The Mercury Minerals from Terlingua, Texas (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book The Mercury Minerals from Terlingua, Texas (Classic Reprint) written by W. F. Hillebrand and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-13 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Mercury Minerals From Terlingua, Texas The matrix on which the mercury minerals are deposited is of two kinds: (1) A soft earthy mass, generally of a pink color, and (2) a layer of fairly pure granular calcite. This calcite layer in all our specimens is on the earthy material. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.