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The quicksilver resources of California

Forstner, William, California State Mining Bureau · 1903 · Sacramento, Calif. : W.W. Shannon, supt. of State printing · 3 pictures

A California State Mining Bureau survey of mercury mines by William Forstner, printed in Sacramento in 1903 for mining engineers, investors and state officials. Pictures combine hand-lettered geological cross-sections marking serpentine, sandstone and vein depths, two-color surface plans of mine workings and tramways, and halftone photographs of mineral display cases and mine buildings.

Mercury mines and mining · Mines and mineral resources · Mercury ores

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