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Australian Agate

3.5 x 2.7 x 2.0 cm

Australian Agate

4.5 x 4.5 x 2.0 cm

Australian Agate

6.5 x 4.5 x 1.0 cm

Australian Agate

3.0 x 2.3 x 1.8 cm

The Book of Gold

Breitling, Devo et. al.

First English edition, Reed Publications, Frenchs Forest, 1981. HC, Quarto, 287pp with dust jacket. Slight rubbing to gold-embossed text on dust jacket, otherwise in excellent condition. This book was first published in German by Verlag G.C. Bucher, 1975. A study of gold and its history - from laboratory, mining and refining to magic, myth, rituals and medieval alchemical studies. Includes Australia.

Mineral Museums of Europe

Burchard, U.

Publisher: Walnut Hill Publishing Co., 1986. HC, 289pp. Colour & B/W photographs throughout. Slight wear to edges of dust jacket, otherwise in excellent condition. English edition of this excellent guide for those wishing to add a bit of extra sparkle to their European tour.

To The Diggings!

Hocking, Geoff

Publisher: Lothian, Melbourne, 2000. HC, 21.5 x 28.5 cm, 256pp. Colour & B/W photographs throughout. Slight wear to edges of dust jacket, otherwise excellent condition. Signed and dedicated by author. Commemorates the 150th anniversary of the discovery of gold in Australia. Scarce.

Dana's System of Mineralogy, 7th ed.

Palache, Berman, Frondel

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1966. HC, 1124pp. 7th edition, Volume 2. Good condition, cloth boards, no dj. The landmark work, offering a complete and detailed listing and description of all mineral species through to 1962. Lists prominent localities, and includes the Dana system for those who like to catalog their collection 'by the book'. Only title page illustated. Size 15.5 x 235 cm.

The Gold Seekers

Bartlett, Norman

Publisher: Jarrolds, London, 1965. HC, 240pp, Slight scuffing and wear to edges of dust jacket, otherwise in very good condition. The story of the Australian gold rush. Size 14.5 x 21.5 cm.

The History of Gold Discovery in Victoria

Flett, James

Publisher: The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1970. HC, tall octavo, 495pp. Dust jacket worn and has slight tear on dj spine, otherwise a VG copy of this classic reference. B/W plates and illustrations throughout, maps on endpapers. Size 15.5 x 24.5 cm.

Australia's Mines and Miners

Carroll, Brian

Publisher: Macmillan, Melbourne, 1977. HC with dust jacket, oblong quarto, 112pp. Very fine copy. B/W photographs throughout. From the dust jacket, '... a series of self-contained segments, illustrated with historic engravings and photographs, on the highlights of Australia's mining history - from the first convict coal miners of Newcastle ... Size 32 x 26.5 cm.

Pyrolusite

Iron Monarch Open Cut, Middleback Range, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.

Nice miniature from this prolific South Australian location. The cavity is full of lustrous sparkling metallic grey needles of pyrolusite with plenty more on the other side of the specimen.

4.3 x 3.6 x 2.7 cm