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Usually ships in 9-17 business days | | | | | | Mining in Western North Carolina played an important economic role in the lives of its people and the state's history, but little has been recorded about the industry, especially the day-to-day trials and triumphs of the individual miner. Presented hear are the tales of old-timers as they talk about discovering huge books of mica, outrunning muck cars, and finding out in the nick of time that a mine has bad air. Marvel at Conrad Reed who found an interesting-looking rock (a seventeen-pound gold nugget) or Dr. George Kunz, vice president of Tiffany's, who searched for hiddenite but had to settle for gem-quality emeralds instead. Learn about the famous commercial and private mines that supplied this country with the raw materials needed for defense and technology. Minerals mined in Western North Carolina include alum, asbestos, lay, corundum, copper, chromium, feldspar, granite, gold, graphite, gravel, iron, kyanite, lead, limestone, mica, marble, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, quartz, sand, silver, tin, tungsten, talc, uranium, vermiculite, zinc, and many varieties of gemstones such as diamonds, garnets, emeralds, rubies, and beryl. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Lowell Presnell | | Paperback: | 256 pages | | Publisher: | Parkway Publishers | | Publication Date: | May 01, 2005 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 1933251050 | | Product Length: | 9.02 inches | | Product Width: | 6.38 inches | | Product Height: | 0.53 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.78 pounds | | Package Length: | 8.8 inches | | Package Width: | 5.9 inches | | Package Height: | 0.7 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.65 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: | based on 3 reviews |
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9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
A Gemof a Book Feb 06, 2007
By Nelson Charles House
"Montana"
Lowell Presnell excavates a wealth of information in this historical narrative. The reader is taken back in history to learn of the ancient and historical nature of Western North Carolina and surrounding areas of natural wealth.A must reading for those who are interested in the searching out gems and minerals of this State.
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Minerals Jan 24, 2010
By David A. Long
"Gold Miner"
I bought this book when I got into Rock Hounding. It provided good info on Western North Carolina Locations for Rock Hounding.
history uncovered Mar 08, 2011
By calcite Without a doubt the best book on NC mining history I've seen on the market.Well written and concise.Couldn't put the book down.
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