A good example of this old report.

    Description

    SCARCE VINTAGE REPORT WITH MAP!!
    This is USGS Bulletin 1242-C,
    Geology of Puddle Springs Quadrangle, Fremont County, Wyoming
    . Published in 1967, this is a scarce and desirable report on this geologically interesting area known for being in the western Gas Hills uranium area. This 36-page book comes complete with the 7.5-minute full size geology map of the quadrangle, which come in a pocket in the back of the book.
    This area is rich in uranium occurrences. The report mentions over thirty mineral that have been found in these occurrences, many of them uncommon uranium minerals.
    Meta-autunite
    ,
    phosphuranylite
    , and
    uranophane
    are mentioned specifically in the text. One of the pages has a detailed map of the locations of several mines in the area - very helpful if you are a mineral collector.
    The map is colorful and would look nice framed and hung in a home or business in the area.
    This is a great old report on this interesting area, sure to be of interest to mineral collectors, historians, and residents of the area.
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