[Rockhounds] ADVERTISEMENT - Geoscience Books for sale

[Jim Mills]

Hello Group

The 2008 summer collecting season is now history and it is time to 
start planning next year's trips. In that vein I have put together 
another used geoscience book offering for members of the Internet 
newsgroups to which I belong. If you don't want to read this 
ADVERTISEMENT, then please delete now. Many of these books are coming 
out of my personal library - my collecting interests have changed so 
they are now surplus. Others are duplicates or "extras" recently 
acquired when I purchased from estates, box-lots containing something 
I did need for my own library. All of them are very reasonably 
priced! If you are interested or have a question please email me off 
list at MillsGeological at hughes.net and I will reserve requested 
titles for the first person to claim them. If you see something you 
want, don't delay - our previous sales seemed to go remarkably fast 
and some folks were disappointed. I will be posting this 
advertisement to several lists and apologize to those who receive 
this email more than once because they also belong to several lists. 
I have arranged the titles by the general categories of METEORITES; 
MINERALS, MINES AND MINING; FOSSILS; and GEOLOGY. They are bargain 
priced and the price quoted includes media rate postage to USA 
domestic addresses as well as applicable California Sales Tax. If you 
are located in another country than USA please inquire about postal 
rates to your area which would be added. So, take a look and see if 
any of these need to be in your own library: 

1. METEORITES USGS PP 1042 Geology of the Decaturville Impact 
Structure, Missouri. By Offield and Pohn. 1979. 48 pages including 
comprehensive bibliography. Incredible 1:7000 scale full color map 
measuring a whopping 56 x 41 inches folded in pocket at back cover of 
publication along with a second full color plate of block diagrams 
showing structural detail. USGS assessment of this structure is 
meteorite impact in origin. Mint condition interior pages. Covers 
sunned and original owner name on front cover in pencil. Very scarce 
copy. $25.

2. METEORITES USGS PP - 1151-B Surface Geology of the Jeptha Knob 
Cryptoexplosion Structure, Shelby County, Kentucky. By Cressman. 
1981. 16 pages including comprehensive bibliography. Full color map 
at 1:24,000 scale folded in pocket at back cover of publication. USGS 
cannot say for certain that this structure is an impact structure 
resulting from a meteorite. No shatter cones or coesite which are 
generally indicative of impact structures has been found. On the 
other hand, geophysical investigations reveal that there is no 
relationship of this structure to any obvious structural trend. Hence 
the prefix crypto meaning "hidden". Mint condition covers and 
interior pages. Very scarce copy. $20

3. MINERALS, MINES AND MINING USGS PP - 956 Geology of the Minturn 
15-Minute Quadrangle, Eagle and Summit Counties, Colorado. By Tweto 
and Lovering. 1977. 96 pages well indexed with mint full color 
geologic map in pocket. If you are a mineral collector you will 
recognize this area as the source of specimens coming from Gilman, 
Eagle River and Red Cliff Colorado. The quad also includes the old 
mining town of Vail - now the ski playground. An excellent resource 
for both mineral and fossil collectors wanting to visit the Eagle 
River area. Near mint condition. Previous owners name penciled on 
front cover - otherwise perfect. $18

4. MINERALS, MINES AND MINING USGS PP 550-B Geological Survey 
Research 1966, Chapter B. This is the annual compilation of papers 
produced by USGS which were too short to publish as a separate 
publication. This one contains over 40 individual papers. all of 
them are interesting but the ones of greatest interest to mineral 
collectors deal with Jordisite (Ambrosia Lake NM) Loeweite, 
Vanthoffite, Bloedite and Leonite (SE New Mexico) and rare earth 
carbonates (from Wet Mountains, Colorado). There are also many 
papers of interest to serious fossil collectors. Very good 
condition. $12

5. MINERALS, MINES AND MINING CALIFORNIA GEOLOGY June, 1991. 
Contains 7 page article entitled "Mines and Geology of Fort Irwin, 
San Bernardino County, CA" plus an interesting article on 
the "Tamarack Tuff" Devonian submarine pyroclastic flow Deposit in 
the northern Sierra Nevada. Mint condition. $5

6. MINERALS, MINES AND MINING CALIFORNIA GEOLOGY August 1986. 
Contains 7 page article entitled "Magnetic Exploration for Skarn 
Deposits, Ivanpah Mining District, San Bernardino County" plus an 
interesting article on the Mount Baldy Mining Area in Los Angeles and 
San Bernardino counties.. Mint condition. $5

7. MINERALS, MINES AND MINING Two issues of "The National Amateur 
Mineralogist" dated December 1941 and May, 1947. An interesting look 
into some of the early origins of the rockhounding hobby. This 
publication was around for about 10 years or so. Published by O.B. 
Brown in Seattle, Washington. The ads are at least as interesting as 
the short articles themselves. Small format magazines of around 35 to 
40 pages each. Good condition. $10 (includes both issues)

8. MINERALS, MINES AND MINING - "Western Australia Atlas of Mineral 
Deposits and Petroleum Fields - 2005" by Cooper and Flint and 
published by Western Australia Dept of Industry and Resources. Map 
atlas showing location and compilation listing of all mines and 
significant deposits in the state. 36 pages (A-10 size). Price $10

9 FOSSILS - species USGS PP - 483 G Evolution and Distribution of 
The Genus Mya, and Tertiary Migrations of Mollusca. By Macneil. 
1965. 51 pages, indexed. 11 photo plates with dozens and dozens of 
photo illustrations of specimens in the genus Mya from around the 
world. Interior contents in mint condition. Covers sunned. Front 
cover has previous owner name and a 2 inch tear next to the spine. 
Very scarce copy. $20 

10. FOSSILS - species CALIFORNIA GEOLOGY July/Aug 1995. Contains 4 
page article entitled "First California Dinosaur North of Sacramento" 
plus an interesting article of seismotectonics near them Stanford 
University campus. Mint condition. $5

11. FOSSILS; Crustaceans - "A Pennsylvania Lepadomorph Barnacle from 
the Mazon Creek Area, Illinois" by Frederick R. Schram and published 
in the Journal of Paleontology Volume 49 #5 in September 1975. This 
copy is extracted from the original copy of that issue of the Journal 
(i.e. not a reprint or an offprint). 3 pages on the Journal's glossy 
paper. Illustrated with holotype specimen photograph and line 
drawing. No wraps. Price - $7 

12. FOSSILS; Cotylosaurs - "An Explanatory Model of the Evolution of 
Multiple Rows of Teeth in Captorhinus aguti" by Bolt and DeMar and 
published in the Journal of Paleontology Volume 49 #5 in September 
1975. This copy is extracted from the original copy of that issue of 
the Journal (i.e. not a reprint or an offprint). 17 pages on the 
Journal's glossy paper. Illustrated with numerous line drawings and 
photos. No wraps. Price - $7

13. FOSSILS; Therapsida - "A Possible Mammalian Ancestor From the 
Middle Triassic of Brazil(Therapsida-Cynodontia)" by Bonaparte and 
Barberena and published in the Journal of Paleontology Volume 49 #5 
in September 1975. This copy is extracted from the original copy of 
that issue of the Journal (i.e. not a reprint or an offprint). 6 
pages on the Journal's glossy paper. Illustrated with numerous line 
drawings. No wraps. Price - $7

14. FOSSILS; Dinosaurs - "The Riddle of the Dinosaurs" by John 
Wilford, 1986. A succinct history of research into dinosauria and 
the clever posits of hypotheses and exploits to prove them. Wilford 
is a Pulitzer Prize winner and his writing reflects it. Well 
indexed. 303 pages, hardback with good dustjacket. $12

15. FOSSILS; Stratigraphy USGS PP 1151-E Lithostratigraphy of 
Upper Ordovician Strata Exposed in Kentucky. By Weir, et al. 
1984.121 pages, well indexed with all 7 plates in back cover pocket. 
An essential tool for the Kentucky fossil collector looking for 
possible new collecting sites. Shows exactly where in the geologic 
column where dozens of species are markers, a useful guide when 
looking at new KY Ordovician areas. Near mint condition. $22

16. FOSSILS; Stratigraphy "The Correlation of the Quaternary 
Deposits of the British Isles With Those of the Continent of Europe" 
by Charles Brooks. This is an extract(not a reprint or an offprint) 
from the 1917 Annual Report of the Smithsonian and is 98 pages long 
with an excellent bibliography. Price - $7

17. FOSSILS; Stratigraphy USGS PP 1064-B Composition and 
Properties of the Pierre Shale and Equivalent Rocks, Northern Great 
Plains Region. By Schultz, et al. 1980. 114 pages. The Pierre 
Shale extends to parts of both Dakotas, Nebraska, Montana, Wyoming 
and Idaho. If you use lithostratic and petrologic in your search for 
fossils, this is an excellent resource. It is technical - not for 
the faint-hearted. Near mint condition. Original 1980 USGS price 
penciled on front cover. $12

18. FOSSILS; Stratigraphy USGS PP 1007 Stratigraphy, Petrology 
and Depositional Environment of the Kenwood Siltstone Member, Borden 
Formation (Mississippian), Kentucky and Indiana. By Kepferle. 
1977. 49 pages. A well written summary of the origins of this 
siltstone member of the Borden Formation. The Kenwood Member hosts 
interesting trace fossils, the taphonomy of which are well discussed 
(and illustrated) in the text. Presentation copy with Kepferle's 
inscription on the outside of front cover. $12

19. FOSSILS; Stratigraphy USGS PP 842 Type Sections of the 
Madison Group (Mississippian) and its Subdivisions in Montana. By 
Sando and Dutro. 1974 22 pages with large, correlation chart of all 
members in the back cover pocket. A very useful tool for fossil 
collectors looking for new collecting sites in this Mississippian 
Limestone. Covers lithostratigraphic data and expected fossils 
within each unit. Very good copy. $12

20. GENERAL GEOLOGY USGS PP 1341 A-C Studies of the Geology and 
Mineral Resources of the Southern Antarctic Peninsula and Easern 
Ellsworth Land, Antarctica. Rowley and Vennum, editors. T1988. 49 
pages. Three different papers on Antarctic geology as follows: (1) 
Geology of the Southern Black Coast; (2) Igneous petrology of the 
Merrick Mounains, Eastern Ellsworth Land; and (3) Porphyry Type 
Copper Deposits and Potassium-Argon Ages of Plutonic Rocks of the 
Orville Coast and Eastern Ellsworth Land. Near mint condition. 
Original 1988 USGS price penciled on front cover. $12

21. GENERAL GEOLOGY CALIFORNIA GEOLOGY May, 1983. Contains 5 page 
article entitled "Shallow Marine Deposits in Boyden Cave Roof 
Pendant, Westcentral Sierra Nevada, Madera and Tulare Counties" plus 
several other interesting articles. Mint condition. $5

22. GENERAL GEOLOGY CALIFORNIA GEOLOGY June, 1975. An entire issue 
devoted to the Santa Barbara Earthquake of June 29, 1925 and 
Seismicity in the Santa Barbara Channel. Mint condition. $5

23. GENERAL GEOLOGY "Geology of Carbonate Porosity" published as 
Continuing Education Course Note Series #11 by the American 
Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) in 1979. Five different 
authors contributed to this coarse material in the following five 
categories: Porosity in carbonate rock sequences, Secondary carbonate 
porosity, Dolomite Reservoir Rocks: Processes Controls, Porosity 
development, Porosity Prediction in shallow versus Deep Water 
Limestones, Pore Systems in carbonate rocks and their Influence on 
Hydrocarbon Recovery Efficiency. Price - $18

Well, that's it for now. I will be reducing more of my library as 
the winter goes on so watch this space!
regards, Jim Mills




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