Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2007.51.001
Accession#:
2007.51
Credit Line:
Donated by Jay and Judy Crondahl.
Object Name:
Book
Title:
Determinative Mineralogy for the Alaskan Prospector
Creator:
Albert S. Wilkerson
Date:
1947
Year Range to:
1947
Scope & Content:
56 page book written by Albert S. Wilkerson. Tan, textured paper cover with black binding. Black lettering on the front. Text outlines basic testing techniques used to help prospectors determine what is the composition of various rocks, includes blowpipe testing. University of Alaska publication, 1947. This text was used in a college course given by Leo Mark Anthony, a teacher of Geology at UAF.
Dates of Creation:
1947
Notes:
This book can be used in conjunction with a blowpipe testing kit to determine the types of minerals found in samples of rock or ore.
Search Terms:
Juneau Icefield Research Project
Prospecting
Mineral
Geological
Mining
Prospecting
Mineral
Geological
Mining
Subjects:
Minerals
Prospecting
Prospecting equipment & supplies
Prospecting
Prospecting equipment & supplies
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