There are several more e-books available for free download on the Australian Lapidary
Forum (ALF) site.
I
compiled this booklet on the Kingsgate
Mines, near Glen Innes, when I first came to live in the town in 1988. It
summarises what I could find out about each individual mineralised “pipe” and
includes a guide to identifying the most abundant minerals of the many to be
found at Kingsgate. Quotations from historical sources are also included. For
those who do not know, Kingsgate has been a major source of fine mineral
specimens; however much of the mining field is at present closed to the public.
The
document “Where Are Sapphires Found”
dates from 1991 and was prepared to give to enquirers at the Visitor
Information Centre in Glen Innes. It also includes a guide to mineral
identification.
“The Geology of the Shoalhaven Shire”
summarises my research in that district and was published by the Shoalhaven
Shire Council early in 1968. The book has been out-of-print for many years and
I have seen copies for sale on the Internet for more than my weekly salary in
1968! You can have an electronic copy for free.
“Field Geology of the Shoalhaven District”
was an outcome of the previous book and was ready to be published in 1970 when
the publishing firm folded. Its subsequent history is outlined at the beginning
of the e-book. The text has not been updated and the maps and
diagrams have been lost, however I have added many photographs to at least partly
compensate for their loss. It should be of considerable value to rock, fossil
and mineral collectors.I would be delighted to see copies of the book spread far
and wide so that a new generation can experience the places and specimens I did
all those years ago..
It now forms a separate Blog in my Blog collection.
To download these books, go
to this site and select the title(s) you wish to obtain. http://www.aussiesapphire.com/ALF_Storage/ Sorry, you can't download them there any more. I will publish them here as new blogs shortly.
Happy
reading!
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