Minerals of Nevada

By Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock

Book Overview

Nevada has an extraordinary diversity of minerals, some of them unique to the state and some the focus of human exploitation for millennia. Minerals of Nevada is the first synoptic catalog of Nevada minerals, listing every mineral found in the state along with the places where they occur. The book includes the geologic history of the state, the history of mining in Nevada, descriptions of significant mineral deposits and mining districts, maps, and an album of striking color photographs of rare and important minerals.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874178827
• ISBN13: 9780874178821
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: University of Nevada Press
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.7" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 15 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 6 and higher