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USGS WISCONSIN REWEY MIFFLIN LEAD ZINC Vintage 1964 Report With Original Map!

$ 7.39

Availability: 55 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Condition: There is little wear other than edge-wear to the cover and pages and slight wrinkling of some page corners and the cover, and some fading and discoloration of a minor nature.

    Description

    FEW LEFT!!
    This is USGS Bulletin 1123-F,
    Geology of the Rewey and Mifflin Quadrangles, Wisconsin
    . Published in 1964, this is a pretty rare item. This publication documents the geology of this interesting area. This area is part of the Upper Mississippi Zinc-Lead district. This publication consists of the 82-page book and both of the original geologic maps, all in good condition! One of the maps is a beautiful large full color geologic map showing the locations of dozens of old mines and prospects. Here is a list of minerals known from the mines of the area:
    Gold!
    Calcite
    Cerussite
    Chalcopyrite
    Barite
    Galena
    Marcasite
    Millerite
    Pyrite
    Sphalerite
    Smithsonite
    Quartz
    Numerous mines are described in the text, including:
    Last Chance and LaFollette mines
    Washburn mine
    Ebenezer mine
    Kuster and Ray mine
    New Dale Rundell mine
    Coker #1 and Dale Rundell mine
    Coker #3 mine (also known as M&A mine or Big Tom mine)
    Senator mine
    Defense mine
    Clayton mine
    New Gruno mine
    Old Gruno mine (or Miller mine)
    Penitentiary mine
    Old Slack mine
    Squirrel mine
    This is a rare opportunity to own a scarce geologic publication on an interesting area. The large color geologic map alone is worth it! You’ll wait a long time before you see another of these on eBay!
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