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Auriferous Gravels of Sierra Nevada of CA, J. D. Whitney, 1880 [183996]

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Auriferous Gravels of Sierra Nevada of CA, J. D. Whitney, 1880 [183996]
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The Auriferous Gravels of the Sierra Nevada of California by J. D. Whitney, 1880 first edition, Cambridge University Press. 24 plates, multiple fold out diagrams, 567 pages total. At the back of the book there is an envelope containing 3 separate large colored folded maps: "Map (in two sheets) of the Tertiary Auriferous Gravel Deposits" and "The Hydraulic Mining Operations". All three maps in excellent condition. Previously owned by R. F. Kaar, possibly the published Paleontologist. Rebound. Some bump damage but overall good condition. Whitney was an American Geologist, and chief of the California Geological Survey. [ California