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Author : F. John Barlow
Release : 1996-01-01
Genre : Mineral collectors
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Book Rating : 003/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The F. John Barlow Mineral Collection by : F. John Barlow
Download or read book The F. John Barlow Mineral Collection written by F. John Barlow. This book was released on 1996-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Elizabeth Emma Ferry
Release : 2013-06-19
Genre : Social Science
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Book Rating : 480/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Minerals, Collecting, and Value across the US-Mexico Border by : Elizabeth Emma Ferry
Download or read book Minerals, Collecting, and Value across the US-Mexico Border written by Elizabeth Emma Ferry. This book was released on 2013-06-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A jewel to those interested in ore mining, mineral collecting and mineralogy, or the anthropology of value.” —American Ethnologist Anthropologist Elizabeth Emma Ferry traces the movement of minerals as they circulate from Mexican mines to markets, museums, and private collections on both sides of the United States-Mexico border. She describes how and why these byproducts of ore mining come to be valued by people in various walks of life as scientific specimens, religious offerings, works of art, and luxury collectibles. The story of mineral exploration and trade defines a variegated transnational space, shedding new light on the complex relationship between these two countries—and on the process of making value itself. “A novel contribution to the anthropology of natural resources.” —Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology “Highly recommended.” —Choice
Author : Wendell E. Wilson
Release : 2004-11
Genre : Architecture
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Book Synopsis Masterpieces of the Mineral World by : Wendell E. Wilson
Download or read book Masterpieces of the Mineral World written by Wendell E. Wilson. This book was released on 2004-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The collection of natural mineral crystals housed at the Houston Museum of Natural Science is the finest and best known in the world. Now the treasures of this singular collection are shown in resplendent photographs that will seduce both the connoisseur of beauty and the student of natural history.
Author : Raymond C. Murray
Release : 2004
Genre : Law
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Book Rating : 986/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Evidence from the Earth by : Raymond C. Murray
Download or read book Evidence from the Earth written by Raymond C. Murray. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1975 and updated in 1992, Forensic Geology by Raymond C. Murray and John C. F. Tedrow was a classic in its field. Now Murray has thoroughly revised and updated that earlier work to produce Evidence from the Earth: Forensic Geology and C
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Release : 1997
Genre : Wisconsin
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