The Pegmatite Mines Known As Palermo by Robert W. Whitmore, Robert C. Lawrence, Jr. and featuring the mineral illustrations of: Frederick C. Wilda.
If you are fascinated with the phosphate and gemstone minerals found in pegmatites, love fabulous mineral art work, are intrigued with the mineral mining history of the United States, then this book is for you. A labor of love by the author Robert Whitmore and his friends, this book concerns the famous Palermo Mine in North Groton, New Hampshire - its history of over 125 years, the minerals recovered from this pegmatite, with a unique and artistic method of present this information.
The images of the phosphate minerals recovered at the Palermo are not your typical pictures - micro-photographs which are difficult to view. Fred Wilda, the renowned mineral artist, has painstakingly produced paintings of all of the minerals presented in this book, allowing the viewer a realistic and accurate representation of the minerals found at this mine.
First Edition, Hard cover, with dust jacket. Text, color, black & white images, and mineral art work, 213 pages plus maps, 8 ¾ x 11 ¼. Can be ordered through: |  to learn more, click book for link |