The Stannaries
The Stannaries by George Randall Lewis, published by Creative Media Partners, LLC on October 27, 2022, is a comprehensive exploration of the mining industry and mineralogy during the 19th and 20th centuries. This edition spans 320 pages and is presented in English, offering insights into the operation of mines through first-hand accounts, descriptions of construction and excavation methods, and the machinery used in mining.
Readers will find a detailed examination of the science and culture surrounding the mining industry prior to 1923. The book includes photographs of rocks and minerals, as well as mineral classification tables featuring chemical tests and scientific experiments. This collection serves as a valuable resource for enthusiasts, students, and mineralogists interested in early mining practices and significant scientific discoveries in the field of mineralogy.
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The Shelf2Life Mines and Mining Collection is a unique set of materials focusing on the operation of mines, the mining industry and mineralogy in the 19th and 20th centuries. From first-hand accounts of life in the mines to descriptions of mine construction, excavation methods and machinery, to mine taxation and determinative mineralogy, this collection reveals the science and culture of the thriving mining industry pre-1923. Illuminating the pages of these intriguing volumes are rock and mineral photographs and mineral classification tables including chemical tests and scientific experiments written during a period of significant expansion in the discipline of mineralogy. The Mines and Mining Collection unearths a period of early historical mining practices and related scientific discoveries of value to enthusiasts, students and mineralogists alike.
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