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Mineralogy of Maine
Volume 2: Mining History, Gems, and Geology
edited by
Vandall T. King
2000
524 p. (45 color photos, 344 black-and-white photos)
Price (hardcover): $50.00 (Catalog No. MIN2HC)
Price (softcover): $40.00 (Catalog No. MIN2SC)
Mineralogy of Maine, Volume 1: Descriptive Mineralogy
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The Maine Geological Survey has published Volume 2 of the "Mineralogy
of Maine." This book is a collection of articles with emphasis on the
state's rich mining history, gem production, and geology. It was edited by
Vandall King, who is an authority on Maine minerals. He has collected a
tremendous amount of information on mining history, including gem mining
operations and the 1880's silver boom in eastern Maine. Much of this information
has never appeared in print, and there are many rare photographs of people and
places connected with Maine mining. Related topics include the development of
the science of mineralogy in Maine, and the history of the Maine Geological
Survey.
The volume also includes chapters on other varied topics such as meteorites, the
types of gems found in Maine (with color photos), and a review of all previous
literature on Maine mineral collecting and guidebooks. Another useful chapter
is a collection of maps showing precise locations of all known significant
mineral localities in Maine. These maps are cross-referenced to lists giving
both the preferred and alternate names of the localities.
The final chapter updates mineral discoveries that have occurred in Maine since
the publication of Volume 1. There are many pages of black-and-white and color
photos showing mineral specimens that were found recently.
Table of Contents
| Dedication | |
Introduction
Vandall T. King | i |
| Acknowledgments | ii |
A Geologic History of Maine
Robert G. Marvinney and Woodrow B. Thompson | 1 |
Maine Meteorites
Carl A. Francis | 9 |
Selected History of Maine Mining and Minerals
Vandall T. King
- Early History of Maine Mining and Minerals
- Mineralogy in Maine at the Turn of the Nineteenth Century: Parker Cleaveland and Benjamin Vaughan
- Charles Thomas Jackson: His Works and His Problems
- Mount Mica: The Beginnings of Maine Mineral Production
- The History of Lord Hill, Black Mountain, Mount Apatite, and Nathaniel H. Perry
- The Newry Quarries
- The Silver Boom
- Reports from the Acton Silver Mines and Other Districts
- References Cited on Maine Mining History
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History of the Maine Geological Survey and Its Mineralogical Activities
Woodrow B. Thompson | 255 |
Loren B. Merrill's Gem Cutting Machine
Benjamin M. Shaub | 267 |
Mining Experiences and Observations at Mount Mica in 1964 and 1965
Frank Perham | 271 |
Diary of the Newry Tourmaline Discovery - 1972
Dean McCrillis | 277 |
Extracts from a Diary Concerning Mining at the Dunton Mine, Newry, Maine
John Marshall | 281 |
Gemstones of Maine
John J. Bradshaw | 283 |
| Color Plates | 307 |
Maine Calc-Silicate Collecting Localities
Duane L. Leavitt | 315 |
The Bennett Pegmatite, Oxford County, Maine
Michael A. Wise and Timothy R. Rose | 323 |
Analyses of Primary Phosphates from Pegmatites in Maine and Other Localities
Paul Moore | 333 |
Electron Microprobe Analyses for Crandallite-Group Minerals from Maine Pegmatites
Michael Brownfield and Eugene Foord | 337 |
Maine Checklists and Guidebooks - The Collector's Literature: A Review and Personal Evaluation
Neil A. Wintringham | 341 |
Maine Mineral Locality Index
Woodrow B. Thompson, Neil A. Wintringham, and Vandall T. King | 355 |
Mineralogy of Maine - Addenda to Volume 1
Vandall T. King and Eugene E. Foord | 427 |
| Mineral Photographs (Black-and-White Plates) | 433 |
| Index | 513 |
Last updated on December 10, 2009
