Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology : Bulletins (B) Size varies, some are 9x6", others are 11x8.5"

ID B 4 : 1922 : Petroleum possibilities of certain anticlines in southeastern Idaho. By Virgil R. D. Kirkham. 9x6", 36p., 9 plates, 1 correlation table. Most of the plates and table are fold-outs. (upper edge of cover has a bit of old sticker, owner's stamp) $22

ID B 15 : 1958 : Outline of the geology of Idaho. By clyde P. Ross and J. Donald Forrester. 11x8.5”, 74p., 10 figures (2 are pocket maps), photos. VG, original. $20

ID B 16 : 1961 : Guidebook to the geology of the Coeur D'Alene mining district. By Arthur B. Campbell and others. 11x8.5", 37p., 19 figures, 1 table. This consists of 11 articles and covers topics such as Bleaching in the district, Bunker HIll mine, Dayrock mine, Galena mine, Lucky Friday mine, Sunshine mine and more. This is a photocopy. $1

ID B 17 : 1961 : Economic geology of central Idaho blacksand placers. By C. N. Savage. 11x8.5”, 160p., 35 figures (2 are pocket maps), 30 tables. (spine has cloth tape) $32

ID B 18 : 1961 : Idaho’s mineral industry … the first hundred years. By A. J. Teske, Charles W. Sweetwood, Merle W. Wells, Rolland R. Reid, J. M. Whiting, Joseph Newton, E. F. Cook. Includes photos of all the authors. Comb-bound, 11x8.5”, 71p., 2 tables, lots of great vintage photos and figures, some color. This is a great book! (bumped upper edge) $19

ID B 23 : 1969 : Distribution and economic potential of Idaho carbonate rocks. By C. N. Savage. 11x8.5”, 93p., 49 figures (2 in pocket), 8 tables (1 in pocket), 10 plates (2 in pocket). There are 5 items in pocket. $32

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Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology : County Reports (CR) 11x8.5" Illustrated.
Illustrated pages not included in page count.

ID CR 1 : 1956 : Geology and Mineral Resources of Nez Perce county. By Charles Hubbard. 17p., 2 figures in pocket. $1

ID CR 2 : 1957 : Mineral Resources of Latah county. By Charles R. Hubbard. 29p., 2 plates in pocket. $12

ID CR 3 : 1958 : Geology and mineral resources of Ada and Canyon counties. By C. N. Savage. 94p., 27 figures (2 in pocket), 4 tables. (lower spine end rough, small cover edge nick) $30

ID CR 4 : 1961 : Geology and Mineral Resources of Gem and Payette Counties. By C. N. Savage. 50p., 13 figures (2 in pocket), 7 tables. (cover lightly rubbed) $22

ID CR 5 : 1961 : Geology and Mineral Resources of Bonneville County. By C. N. Savage. 108p., 28 figures (1 in pocket), 12 tables, 1 appendix. (cover lightly rubbed, upper spine end rough). $34

ID CR 6 : 1967 : Geology and mineral resources of Bonner County. By C. N. Savage. 131p., 42 figures (3 in pocket), 21 tables. (Good, but shows use. Cover rubbed. Edged lightly bumped) $40

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Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology : Geologic Maps (GM)
Folded, in plain manilla envelope often with library stickers. Envelopes may be a bit rumpled, maps G / VG.

ID GM 5 : 1979 : Geologic map of the Challis 2 degree Quadrangle, Idaho. This map is a compilation to a 1 x 2 degree quadrangle derived from existing geologic mapping and is not intended to be a finished geologic study. Scale: 1:250,000. (one folded corner rubbed) $4

ID GM 12 : 1979 : Geologic map of the Idaho Falls 2 degree Quadrangle, Idaho. This map is a compilation to a 1 x 2 degree quadrangle derived from existing geologic mapping and is not intended to be a finished geologic study. Scale: 1:250,000. $15

ID GM 16 : 1979 : Geologic map of the Sandpoint 2 degree Quadrangle, Idaho and Washington. Scale : 1:250,000. $3

ID GM 17 : 1979 : Geologic Map of the Twin Falls 2 degree Quadrangle, Idaho. Scale:1:250,000. $3

ID GM 18 : 1992 : Geologic map of the Boise Valley and adjoining area, Western Snake River plain, Idaho. By Kurt L. Othberg and Loudon R. Stanford. Scale : 1:100,000. $8

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Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology : Information Circulars (IC) 11x8.5" Illustrated.

ID IC 17 : 1967 : Mean-dip maps – indicators of deformation intensity (a contribution to geometrics). By William R. Greenwood. 6p., 1 figure. $1

ID IC 19 : 1976 : Abstracts of Publications of the Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology. 87p. $7

ID IC 54 : 1994 : Rocks and Potholes of the Big Wood River. By Terry S. Maley and Peter Oberlindacher. 11x8.5”. This is really an ART BOOK with glossy photographs and a quality paperback binding. 41p., 42 figures. 32 photographs. Pebbles, water, and time have combined to erode a basalt stream bed into a miles-long channel of exquisitely shaped rocks seen nowhere else on earth. This singular book thoroughly explains the geologic process leading to a most remarkable, 10,000-year-old natural exhibit. Beautiful black-and-white photographs and clear illustrations provide convincing support to the authors' thoughtful exploration. Anyone who loves desert potholes and slot canyons will love this book. ISBN: 1-55765-109-4 $8

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Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology : Pamphlets (P) Called Pamphlets, but are full techinical reports.
11x8.5" Staple-bound. Most are illustrated, Covers and pages may be tanned. In most cases, the text is roughly reproduced from plain type-written pages, while the plates are nicer - this appears to be the original form of publication because they are clearly older.
A few are photocopies and they are clearly marked below as such, I have done my best to tell originals from copies..
Illustrated pages not included in page count.

ID P 12 : 1924 : Possibilities of Petroleum in Power and Oneida Counties, Idaho. By Arthur M. Piper. 24p. , 1 figure, 4 fold-out plates at back. (cover has some soil, maps have minor tears where attached to binding. $11

ID P 28 : 1928 : Portland Cement Materials Near Pocatello, Idaho. By Alfred L. Anderson. 15p., 2 plates.

ID P 29 : 1928 : Brief Papers on Geologic Field Work in Idaho During 1927. By Virgil R. D. Kirkham. 15p. Content includes “A brief prelimnary reort of the possibilities of an underground water supply for the City of Weiser, Idaho”, “Coal and oil possibilities in Clark county, Idaho.” “Subsurface water supply in Big Lost River Valley.” “An examination of coal prospects in Willow and Fall Creeks, Bonneville county, Idaho.” $3

ID P 30 : 1928 : A geological reconnaissance in the St. Maries region, Idaho. By Alfred L. Anderson. 22p. Photocopy - $1

ID P 31 : 1928 : Geology and silver ore deposits of the Pend Oreille district, Idaho. By Edward Sampson. 25p., 4 plates. Faint photocopy. $1

ID P 41 : 1934 : Geology of the Pearl – Horseshoe Bend gold belt, Idaho. By Alfred L. Anderson. 36p., 3 plates, 2 figures. $15

ID P 44 : 1936 : Geology and ore deposits near Edwardsburg and Thunder mountain, Idaho. By R. J. Shenon and C. P. Ross. 45p., 19 figures. (cover lightly soiled) $20

ID P 47 : 1938 : Geology and ore deposits near Murray, Idaho. By Philip J. Shenon. 44p., 6 plates, 19 figures.

ID P 48 : 1939 : The Dixie Placer District, Idaho. By S. R. Capps, with notes on the lode mines by Ralph J. Roberts. 35p., 5 plates, 4 figures, includes folded map. (All Good, but last two pages loose from staples, a number of small owner's stamps) $34

ID P 49 : Geology and Ore Deposits of the Atlanta District, Elmore County, Idaho. By Alfred L. Anderson. 71p., 6 plates, 7 figures, includes several fold-outs. Good (back cover partly loose, minor cover soil) - $28

ID P 50 : 1939 : The Silver Belt of the Coeur d'Alene District, Idaho. By P. J. Shenon and R. H. McConnel. 9p., plus folded map in pocket. This is the 2nd edition, also printed in 1939. $12

ID P 55 : 1941 : Geology of the Idaho Almaden Quicksilver Mine Near Weiser, Idaho. By Alfred L. Anderson. 9p., 3 plates, 2 figures. Photocopy. $1

ID P 57 : 1941 : The Metal and Coal Mining Districts of Idaho, With Notes on the Nonmetallic Mineral Resources of the State. By Clyde P. Ross. Pages 111-263. This is PART II – Bibliography and Table of Contents. $2

ID P 58 : 1942 : Mica and beryl occurrence in Eastern Latah county, Idaho. By J. Donald Forrester. 16p., 4 plates. This is the second edition printed in 1943. $6

ID P 59 : 1942 : A Sillimanite Deposit Near Troy, Latah County, Idaho. By J. Donald Forrester. 10p., 3 maps. (rubbed along spine) $4

ID P 62 : 1943 : The Antimony and Fluorspar Deposits Near Meyers Cove, Lemhi County, Idaho. By Alfred L. Anderson. 20p., 1 plate, 2 figures.

ID P 63 : 1943 : Flotation Tests on Fluorite Ore From Lemhi County, Idaho. By Lewis S. Prater. 8p., 5 tables, 1 figure. $1

ID P 64 : 1943 : The Aerating Capacity of Flotation Machines. 4p. $1

ID P 66 : Beneficiation Tests on Latah County Clays. By Lewis S. Prater. 8p., 6 tables. (cover faintly spotted). $1

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ID P 75 : 1946 : A Geological Reconnaissance in the Little Wood River (Muldoon) District, Blaine County, Idaho. By Alfred L. Anderson and Warren R. Wagner. 22p., 4 figs., 1 plate. Includes fold-out map. This pamphlet has higher quality printing, paper and cover than most. $8

ID P 82 : 1949 : The Geology of Part of the South Slope of the St. Joe Mountains, Shoshone County, Idaho. By Warren R. Wagner. 48p., 7 plates, 46 figures, 3 tables. (pulication curved) $15

ID P 85 : 1951 : Descriptions of Some Ore Deposits and Their Relationships to the Purcell Sills, Boundary County, Idaho. By Thor H. Kiilsgaard. 31p., 1 figure, 6 plates (most are fold-outs). This is the second edition, also printed in 1951. $12

ID P 90 : 1950 : Detailed Geology of Certain Areas in the Mineral Hill and Warm Springs Mining Districts, Blaine County, Idaho. By A. L. Anderson, T. H. Kiilsgaard and V. C. Fryklund, Jr. 73p., 6 plates, 27 figures. $22

ID P 91 : 1951 : A Reconnaissance of Some Idaho Feldspar Deposits, With a Note on the Occurrence of Columbite and Samarskite. By Verne C. Fryklund, Jr. 29p., 2 tables, 6 figures. Includes Mesa area, Garden Valley District, Columbite mine tunnel, Riggins area, Perthosite area and more. $6

ID P 92 : 1951 : The Geology and Coal of the Horseshoe Creek District, Teton County, Idaho. By Thor H. Kiilsgaard. 42p., 3 figures (includes map inside back cover) – (Generally Good, but back cover is loose and lacks the MAP). $3

ID P 93 : 1952 : A Report on Gypsum Deposits in Washington County, Idaho. By James F. McDivitt. 15p., 2 figures.

ID P 94 : 1953 : Gold-Copper-Lead Deposits of the Yellowjacket District, Lemhi County, Idaho. By Alfred L. Anderson. 41p., 15 figures (3 in pocket). A higher quality of printing than most. $22

ID P 95 : 1952 : Reconnaissance Geology and Ore Deposits of the Mineral District, Washington County, Idaho. By Alfred L. Anderson and Warren R. Wagner. 26p., 1 plate, 14 figures (1 inside back cover). $9

ID P 96 : 1953 : The Geology and Ore Deposits of the Seafoam Mining District, Custer County, Idaho. By Samuel B. Treves and John D. Melear. 19p., 1 figure, 2 plates. Includes Mountain King mine. $5

ID P 97 : 1954 : Mining Geology of the Seven Devils Region. By Earl Ferguson Cook. 22p., 6 figures, 1 plate. Includes several fold-outs. This pamphlet has higher quality printing, paper and cover than most. $10

ID P 98 : 1954 : Fluorspar Deposits Near Meyers Cove, Lemhi County, Idaho. By Alfred L. Anderson. 34p., 6 plates, 16 figures (5 in pocket). This pamphlet has higher quality printing, paper and cover than most.

ID P 99 : 1954 : Monazite Deposits in Calcareous Rocks, Northern Lemhi County, Idaho. By Agatin T. Abbott. 23p., 2 figures, 2 plates. $5

ID P 100 : 1954 : The Geology of Kyanite and Andalusite Deposits, Goat Mountain, Idaho and Preliminary Beneficiation Tests on the Ore. By Agatin T. Abbott and Lewis S. Prater. 27p., 4 plates, 3 figures (1 in pocket). $8

ID P 101 : 1954 : A Preliminary Report on the Fluorspar Mineralization Near Challis, Custer County. By Alfred L. Anderson. 13p., 2 plates, 6 figures (2 in pocket). Includes a fold-out as well. This pamphlet has higher quality printing, paper and cover than most. $10

ID P 102 : 1955 : Prospecting for Uranium, Thorium, and Tungsten in Idaho. By Earl Ferguson Cook. 53p., 8 figs.

ID P 103 : 1955 : A Survey of Ground Water of the State of Idaho. By Philip T. Kinnison. 40p., 7 figures. (back cover has some soil) $6

ID P 104 : 1955 : Flotation Tests on An Oxidized Lead-Zinc Ore From the Coeur d'Alene District, Idaho. By Lewis S. Prater. 12p., 3 plates. $1

ID P 106 : 1956 : Geology and Mineral Resources of the Salmon Quadrangle. By Alfred L. Anderson. 102p., 6 plates (1 in pocket), 3 figures (2 in pocket).

ID P 108 : 1956 : Tungsten Deposits of South-Central Idaho. By Earl Ferguson Cook. 40p., 11 figs. (bumped corner, spine has label on tape) $11

ID P 109 : 1956 : Clay Deposits of North Idaho. By Charles R. Hubbard. 36p., 7 plates, 1 table. $1

ID P 110 : 1956 : Geological Reconnaissance of the Cassia Mountain Region, Twin Falls and Cassia Counties, Idaho. By Walter Youngquist and Jerald R. Haegele. 18p., 2 figs. $4

ID P 111 :1956 : Economic Evaluation of Phosphate and Other Minerals in Southern Idaho. By James F. McDivitt. 48p. $7

ID P 112 : 1957 : Geology and Mineral Resources of the Baker Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho. By Alfred L. Anderson. 71p., 7 plates (1 in pocket), 1 figure. $18

ID P 113 : 1957 : Reconnaissance Geology of the Leesburg Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho. By Philip N. Shockey. 42p., 13 figures, 2 tables, 2 plates (1 in pocket). $11

ID P 115 : 1958 : Uranium, Thorium, Columbium, and Rare Earth Deposits in the Salmon Region, Lemhi County, Idaho. By Alfred L. Anderson. 81p., 2 plates, 6 figures. $28

ID P 117 : 1959 : Geology of the Uranium Deposits Near Stanley, Custer County, Idaho. By B. F. Kern. 40p., 8 plates (some are fold-outs). $12

ID P 118 : 1959 : Geology and Mineral Resources of the North Fork Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho. By Alfred L. Anderson. 92p., 10 plates (2 in pocket), 4 figures.

ID P 119 : 1959 : Annotated Bibliography of Papers Related to the Geology of Idaho, 1941-1957. by Clyde P. Ross. 219p. $2

ID P 120 : 1959 : Reconnaissance Geology of the Elk City Region, Idaho. By Rolland R. Reid. 74p., 65 figures (2 in pocket). $36

ID P 121 : 1960 : Placer Deposits of the Elk City Region. By Rolland R. Reid. 26p., 8 figures (1 in pocket), 4 tables. $15

ID P 124 : 1961 : Geology and Mineral Resources of the Lemhi Quadrangle, Lemhi County. By Alfred L. Anderson. 111p., 1 figure, 7 plates (2 in pocket). $18

ID P 126 : 1962 : Geology and Ore Deposits of the Stanley Area. By Raoul Choate. 122p., 50 figures (1 in pocket), 10 tables. (back cover loose from staples but in VG condition) $42

ID P 129 : 1963 : Reconnaissance Geology of the Sawtooth Range. By Rolland R. Reid. 37p., 28 figures (1 in pocket), 3 tables. $26

ID P 130 : 1963 : Geology Along U.S. Highway 93 in Idaho. By Clyde P. Ross. 98p., 2 figures, 7 maps with color, 14 photos, 1 table.

ID P 131 : 1963 : Mining History of South-Central Idaho. By Clyde P. Ross. 29p., 9 figures, 6 photos. $15

ID P 133 : 1963 : The Coeur d'Alene Mining District in 1963. This consists of a number of papers prepared for presentation at the convention held by the Idaho Mining Association in Wallace, July 18-20, 1963. Content includes Mining highlights, Hecla mining company, Lucky Friday mine, Bunker hill Company, Sunshine mining company, American smelting and refining company. 104p., Heavily illustrated with good photos. (front cover loose from one staple). $32

ID P 134 : 1965 : Geologic History of Pend Oreille Lake Region in North Idaho. By C. N. Savage. 18p., 25 figures, 3 tables. $10

ID P 146 : 1971 : Geology and Geochemical Exploration of the Vienna District, Blaine and Camas Counties, Idaho. By Spencer S. Shannon, Jr. 45p., 1 table, 1 figure, 4 plates in pocket. $22

ID P 147 : 1970 : Evaluation of Minerals and Mineral Potential of the Salmon River Drainage Basin in Idaho. By C. N. Savage. 64p., 15 figures, 6 tables. $20

ID P 156 : 1974 : Geology and Mineral Resources of the Lakeview Mining District, Idaho. By Peter Kun. 47p., 22 figures, 6 plates in pocket. (back cover neatly loose from staples) $32

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Idaho Geology Publications : Misc.~9x6" unless otherwise noted, many are offprints.

Antimony and other metal anomalies south of Stibnite, Valley county, Idaho. By G. C. Curtin and H. D. King. With a section on Geology by B. F. Leonard. 1974. 11x8.5”, 54 pages, 27 figures. This is numbered as U.S.G.S. Open File Report 74-111 and also (apparently) Idaho Open File Report 134. (Somewhat poor photocopy, but readable) $5

Diatomite deposits of southwestern Idaho. By Harold Auburn Powers. 1947, University of Idaho, School of Mines and Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology. This is Idaho Mineral Resources Report 4. It is also an M.S. thesis for Geology. 11x8.5”, 27p., 32 figures, 2 tables. Original. $8

Geologic map of the Yellow Pine area, Valley county, Idaho. Geology by D.E. White, assisted by R. H. Carpenter, 1940 U.S.G.S. This is named as a “Strategic Minerals Investigations Preliminary Map” but does not have a number, and is clearly labeled as by the U.S.G.S., but it does not appear on the U.S.G.S. website in any form. Scale 1:48,000. Geology is crisply labeled in black on a brown and white topographic base map. Sheet measures 21” x 16” SCARCE. Very good condition (no envelope, if it ever had one. Small owner's stamp in blank corner. Lightly tanned) $58

Historic mines of Blaine county, Idaho. 1991? U.S. Bureau of Land Management and Blaine county Centennial Commission. 8.5x5.5”, 24p., illus. $1

Interpretation of sedimentary features in Brazer limestone (Mississippian) near Mackay, Custer county, Idaho. By Betty A.L. Skipp. Extracted from Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Bull. AAPG), 9x6”, illus. 1961, Vol. 45(3), pages 376-389. $3

Map of Priest River Forest Reserve showing land classification and density of merchantable timber. 1898. Scale about 1" = 4 miles. This is a lovely folded color map measuring around 14" x 18" It was printed as part of Nineteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior 1897 - 1998: Part V -- Forest Reserves, plate 46. The map is stretches from the Pen Oreille River to Canada, the Washington state line to Bonner's Ferry. PLUS - similar attractive 1898 color map showing distribution of principal timber species - a nice pair to frame. (Good) $10

Mineral and water resources of Idaho. 1964. Special report 1. Compiled by the USGS in cooperation with the IBMG. 9x6", 335p., illus, fold-out. (spine sunned, rubbed) $14

New Mississippian formations and faunal zones in Chesterfield Range, Portneuf quadrangle, southeast Idaho. By J. Thomas Dutro, Jr., and William J. Sando. Extracted from Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Bull. AAPG), 9x6”, illus. 1963, Vol. 47(11), pages 1963-1986. $5

Our cultural heritage : a fragile record of the last 10,000 years along the lower Salmon River. 1991? BLM. This is BLM Cultural Resource Information Series Number 1, Adventures in the Past. 8.5x5.5, 32p., illus. $1

Phosphate deposits of Idaho and their relation to the world supply by Virgil Kirkham. 1926. Idaho BMG Reprint # 1. From American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers. 9x6", 28p., many photos, $4

Some features of the Idaho batholith. 1935. XVI International Geol Congress. 17p. (cover has 2 rough edge spots and is faintly soiled). $2