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Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
- Bulletins - Maps - Reports - Special Publications

United States Bureau of Mines (USBM) :
Information Circulars (IC) (See also main USBM page)

Used USGS Topographic maps, including many discontinued 15" maps and some early Mining Area maps.
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Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology : Bulletins (B)
9x6" through # 65, 11x8.5" after that. Illustrated with figures, photos, and plates (as noted). (These are originals, NOT copies).

NV B 33. Goldbanks mining district, Pershing County, Nevada. By Robert M. Dreyer. (1940) 38p., 13 figures. This is University of Nevada Bulletin Vol. 34, No. 1, January 15, 1940. First Edition. $25

NV B 35. An investigation as to the presence of commercial quantities of mercury and gold in the Dry Lakes of Nevada. By Jay A. Carpenter. (1941). 22p., 2 plates. This is University of Nevada Bulletin Vol. 35, No. 4, June 20, 1941. First Edition. $5

NV B 37 : 1943 : History of the Comstock Lode : 1850-1920. By Grant H. Smith. 297p., 23 illustrations. Silver cover, 7th printing. This is also numbered as University of Nevada bulletin volume 37(3). (Good, silver cover lightly rubbed) $7

NV B 38 : 1943 : Nevada’s Metal and mineral production (1859-1940, inclusive. By Bertrand F. Couch and Jay A. Carpenter. 159p. This is also numbered as University of Nevada bulletin Volume 37(4). Blue-green cover, no additional printing mentioned. VG $2

NV B 41 : 1944 : Quicksilver deposits in Nevada. By Edgar H. Bailey and David A. Phoenix. This is the abbreviated version as originally published, but includes table of contents for the longer version as well (see intro in bulletin for reason). 48p., 11 figures. This is also numbered as University of Nevada Bulletin volume 38(5). SCARCE. $15

NV B 44 : 1946 : Tungsten deposits of the Osgood Range, Humboldt county, Nevada. By S. W. Hobbs and S. E. Clabaugh. 32p., 1 figure, 11 plates in pocket.. This is also numbered as University of Nevada Bulletin Vol. 40, No. 5, June 1946. Blue-green cover, First edition. $12

NV B 47. Late Pre-Cambrian - Cambrian stratigraphic cross section through southern Nevada: Wheeler. (1948), 61p., fold-out. (bumped corner) $16

NV B 51 : 1953 : The history of fifty years of mining at Tonopah, 1900-1950. By Jay A. Carpenter, Russell Richard Elliott, and Byrd Fanita Wall Sawyer. This is also numbered as University of Nevada Bulletin volume 47(1). 153p., 12 figures, 3 appendices. Silver cover, First edition, 2nd printing, 1976. (VG, silver cover barely rubbed) $5

NV B 57 : 1960 : Geology of the White Pine mining district, White Pine County, Nevada. By Fred L. Humphrey. 119p., 2 plates in pocket including large full-color geologic map, 25 figures. Tan cover. (bumped corner) $18

NV B 60. Geology of the Bull Run Quadrangle, Elko County, Nevada: Decker (1962), 65p., color plate in pocket. (bumped edge). $3

NV B 61 : 1963 : Antimony Deposits of Nevada. By Edmond F. Lawrence. 248p., 16 plates in pocket, 80 figures, 3 tables. Tan cover. (VG. Cover faintly soiled) $3

NV B 62. Geology and mineral deposits of Clark County, Nevada: Longwell, Pampeyan, Bowyer, and Roberts (1965), 218p., fold-out. 22 figs., 18 tables, 16 plates in pocket (including Geologic map of Clark County. Mineral resource map of Clark county, Stratigraphic sections, Tectonic map. Individual geologic maps or other details from - Searchlight district, Quartette mine, Blossom mine, Eldorado Canyon, Techatticup mine, Copper King district, Gold Butte district, Las Vegas district, Virgin River district, Anniversary mine, Overton magnesite deposits).

Choose your copy of Nevada Bulletin 62 :
1. Text and plates (G/VG : silver covers lighlty rubbed, faintly soiled. Plate container edges bumped.) $35
2. Text and plates (G/VG : silver covers lighlty rubbed. Plate container edges bumped. Plate 1 (geologic map) has pin holes in corners, some pencil marks, and has been refolded crookedly) $25
3. Text and most plates (Text VG, white cover. Plate Box is yellow, rubbed. All plates but 1 and 2, and they are still in print). $10
4. Text only, plates not here. (Text is Very Good). $5

NV B 64. Geology and mineral resources of Eureka County, Nevada: Roberts, Montgomery, and Lehner (1967), 152p., 27 figs., 14 tables (1 in pocket), plus 12 plates in pocket, including Mineral resource map of Eureka county, Geologic map of Eureka, and more. There are a total of 13 items in pocket.

Choose your copy of Nevada Bulletin 64 :
1. Text and Plates (Fair : Text very good. Plate container tattered with heavily rubbed silver, There are two copies of most plates, Plate 1 (mineral resources) shows some wear, Plate 3 (geologic map) missing. All other plates very good) : $8
2. Text only (very good) : $4

NV B 65 : 1964 : Mineral and water resources of Nevada. 314p., 60 figures, 21 tables. Silver cover. (cover lightly rubbed). $4

START of 11x8.5" size :

NV B 66 : 1968 : Interpretation of leached outcrops. By Roland Blanchard. 196p., 22 color plates (in text, but not paged), 105 figures, 8 tables, 3 appendices. This is like a really well-done textbook. HARDBACK, dark blue. (VG. Cover lightly rubbed) $30

NV B 67. Geology of the Rowland Quadrangle, Elko County, Nevada: Bushnell (1967), 38p., full-color geologic map in pocket. (Fair : Silver cover rubbed, edge of text block bumped, geologic map grubby) $6

NV B 68. Geology of the Mount Velma Quadrangle, Elko County, Nevada: Coash (1967) 28p., full-color geologic map in pocket. (Silver cover rubbed. Map has two short margin tears, no paper missing). $14

NV B 69 : 1967 : Relation of some metal mining districts in the Western United States to regional tectonic environments and igneous activity. By S. E. Jerome and D. R. Cook. 35p., 23 plates (one is fold-out), plates include color. Silver cover. (Good. Silver cover rubbed). $15

NV B 70. Geology and mineral deposits of Washoe and Storey Counties, Nevada: By Harold F. Bonham. With a section on industrial rock and mineral deposits by Keith G. Papke (1969), 140p., 42 figures, 25 tables., 6 plates in pocket, including full-color geologic map.

Choose your copy of Nevada Bulletin 70 :
VG (cover barely rubbed, corners lightly bumped) - $25
Good/Fair (Text and 5 plates are very good. Silver cover lightly rubbed. One plate has some wear and a coffee stain which does NOT obscure the colors) - $15

NV B 73. Geology and mineral deposits of Lincoln County, Nevada: Tschanz and Pampeyan (1970), 188p., 27 figures, 36 tables, 7 plates in pocket, including full-color geologic maps. First edition, silver covers : SCARCE. (Generally VG, but Text corners bumped around thick plate packet, covers barely rubbed.) $45

NV B 74. Geology and mineral deposits of the Pamlico mining district, Mineral County, Nevada: Archbold and Paul (1970), 12p. plus 5 plates in pocket including full-color geologic maps. (one plate has minor soil. Silver cover lightly rubbed) $5

NV B 75 : 1969 : Geology and mineral deposits of Lyon, Douglas, and Ormsby Counties, Nevada. By James G. Moore. With a section on historical mineral deposits by N. L. Archbold. 45p. plus two plates in pocket, including full-color geologic map, 17 figures, 4 tables. Silver cover.

Choose your copy of Nevada Bulletin 75:
Excellent - $18
Very Good (but silver cover rubbed) - $14

NV B 76 : 1970 : Montmorillonite, Bentonite, and Fuller’s earth deposits in Nevada. By Keith G. Papke. 47p., 3 plates in pocket, 21 figures, 3 tables (1 in pocket). Thus, there are 4 items in pocket. Silver cover. (Good, cover rubbed) $4

NV B 77 : 1972 : Geology and mineral deposits of southern Nye County, Nevada. By Henry R. Cornwall. 49p. 2 figures, 4 tables, 2 plates in pocket, including full-color geologic map. (G/VG, bumped corner or lightly soiled cover). $11

NV B 83 : 1974 : Geology and mineral deposits of Churchill County, Nevada. By Ronald Willden and Robert C. Speed. 95p. plus 5 plates in pocket, including full-color geologic map, 19 figures, 21 tables. Yellow cover. (VG) $15

NV B 84 : 1975 : Talcose minerals in Nevada – Talc, chlorite, and pyrophyllite. By Keith G. Papke. 62p., 26 figures, 7 tables, color illustrations. Yellow cover. VG $2

NV B 85. Geology and mineral resources of White Pine County, Nevada (includes : Part I - Geology and Part II - Mineral Deposits) : Hose, Blake, and Smith (1976), 105p. frontispiece, 14 figures, 29 tables, 2 plates in pocket, including full-color geologic map. VG. $12

NV B 87 : 1976 : Evaporites and brines in Nevada playas. By Keith G. Papke. 35p., 15 figures, 5 tables, 1 plate in pocket. Yellow cover. $3

NV B 88 : 1977 : Geology and mineral deposits of Lander County, Nevada (includes : Part I - Geology and Part II - Mineral Deposits). By John H. Stewart, Edwin H. McKee, and Harold K. Stager. 106p., 3 plates in pocket including full-color geologic map, 23 figures, 35 tables. Yellow cover.

Choose your copy of Nevada bulletin 88 :
Good (bumped corner, cover lightly smudged) - $15
Poor (All G/VG, but missing Plate 3 - mineral resources map) - $5

NV B 98. Barite in Nevada: Papke (1984), 125p., 2 plates in pocket. $12

NV B 99B : 1984 : Mineral resources of northern Nye County, Nevada. By Frank J. Kleinhampl and Joseph I. Ziony. 243p., 1 plate in pocket, 58 figures, 55 tables. Yellow cover. G/VG - $14

NV B 101 : 1987 : Geology of Elko County, Nevada. By Robert R. Coats. 112p., full-color geologic map in pocket, 12 figures, 1 table. Tan cover. Excellent. $14

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Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology : Maps
Maps were issued in special printed envelope - present with map unless noted. Geologic maps are in color.
They are folded. Envelopes may have bumped edges. See also Bulletins above for more maps.

NV Map 1. Transmission and transportation facilities in Nevada. (1962) by Barbara Webb and Roland V. Wilson. $5

NV Map 2. Antimony occurrences in Nevada. (1962) 1:1,000,000. With envelope - $12, Without envelope - $10

NV Map 3 : 1962 : Fluorspar occurrences in Nevada. By Robert C. Horton. 1:1,000,000. $17

NV Map 9 : 1962 : Manganese deposits in Nevada. By John H. Schilling. 1:1,000,000. $17

NV Map 14. Lead occurrences in Nevada by district. (1962). 1:1,000,000. $12

NV Map 16A. Geologic source index map – showing sources used in compiling Nevada Map 16, Progress Geologic Map of Nevada. (1962). by Barbara Webb and Roland V. Wilson. $5

NV Map 20, Preliminary geologic map and sections of the Diamond Springs Quadrangle, Nevada. The map sheet has a color map and sections and lots of explanatory text. Map Scale 1:62,500. Section Scale 1:31,250. (small smudge in one blank margin) Folded. No envelope. $10

NV Map 25. Hot springs, sinter deposits, and volcanic cinder cones (1964) Compiled by Robert C. Horton. Scale 1: 1,000,000. $45

NV Map 32 : 1967 : Gold producing districts of Nevada. By Harold F. Bonham. 1:1,000,000. First edition. $3

NV Map 33 : 1967 : Silver producing districts of Nevada. By Harold F. Bonham. 1:1,000,000. First edition. $3

NV Map 35 : 1968 : Geologic map and sections of the southern Cherry Creek and northern Egan Ranges, White Pine county, Nevada. By William H. Fritz. The map sheet has a color map and sections and lots of explanatory text. 1:62,5000. $10

NV Map 46 : 1973 : Industrial mineral deposits of Nevada. By Keith G. Papke. 1:1,000,000. $2

NV Map 47. Bouguer gravity map of Nevada, Winnemucca sheet: Erwin (1974), 1:250,000. $2

NV Map 50. Geologic map of north-central Nevada: Stewart and Carlson (1984), 1:250,000. $12

NV Map 52. Cenozoic rocks of Nevada -- four maps and brief description of distribution, lithology, age, and centers of volcanism: Stewart and Carlson (1976), 1:1,000,000. tu, $8

NV Map 53. Bouguer gravity map of Nevada, Millett sheet: Erwin and Bittleston (1977), 1:250,000. $2

NV Map 63. Geologic map of the Camp Douglas Quadrangle: Garside (1980), 1:24,000. No envelope. $2

NV Map 91. Bulk-mineable precious-metal deposits and prospects in Nevada: Bonham, Jr. (1986). 1:1,000,000.

Choose your edition of NV Map 91.
First edition - 1986 : $12
Second edition - 1989 : $10

NV Map 92. Aeromagnetic map of Nevada, Winnemucca sheet: Kirchoff-Stein (1988), 1:250,000. $2

NV Map 93A. Total intensity magnetic anomaly map of Nevada: Hildenbrand and Kucks (1988), 1:750,000. $7

NV Map 97. Geologic map of the Mineral Hill Quadrangle, Nevada: Carlisle and Nelson (1990), 1:48,000. No envelope, but it looks like they may have begun to issue maps without the envelope. $11

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Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology : Reports (R) 11x8.5" Illustrated.
Many of these are also from the Mackay School of Mines, University of Nevada.

NV R 1 : 1961 : An inventory of fluorspar occurrences in Nevada. By Robert C. Horton. 31p., 1 plate (fold-out), 1 figure, 1 table. $21

NV R 3 : 1963 : Investigation of titanium occurrences in Nevada, by Laurence H. Beal. 48p., 1 plate ( fold-out), 4 figures, 2 tables. $1

NV R 4 : 1963 : Inventory of Barite occurrences in Nevada, by Robert Horton. 18p., 1 plate (fold-out), 1 fig. $9

NV R 6, Part A & B : 1963 : Total instrumental analysis of Rocks : A. X-ray spectrographic determination of all major oxides in Igneous rocks, and precision and accuracy of a direct pelletizing method. B. Oxygen determination in rocks by neutron activation. By A. Volborth. 85p., 25 figures, 31 tables.

Choose your copy of Nevada report 6 A and B :
Very Good - $25
Good (noticeably bumped corners) - $14

NV R 6, Part C : 1970 : Total Instrumental analysis of rocks : C. Part I : Semiquantitative x-ray spectrographic determination of 38 elements in a Nevada granite and in standard grante G-1. C. Part II : Quantitative x-ray fluorescent trace analysis for 20 elements in igneous rocks. By Brent Fabbi and Alexis Volborth. 48p., 3 figs., 2 tables. $10

NV R 8 : 1965 : Bibliography of graduate theses on Nevada geology. By Roland V. Wilson. 14p., 1 plate in pocket. silver cover. (Good, silver cover rubbed) $1

NV R 9, Correlation of the middle and late Quaternary successions of the Lake Labontan, Lake Bonneville, Rocky Mountain (Wasatch Range), southern Great Plains, and eastern Midwest areas, by R.B. Morrison and John C. Frye, 1965. 51 pages, 11x8.5", 7 b/w drawings (including 2 oversized), oversized material: figure 2, stratigraphic chart, 11x18", b/w; figure 6, correlation chart, 11x16", b/w, Summaries of the latest stratigraphic, radiocarbon, and climatic data for five areas (Lake Lahontan, Lake Bonneville, Rocky Mountain, southern Great Plains, and eastern Midwest area); interregional correlations are made; geosols are defined and used as supportive evidence; references. (spine bumped) $21

NV R 12, Selected readings in mineral economics, by Walter H. Voskuil, 1966. 24 pages, 11x8.5" A bibliography on the economic aspects of the mineral industries, intended as a survey of essential characteristics of major mineral commodities in the United States and the world, and designed mainly as a guide to supplemental readings for teachers of mineral economics. (Silver cover rubbed) tu, $1

NV R 13, Part A, Papers presented at the AIME Pacific Southwest mineral industry conference, Sparks, Nevada, May 5-7, 1965. A. General Session and session on exploration and mine development in Nevada. 1966. 157p., nicely illustrated. (lightly bumped/rubbed edges) $18

NV R 13, Part B, Papers presented at the AIME Pacific Southwest mineral industry conference, Sparks, Nevada, May 5-7, 1965. B. Industrial minerals session and Mining-Metallurgy-Analysis session. 1966. 115p. Nicely illustrated. (lightly bumped/rubbed edges) $14

NV R 13, Part C, Papers presented at the AIME Pacific Southwest mineral industry conference, Sparks, Nevada, May 5-7, 1965. C. Session on North American exploration and mine development. 1966. 125p., Nicely illustrated, plate in pocket. (bumped corners) $15

NV R 14, Industrial mineral deposits of Mineral county, Nevada, by N.L. Archbold. 1966. 32p., 13 figs., Plate in pocket. (bumped corners). $12

NV R 15, Gravity study of Warm Springs Valley, Washoe County, Nevada, by James I. Gimlett, 1967. 35 pages, 11x8.5", 7 b/w drawings, 3 b/w photos, 2 tables, 2 plates: plate 1, 1: 125,000, regional gravity, 21x22", b/w; plate 2, 1:48,000, geology and local gravity, 19x15, 2 color. The geography of Warm Springs Valley, geology of the area, gravity data reduction, regional gravity survey, and the Warm Springs Valley gravity anomaly; references. (bumped corners) $1

NV R 16, Gold Butte vermiculite deposits, Clark County, Nevada, by F. Beach Leighton, 1967. 22 pages, 11x8.5", 1 b/w drawing, 1 b/w photo, 11 tables, 1 color plate--1"=400', geology, 11x16", 2 color $1

NV R 21, Geothermal exploration and development in Nevada through 1973, by Larry Garside, 1974. 12p., 4 figs., 2 tables. (rubbed spine) tu, $5

NV R 22, Guidebook to the Quaternary geology along the western flank of the Truckee Meadows, Washoe County, Nevada, by E. C. Bingler, 1975. 16 pages, 11x8.5", 1 b/w drawing, 7 b/w photos. A road log and trip guide to glacial, alluvial fan, and basin deposits through the city of Reno, south via US 395 to the Mount Rose fan complex. Prepared in conjunction with Geological Society of America Cordilleran Section Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, March 1975. $2

NV R 23, Induced polarization (resistivity) and magnetic surveys of altered Tertiary volcanic rocks near Reno, Nevada, by John W. Erwin, 1975.11 pages, 11x8.5", 7 b/w drawings $1

NV R 24. Bibliography of Nevada mining and geology. 1966-1970: Ansari. 61p., bumped corner $6

NV R 26 : 1975 : Guidebook – Las Vegas to Death Valley and return. Prepared for the AIMMPE annual meeting Feb. 1976. 39p., nicely illustrated with figures, photos and maps. Road log (two routes), articles on Death valley, Borate deposits, Tenneco Oil’s Colemanite milling operation near Lathrop Wells, and the Grantham Talc Mine in Inyo county. Original. $18

NV R 31. Bibliography of graduate theses on Nevada geology to 1976: Lutsey. (1978) 20p., plate in pocket. $6

NV R 33. Papers on mineral deposits of western North America: (1979), presented at the Fifth Quadrennial Symposium of IAGOD, 214p. $8

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Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology : Special Publications 11x8.5" Illustrated.

SP 7. Bibliography of Nevada geology and mineral resources through 1980: Weimer-McMillion, Tingley, and Schilling (1983). 184p. $3

United States Bureau of Mines (USBM) : Information Circulars (IC)
10.5x8”, staple bound. These are originals, but were roughly printed. Paper tanned, owner’s marks on cover.

NV USBM IC 6941 : May 1937 : Reconnaissance of mining districts in Mineral County, Nevada by William O. Vanderburg. 79p., illus. (minimal pencil marks) $20

Nevada Geology Materials : Misc. ~9x6" unless otherwise noted, many are offprints.

Archeology of Gatecliff Shelter, Nevada. by David Hurst Thomas. 1975. Extracted from National Geographic Society Research Reports, Volume 16. 12p. Illus. $3

Cambrian rocks of southern Snake Range, Nevada. By Harald Drewes and A.R. Palmer. Extracted from Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Bull. AAPG), 9x6”, illus. 1957, Vol. 41(1) pages 104-120. $4

Cenozoic stratigraphy and structure of the Southern Egan range, Nevada. By Harold E. Kellogg. 1964 Bulletin GSA volume 75(10), pages 949-968. 4 figures, 2 Color plates (bound in), 3 tables. Plates are geologic map and structural cross sections. $10

Chester through Derry conodonts and stratigraphy of northern Clark and southern Lincoln counties, Nevada by G.D. Webster. 1969. University of California publications in geological sciences, vol. 79. 10x7", 121p., plates in pocket. (cover faintly soiled, minor pencil marks) $18

Compass Vol. 41 #4. 1964. This is the journal of Sigma Gamma Epsilon, the honorary scientific society devoted to earth sciences. 9x6" Illus. It contains 2 articles about Nevada geology. (1) Geology of the Pass Canyon area, White Pine county, Nevada 8p. (2) Geology of Alligator ridge, White Pine county, Nevada. 7p. $5

Draft Clark County Wilderness Environmental Impact Statement. United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Las Vegas district, Nevada. Softcover, 11x8.5”, paged in sections, around 120 pages, illus. 1983. An interesting overview of the area. $8

Geology and Geochemistry of the Getchell disseminated gold deposit, Humboldt county, Nevada. By Byron R. Berger. Society of Mining Engineers of AIME preprint number 75-1-305. This paper was presented at the SME Fall meeting in Salt Lake City, 1975. 9x6”, 26p., 4 figures, 5 tables. $4

Hot Springs mercury deposition at McDermitt mine, Humboldt county, Nevada. By Michael W. Roper. Society of Mining Engineers of AIME preprint number 76-S-28. This paper was presented at the AIME annual meeting in Las Vegas, 1976. 9x6”, 14p., 3 figures. $3

Interpretation of chemical and isotopic data from boreholes in the unsaturated zone at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. By In C. Yang, Gordon W. Rattray, Pei Yu. 11x8.5”, 58p., 23 figs, 9 tables. This is USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4058. $20

Mineral and Water Resources of Nevada - Report of the USGS in collaboration with Nevada bureau of Mines. 1964 U.S. Government Printing office. Senate 88th congress, document # 87. 314p., illus. fold-out. (bumped corners) $16

New Mississippian formation in NE Nevada and its possible significance by Brain Oversby. 1973. Extracted from AAPG Bulletin Vol. 57(9). 3p. illus. (minor pencil marks) $1

Occurrence of gold at the Getchell mine, Nevada. By Peter Joralemon. Economic Geology Volume 46(3), May 1951. Pages 267-310, 30 figures. 9.5x7”. This article has been extracted from the volume, so is now loose leaf and staple bound. $12

Occurrence of Stibnite at Steamboat Springs, Nevada by Waldemar Lindgren. 1905 Transactions of the American Institute of Mining Engineers. 4p. (Fair : bumped edges, short edge tear) $1

Paleozoic rocks of North-Central Nevada. By Roberts, Hotz, Gilluly, and Ferguson. Extracted from Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Bull. AAPG), 9x6”, illus. 1958, Vol. 42(12), pages 2813-2857. (One fig. missing small slice where printing went into binding). $7

Paleozoic section in Arrow Canyon range, Clark county, Nevada. By Langenheim, Carss, Kennerly, McCutcheon, and Waines. Extracted from Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Bull. AAPG), 9x6”, illus. 1962, Vol. 46(5), pages 592-609. $5

Petrographic analysis of Bird Spring group (Carboniferous – Permian) near Lee Canyon, Clark county, Nevada. By Mark Rich. Extracted from Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Bull. AAPG), 9x6”, illus. 1963, Vol. 47(9), pages 1657-1681. $5

Plumbojarosite and other basic lead-ferric sulphates from the Yellow Pine district, Nevada. 1915. J Wash Acad Sci. (vegasite). 7p. (tear at page edges) $1

Reported late Tertiary thrusting in northeastern Nevada. By John C. Hazzard and William R. Moran. Extracted from Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Bull. AAPG), 9x6”, illus. 1952, Vol. 36(5), pages 844-856. $2

Silurian - Lower Devonian conodont sequence in the Roberts Mountains formation of Central Nevada by Gilbert Kapper and M.A. Murphy. 1974. University of California publications in geological sciences, vol. 111. 10x7", 62p., 12 plates, plus plates in pocket. (minor pencil marks) $16

The story of Rawhide, Mineral county, Nevada. By Hugh A. Shamberger, 1970. This is number 2 in the Historic Mining Camps of Nevada book series. Softcover, 11x8.5”, 50p., 39 figures, 2 maps (fold-outs : a plat of Rawhide townsite, Regent Mining district). A little about its people, its mines, its quest for water, and its promoters, who all together made it Nevada’s last great mining boom. VG $20

The story of Silver Peak, Esmeralda county, Nevada. By Hugh A. Shamberger, 1976. This is number 8 in the Historic Mining Camps of Nevada book series. Hardback, 11x8.5”, 111p., 71 photos, 5 maps (including mining claims on Mineral Ridge, Silver Peak and Blair Townsites, Silver Peak Mining district), 1 table. A small part of the long history of the Silver Peak and Red Mountain mining districts, with brief mention of its people, its towns, its mines and mills, its quest for water, and those men who promoted the many mining operations which brought wealth to this state. VG $84

The story of Weepah, Esmeralda county, Nevada. By Hugh A. Shamberger, 1975. This is number 7 in the Historic Mining Camps of Nevada book series. Softcover, 11x8.5”, 89p., 61 photos, 4 maps (including Weepah area, Mining claims in vicinity of Electric Gold Mines property). A little about Weepah, its people, its towns, its quest for water, and its promoters, all of which together made an interesting chapter in the mining history of Nevada. $27

Stratigraphic relations of Park City group (Permian) in Eastern Nevada and western Utah by Bruce Wardlaw and James Collinson. 1978. AAPG Bulletin vol. 62(7). 12p. illus. $2

Stratigraphy of Devonian Sevy dolomite in Utah and Nevada. By John C. Osmond. Extracted from Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Bull. AAPG), 9x6”, illus. 1962, Vol. 46(11), pages 2033-2056. $5

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