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USGS TUNGSTEN ATOLIA DIST Kern and San Bernardino Counties CA SCARCE 1940 Report
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Description
SCARCE!! HOT ITEM!! HARDER AND HARDER TO FIND!!This is USGS Bulletin 922-H,
Tungsten Deposits of the Atolia District, San Bernardino and Kern Counties, California
. Published in 1940, there can’t be many of these around anymore. This publication consists of the
41-page book
and all three original maps, which are in a pocket in the back of the book. The maps are large. Dimensions are given below. All maps are in excellent condition. One of the maps is of specific mine workings, showing the different levels in the underground mines, and how all the underground mines relate to each other spatially. This area lies north of Los Angeles and produced tungsten for several years from veins in the mountains. Here is a list of minerals from these mines drawn from the text of the book:
Ankerite
Calcite
Cinnabar
Dolomite
Pyrite
Quartz
Scheelite
Siderite
Stibnite
Perhaps even more minerals have since been found in this area. In addition, quite a number of mines in this area are discussed in the book:
Union mine
Amity mine
Acaley mine
Rainstorm mine
Goldstone mine
Papoose mine
Flatiron mine
Spanish mine
Paradox #1 and #3 mines
Skylark mine
Big Ben shaft
Federal mine group
Redondo Pete shaft
Top Notch claim
Sun and O’Niell shafts
I Guess shaft
And others!
This is an older publication that predates the tungsten-mining boom of the fifties, so there may be more mines in these areas now. This publication makes not only a great guide for the collector wanting to visit this area, but also a unique historical record of this district in its early days. The maps are large also; they measure:
24 x 41
inches
26 x 61
inches
23 x 31
inches.
This is a scarce publication on an interesting and historical mining area. This is a rare opportunity for the collector of California minerals, or anyone that wants to give the place a crack!
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