Modern Prospecting: How to Find, Claim and Sell Mineral Deposits
by Roger McPherson
Modern Prospecting: How to Find, Claim and Sell Mineral Deposits
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| How I Became a Prospector |
13
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| Deposits: How Did They Get There? |
19
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| Discovery Stories |
34
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| Staking Your Claim |
43
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| Fort Knox: The One That Got Away |
58
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| Beyond Gold in the Gold Pan: Saving the Semi-Heavies |
65
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| Before the Klondike: Circle, Alaska |
74
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| The Search for Diamonds |
81
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| Nevada Monsters: Carlin's Microscopic Gold |
90
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| The Old and the New USGS |
99
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| Researching a Prospect |
109
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| The Lure of Lost Mines |
121
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| Fieldwork and Equipment |
131
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| Modern Assaying |
142
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| Geochemical Prospecting |
154
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| Rock and Mineral Alteration |
164
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| Yellowstone's Geysers and Hot Springs: Near-Surface Mineral Deposits |
174
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| Skarn: Where the Magma Hits the Marble |
184
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| Mineral Fashions |
192
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| Black Hills Pegmatites |
202
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| The Dark Rocks and Platinum Metals |
214
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| Geophysical Prospecting |
224
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| Uranium: A Second Look |
236
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| Developing a Prospect |
249
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| Interior Alaska's Gold Rush: A Quiet Frenzy |
259
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| Conclusion |
267
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| Glossary |
270
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| Government Agencies and Bureaus List |
280
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| Works Cited |
285
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| Suggested Reading |
287
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| Index |
294
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