Rare-earth mineral deposits of the Mountain Pass district, San Bernardino County, California / by J. C. Olson [and three others]; with a foreword on History of the discovery at Mountain Pass, California, by D. F. Hewett.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 75 pages) : illustrations, maps + 9 plates.
- Publisher: Washington : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, 1954.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Title from title screen (viewed September 26, 2014). "A geologic study of the district and its rare-earth-bearing carbonate rocks. One deposit, the Sulphide Queen carbonate body, is the greatest concentration of rare-earth minerals now known. Some data are given on radioactive minerals, principally thorite and monazite." |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 64-65) and index. |