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Publication

1986 - Geological Survey of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyo. (P.O. Box 3008, University Station, Laramie 82071), Wyoming

Language

English

Word Count

29,250 words, Guess

Page Count

117 pages

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  • DDC557.87 s
  • DDC549.9787
  • LCCQE181 .A25 no. 66
and 1 more
  • LCCQE375.5.W8 .A25 no. 66

Description

W. Dan Hausel, the most productive geologist in the history of the Wyoming Geological Survey examines the State's mineral deposits. This book is an excellent descriptive publication on the state's minerals and rocks and includes discussions on minerals that were previously unknown in Wyoming until discovered by Hausel. Some of the interesting minerals and rocks described in the book include ruby, sapphire, diamond, iolite, peridot, opal, kimberlite, lamproite, komatiite, and more.

First Sentence

This book is a general introduction to Wyoming's Minerals and Rocks, what they look like, where one can expect to find them, and how to find them. ...

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  • Minerals and rocks of WyomingGeological Survey of Wyoming1986

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