Minerals of Georgia: Their Properties and Occurrences: 22 (Wormsloe Foundation Nature Books) - Softcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

ROBERT B. COOK is a professor emeritus of the Department of Geology and Geography at Auburn University.

JULIAN C. GRAY is executive director of the Rice Northwestern Museum of Rocks and Minerals in Hillsboro, Oregon.

JOSE SANTAMARIA is executive director of theTellus Science Museum in Cartersville, Georgia.

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A practical, easy-to-use guide, ideal for researchers and rockhounds alike:

· Provides alphabetical tabulation of over 200 minerals, undivided mineral groups, and mineral families found in the state, including the most important localities, associated minerals, and mines.

· Explores the crystalline and sedimentary regions of all five of Georgia s geological provinces

· Presents mineralogical data for each species, including general chemical division, crystallographic information, formation habit, physical properties, and a county-by-county list of occurrences of the mineral.

· Discusses the state s most important specimen-producing localities, including the Jacksons Crossroads site in Wilkes County the nation s premier amethyst occurrence and Graves Mountain in Lincoln County, known for its unsurpassed rutile and other specimens.

· Details the most accurate up-to-date account of the mineralogy of the state including the most current list of positively reported species, identification techniques, physical description of material, exact geological occurrence, and location.

· Chronicles historical anecdotes detailing Georgia s colorful and economically rewarding mineral heritage.

A Wormsloe Foundation Nature Book

The University of Georgia Press

Athens, Georgia 30602

www.ugapress.org

ISBN 978-0-8203-4558-1

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Minerals of Georgia presents an illustrated, alphabetized record of every mineral (or mineral group) identified in the state. Under each entry is a county-by-county listing of every occurrence known, including both widespread species and obscure ones. In addition to economically important mineral deposits, this volume covers various mineral localities within the state that are well known among professional mineralogists, mineral collectors, and rockhounds as the source of outstanding study, display, and lapidary material.

Illustrated with over 150 color photographs, this guide provides the most current listings and descriptions of mineral occurrences and mining activities documented in Georgia over the past 150 years.

Minerals of Georgia will be invaluable to the mineralogist, collector, and researcher with its definitive and updated listings of the distribution and specific localities of a mineral, the mineral s association and geologic setting, and the varied mineralogy of a particular county or mineral district. Even the casual reader will gain a better appreciation of Georgia s diverse mineral treasures.