USGS GREY EAGLE CHROMITE MINE and others GLENN Co CA Vintage 1944 Report W/Maps

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SCARCE VINTAGE ITEM!! HARD TO FIND!!
This is USGS Bulletin 945-A,
Geology of the Grey Eagle and Some Nearby Chromite Deposits in Glenn County, California
. Published in 1944, there can’t be many of these around! This publication consists of the 26-page book and ALL SIX OF THE ORIGINAL MAPS, one of which is an index map showing the locations of mines and prospects. Three of the maps are fold-out maps bound into the book, the other three are in a pocket in the back of the book. The rare green chromium garnet
uvarovite
has been found in this area, as well as the rare purple chromium chlorite called
kammererite
, as well as
chromite, serpentine, olivine, talc, chalcedony
, and
magnesite
.
Perhaps even more minerals have since been found in this area. In addition, quite a number of sites in this area are discussed in the book:
Grey Eagle Mine
Black Diamond Mine
Black Diamond #9 Mine
Black Diamond #10 Claim
Black Diamond #5 Claim
Black Diamond #6 and Loleta (K.I. Cooper) Claims
Manzanita Claim (F.M. Burrows)
Manzanita Extension Claim (Lena Burrows)
Hooligan Deposit (F.M. Burrows)
Katherine Claim
Manzanita Mine
This publication makes not only a great guide for the collector wanting to visit this area, but also a unique historical record of this district. This is a rare publication on an interesting and historical mining area. This is a rare opportunity for the collector of California minerals, the historian, or anyone that wants to give the place a crack!
NOTE
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