70. "American Mineral Treasures"
Featuring 44 Classic Mineral LocalitiesEdited by: Wendell Wilson & Gloria Staebler
Reviewed by Eugene Cisneros
American Mineral Treasures is the long-awaited book inspired by the 2008 Tucson Gem & Mineral Show's massive exhibit project featuring the best specimens from the 44 greatest mineral localities in the United States.
Gloria at the Lithographie Booth at TGMS 2008Editors Gloria Staebler of ExtraLapis English, and Wendell Wilson of The Mineralogical Record, have worked with over 40 authors to produce a stunning and fascinating review of all of the localities, abundantly illustrated with beautiful specimen photography and filled with personal collecting stories and narratives. Apollo Astronaut Harrison Schmitt (the only geologist ever to walk on the Moon) leads off the book with a Foreword about the thrill of field collecting, Wendell Wilson provides an introductory review of the history of mineral collecting in the United States. The focus of the book is a presentation of data on each of the 44 localities featured – data includes the geographical location, history of the mine or mining district, geology, mineralogy, important finds, etc., as pertinent to each locality, along with color photos of some of the best minerals found at each locality, photos of the mine sites or collecting sites, maps, and much more! Gene Meieran provides an Afterword about the history and development of this extraordinary publishing project.
This book is one of those rare milestones in the history of mineral publishing that every mineral collector will have to own. Printing was limited to about 5,000 copies, so don’t wait until later to get a copy of the most important collection of data and photos of the top American mineral collecting localities ever produced in one volume. Printed by Lithographie, LLC, East Hampton, CT, USA, 2008.
Price: $85.00 from Mineralogical Research Company
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