1912 Bonnifield Region Alaska Stephen Capps 2 MAPS Geology Mining Placers Study

Description: 1912 Bonnifield Region Alaska Stephen Capps 2 MAPS Geology Mining Placers Photos Study Rare Original vintage publication – published by Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey Bulletin 501 ~ 1912 First Edition and First Printing (from Private Library) An geological and mineralogical analysis of Alaska's Bonnifield region, complete with maps and mining tables. Many more pictures below! 2 Large Maps in a rear pocket: (1) Topographic map of the Bonnifield Region 36” x 30” (2) Reconnaissance geologic map of the Bonnifield region 33” x 16” 6 Additional Photos inside book The author, Stephen Reid Capps Jr., was an outstanding pioneer American geologist who spent much of his 40 year geological career with the U.S. Geological Survey in Alaska. His scientific contributions were much more diverse than just geologic mapping and mineral resource surveys. He was one of the first to describe and map multiple episodes of Pleistocene glaciation in Alaska's diverse mountain ranges. At the time of his death, he was one of the pre-eminent experts on the geology of heavy mineral placer deposits in contemporaneous United States, including Alaska, and among the nation's first experts on what we now refer to as 'Strategic and Critical Minerals'. 6 ” x 9 1/4” with 64 pgs ~ 2 Large Maps in Pocket in the back ~ Softcover I show you a lot of examples of the text . . . above with MORE below! Condition: Very Good condition – complete and tightly bound ~ no marks or writing ~ nice and clean – very minor shelfwear to covers, little roughness at the top of the spine ~ The maps are also very good, no damage to Map 1 and Map 2 has 2 small spots at the fold line with a breakthrough (see pics) Look at my feedback and bid with confidence! ~ I combine shipping ~ Thanks for looking! 5438 Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution

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