Underground Treasures: How and Where to Find Them
A Key for the Ready Determination of All the Useful Minerals Within the United StatesBy James Orton
Length2h 13m
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This short work was written primarily for the landowners, the farmers, the mechanics, the miners, and the laborers. It attempted to help them discover for themselves minerals and ores and thus develop the resources and establish the value of any particular farm or region. It is one of the most valuable works on mining engineering, metallurgy, and Mineralogy. Contents include: Introduction Directions for Determining Specimens by the Key Descriptive List of Useful Minerals Prospecting for Diamonds, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead and Iron Assay of Ores Mineral Springs Artificial Jewelry—How Made and How Detected Discovery of Gold in California Discovery of Silver in Nevada, and United States Gold and Silver Statistics
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Length2 hrs 13 mins
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Publish dateNov 23, 2023
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Table of contents
1Introduction
4640.—Kaolin.
2CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION.
4741.—Lenticular Iron Ore.
3I. OPAQUE.
4842.—Limonite, or Brown Hematite.
4II. TRANSLUCENT.
4943.—Magnetic Iron Ore.
5I. OPAQUE.
5044.—Magnetic Pyrites.
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6II. TRANSLUCENT.
5145.—Malachite.
71.—Agate.
5246.—Manganese Spar.
82.-Alum.
5347.—Marble.
93.—Amethyst.
5448.—Mica.
104.—Anthracite.
5549.—Micaceous Iron Ore.
115.—Antimony Ore.
5650.—Nitre.
126.—Asbestus.
5751.—Oxyd of Manganese.
137.—Asphaltum.
5852.—Platinum.
148.—Azurite.
5953.—Red Copper Ore.
159.—Baryta, or Heavy Spar.
6055.—Red Silver Ore.
1610.—Bituminous Coal.
6156.—Rensselaerite.
1711.—Blende.
6257.—Rock Crystal.
1812.—Bog Iron Ore.
6358.—Rock Salt.
1913.—Brittle Silver Ore.
6459.—Rutile.
2014.—Brown Coal.
6560.—Serpentine.
2115.—Calamine.
6661.—Silicate of Copper.
2216.—Cannel Coal.
6762.—Silver.
2317.—Carnelian.
6863.—Silver Glance.
2418.—Celestine.
6964.—Smaltine.
2519.—Cerussite.
7065.—Smithsonite.
2620.—Chromic Iron.
7166.—Spathic Iron.
2721.—Cinnabar.
7267.—Specular Iron Ore.
2822.—Cobalt Pyrites.
7368.—Spinel Ruby.
2923.—Copper.
7469.—Steatite.
3024.—Copper Glance.
7570.—Strontianite.
3125.—Copper Nickel.
7671.—Sulphur.
3226.—Copper Pyrites.
7772.—Tin Ore.
3327.—Diamond.
7873.—Topaz.
3428.—Emery.
7974.—Tourmaline.
3529.—Fluor Spar.
8075.—Variegated Copper Ore.
3630.—Franklinite.
8176.—Wad.
3731.—Galena.
8277.—Willemite.
3832.—Garnet.
8378.—Zincite.
3933.—Gold.
84CHAPTER IV. PROSPECTING FOR DIAMONDS, GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD AND IRON.
4034.—Graphite.
85CHAPTER V. ASSAY OF ORES.
4135.—Gray Copper Ore.
86CHAPTER VI. MINERAL SPRINGS.
4236.—Gypsum.
87PRECIOUS STONES. ARRANGED ACCORDING TO COLOR AND IN ORDER OF HARDNESS.
4337.—Horn Silver.
88CHAPTER VIII. DISCOVERY OF GOLD IN CALIFORNIA.[4]
4438.—Iron Pyrites.
89CHAPTER IX.
4539.—Jasper.
90INDEX.
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