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When ordering from this catalog, please refer to this catalog number:

Catalog:  # 2 / Africa / 2008

Publications below (in this catalog only) list the original Country name as found on the publications, even when the name of that Country may have changed since that publication was written.  The only exception to this are those publications from French West Africa which are listed (when available) as: Mauritania, Senegambia and Niger, Mali, Guinea, côte d'Ivoire, Upper Volta (Burkina Faso) and Dahomey (Benin).


Mineralogical Records pertaining to Africa:

Listed by volume, issue, topic, price

8, 3  /  Tsumeb!, $ 85
9, 3 /   The Kalahari Manganese Field, Cape Province, $ 10
11, 6 /  The Broken Hill Mine, Zambia, $ 15
13, 3 /  Tsumeb! New Minerals and their Associations, $ 10
18, 3 /  Geological Survey of South Africa Museum, $ 15
20, 4 /  Katanga: Uranium Deposits of the Shaba Region, Zaire, $ 20
22, 3 /  The Messina Mining District, So. Africa, $ 15
26, 3 /  The Kipushi Mine, Zaire, $ 15
27, 2 /  The Onganja Mining District, Namibia, $ 16
28, 2 /  Otari Mountain Land Cu-Pb-Zn-V Deposits, Namibia, $ 15
30, 4 /  Cobalt Minerals of the Katanga Crescent, Congo, $ 15


Mining / Mineralogy / Geology Publications of Angola:

Mouta, F. and O’Odonnell, H. / CARTE GÉOLOGIQUE DE L’ ANGOLA, 1/2,000,000, Republica Portuguesa, Colona de Angola, Amadora, 1933, pb, 87 p., 12 planches, carte, signed by author, - 3 -, $ 95


Mining / Mineralogy / Geology Publications of Cameroun:

B 1 / Roch, E. and Jeremine, E. / ITINÉRAORES GÉOLOGIQUES DANS DE NORD DU CAMEROUS ET LE SUD-OUEST DU TERRITOIRE DU TCHAD, Paris, 1953, pb, 131 pages, 17 planche, 13 figs., - 5 -, $ 95

R 3 / Weedksteen, G., et.al. / RAPPORT ANNUEL DU SERVICE GÉOLOGIQUE, Paris, 1954, pb, 128 pages, numerous illustrations, - 5 -, $ 45 [Hydrogéologie, prospection de l’ensemble économique, les massifs volcaniques, géologique du Cameron....]

Weecksteen, G. / NOTICE EXPLICATIVE SUR LA FEUILLE DOUALA-EST, Paris, 1957, pb, 35 pages, carte, - 5 -, $ 26


Mining / Mineralogy / Geology Publications of Ghana:

B 20 / Tevendale, W. B. / THE GEOLOGY OF THE VOLTA RIVER PROJECT, London, 1957, cl, 119 pages, 19 maps and plans (16 in pocket), 15 plates, - 5 -, $ 65 [The Volta River Project was designed to dam the Volta and build a hydroelectric plant and use the power to smelt Ghana bauxite]

Junner, N. R. / GOLD IN THE GOLD COAST, Ghana Geological Survey Department, Memoir # 4, Accra-Tema, 1973, pb, 67 pages, 2 plates (one hand-colored), - 3 -, $ 85


Mining / Mineralogy / Geology Publications of Guinea:

Band, L. / CARTE GÉOLOGIQUE DE RECONNAISSANCE (1:500,000) SUR LA FEUILLE KITA-EST, Dakar, 1950, pb, 16 pages, 1 geological map, - 5 -, $ 20


Mining / Mineralogy / Geology Publications of Kenya:

Saggerson, E. P. and Miller, J. M. / GEOLOGY OF THE TAKABBA-WERGUDUD AREA, MANDERA DISTRICT with an appendix on fossils collected in the area, Nairobi, 1955, pb, 42 pages, 6 figs., (1 loose figure), 10 plates, 2 separate geologic maps of the area, - 5 -, $ 34


Mining / Mineralogy / Geology Publications of Liberia:

Thorman, C. H. / GEOLOGY OF THE MONTROVIA QUADRANGLE, LIBERIA, USGS OFR 74-305, Reston, 1974, pb, 18 pages, 1 map in pocket, - 5 -, $ 25

White, R. W. / STRATIGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF BASINS ON THE COAST OF LIBERIA, Monrovia, 1972, pb, 14 pages, 2 plate (1 in pocket), 2 figs., 2 tables, - 5 -, $ 20


Mining / Mineralogy / Geology Publications of Libya:

Lehmann, E. P., et.al. / MICROFACIES OF LIBYA, Amsterdam, 1967, cl, 80 pages, - 5 -, $ 45 [Book contains thin sections of sedimentary rock of special interest in petroleum exploration]


Mining / Mineralogy / Geology Publications of Madagascar:

Hourcq, V. / Annales Géologiques du service des mines, Fascicule, No. 20 - LES TERRAINS SÉDIMENTARIES DE LA RÉGION DE MORONDAVA (MADAGASCAR), Paris, 1950, pb, 109 pages, 1 plate, 23 figs., 1 carte géologique, - 5 -, $ 45


Mining / Mineralogy / Geology Publications of Mali (Societe Nationale de Recherches et D’Exloitation des Ressources Minieres):

B 1 / Villemur, J. R. / RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIQUE ET STRUCTURALE DU NORD DU BASSIN DE TAOUDENNI, Dakar, 1967, afb, 151, XIX planche, 4 carte, - 5 -, $ 28


Mining / Mineralogy / Geology Publications of Morocco:

Notes et Memoirs du Maroc -

# 33 / Termier, H. / ÉTUDES GÉOLOGIQUES SUR LE MAROC CENTRAL ET LE MOYEN ATLAS SEPTENTRIONAL, TOME II. LES TERRAINES POST-TRIASIQUES, Rabat, 1936, pb, pages 747 - 1082, - 5 -, $ 160

# 54 / Bourcart, J. and Roch, E. / CARTÉ GÉOLOGIQUE PROVISOIRE DES RÉGIONS D’OUAOUIZARHT ET DE DADÈS, 1:200,000, Laval, 1942, pb, 36 pages, 2 figs., map, - 5 -, $ 20

# 100 / Choubert, G., et.al. / GÉOLOGIE DU MAROC, Fasciculi I, APERCU STRUCTURAL & HISTOIRE GÉOLOGIQUE DU DOMAINE DE L’ANTI-ATLAS, Casablanca, 1952, pb, 194 pages, - 5 -, $ 65

>also see the last entry on the bottom of this page for the proceedings of the 1952 International Geological Congress Session held in Morocco


Mining / Mineralogy / Geology Publications of Nigeria:

Jacobson, R. R. E., et. al. / RING-COMPLEXES IN THE YOUNGER GRANITE PROVINCE OF NORTHERN NIGERIA, In: Geological Society of London, Memoir # 1, London, 1958, pb, 72 pages, 6 plates, 2 maps, 13 figs., - 5 -, $ 36

Jones, H. A., et.al. / THE GEOLOGY OF PART OF SOUTH-WESTERN NIGERIA, Explanation of 1:250,000 Sheets Nos. 59 and 68, Kaduna South, 1964, pb, 87 pages, 8 plates, 16 figs., 2 map plates (in pocket), - 5 -, $ 50


Mining / Mineralogy / Geology Publications of Rhodesia:

Keep, F. E. / THE GEOLOGY OF THE SHABANI MINERAL BELT, BELINGWE DISTRICT, Salisbury, 1929, pb, 193 pages, 19 plates, 14 figs., - 3 -, $ 125

Letcher, O., Ed. / MINES OF RHODESIA: Mining and Settlers Guide, 2nd Edition, Johanesburg, 1910, cl, 452 pages, numerous plates, illustrations, and advertisements; original cloth, spine rebacked, rare, - 3 -, $ 350

Maufe, H. B., et.al. / THE GEOLOGY OF THE SELUKWE MINERAL BELT, Southern Rhodesia Geological Survey Bulletin # 3, Salisbury, 1924, pb, 96 pages, 7 figs., 14 plates, - 3 -, $ 100

Morgan, S. C. / THE GEOLOGY OF THE GAIKA GOLD MINE, QUE QUE, SOUTH RHODESIA, Southern Rhodesia Geological Survery Bulletin # 14, Salisbury, 1929, pb, 42 pages, 2 figs., 5 plates, - 3 -, $ 80


Mining / Mineralogy / Geology Publications of Somaliland:

Hunt, J. A. / REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE ADADLEH AREA, HARGEISA AND BERBERA DISTRICTS, Report No. 2, London, 1958, cl, 16 pages, 3 illlustrations (in pocket), - 5 -, $ 25

MacFadyen, W. A. /THE GEOLOGY OF BRITISH SOMALILAND, London, 1933, cl, 85 pages, 3 appendices, 4 plates, 1 geological plate (in pocket), - 5 -, $ 45


Mining / Mineralogy / Geology Publications of Southern Rhodesia:

B 30 / Macgregor, A. M. / THE GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY AROUND THE QUEEN’S MINE, BULAWAYO DISTRICT, Salisbury, 1937, afb, 175 pages, 20 plaes (1 in pocket), 5 figs., - 5 -, $ 245

B 31 / Macgregor, A. M. / THE GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY AROUND HUNTERS ROAD, GWELO DISTRICT, Salisbury, 1937, afb, 78 pages, 9 plates (1 geologic map in pocket), - 5 -, $ 175 [covers general geology, mineralization, petrology and the gold, iron, manganese, nickel, copper, limestone, and clay mines in the area]

B 32 / Phaup, A. E. / THE GEOLOGY OF THE UMTALI GOLD BELT, Salisbury, 1937, afb, 186 pages, 15 plates (1 geological map in pocket), frontispiece in pocket, 8 tables in pocket, - 5 -, $ 245 [covers the geology and economic geology of the region with detailed mine descriptions; locations with diagrams and sections; minerals found: aluminum, arsenic ores, asbestos, bismuth, brick clay, copper, alluvial gold, reef gold, more...]

B 33 / Ferguson, J. C., et.al. / THE GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY AROUND THE JUMBO MINE, MAZOE DISTRICT, Salisbury, 1937, afb, 137 pages, 8 plates, 1 geological map in pocket, - 5 -, $ 225 [contents include: geological work and formations, basement schists, granite, gabbro, intrusions, deposits, structural geology, economic geology (gold, limestone, pyrites, tin and tungsten), plans and sections of area mine, more....]

B 34 / Phaup, A. E., et.al. / THE GEOLOGY OF THE LOWER UMFULI GOLD BELT, HARTLEY AND LOMAGUNDI DISTRICTS, Salisbury, 1938, afb, 150 pages, 12 tables, 12 plates (1 geological map in pocket), - 5 -, $ 250 [Physical features of area, previous geological work, outline of geology, rock descriptions, economic geology of individual mines with plans and sections, references, more...]


Mining / Mineralogy / Geology Publications of South Africa   (including the South African Bureau of Mines publications which include descriptions of mines and economic deposits of copper, gold and diamonds)

Anhaeusser, C. R. and Maske, S., Ed. / MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, Johannesburg, 2001, cl, in two large detailed volumes, 2329 pages total, - 3 -, $ 495

Backstrom, J. W., et.al. / THE GEOLOGY OF THE AREA AROUND LICHTENBURG, Explanation of Sheet 54 (Lichtenburg), Pretoria, 1953, pb, 70 pages, 7 plates, - 5-, $ 30

DuToit, A. L. / THE GEOLOGY OF SOUTH AFRICA, 2nd Edition, Revised and Enlarged, Edinburgh, 1939, cl, 539 pages, 1 fine color plate bound in, slight foxing, ovg, - 3 -, $ 160

Du Toit, A. L. / THE GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY SURROUNDING NKANDHLA, NATAL, Explanation of sheet # 109 (Nhandhla), Pretoria, 1931, pb, 105 pages, - 5 -, $ 55

Du Toit, A. L. / THE GEOLOGY OF PARTS OF PONDOLAND, EAST GREQUALAND AND NATAL, Explanation of Sheet # 119, Pretoria, 1946, pb, 32 pages, - 5 -, $ 28

Haughton, S. H., et.al. / THE GEOLOGY OF PORTION OF THE COASTAL BELT NEAR THE GAMTOOS VALLEY, Cape Province, Explanation of Sheets # 151 and 152, Pretoria, 1937, pb, 64 pages, - 5 -, $ 45

Heinrichs, T. / LITHOSTRATIGRAHISCHE UNTERSUCHUNGEN IN DER FIG TREE GRUPPE DES BARBERTON GREENSTONE BELT ZEISCHEN UMSOLI UND LOMATI (SÜDAFRIKA), in: Göttinger Arbeitenzur Geologie und Paläontologie Nr. 22, 1980, pb, 113 seite, Kartenausschnitt, Kartenlegende, - 3 -, $ 25

Humphrey, S. H. / THE GEOLOGY OF PORTION OF THE COUNTRY EAST OF STEYTLERVILLE, Cape Province, Explanation of Sheet # 150, Pretoria, 1935, pb, 44 pages,- 5 -, $ 20

Humphrey, W. A. and Krige, L. J. / THE GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY SURROUNDING VRYHEID, Explanation of sheet # 102 (Vryheid), Pretoria, 1932, pb, 66 pages, - 5 -, $ 45

Humphrey, W. A. / THE GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY SOUTH OF PIET RETIEF, Explanation of sheet # 68 (Piet Retief), Pretoria, 1931, pb, 66 pages, - 5 -, $ 55

Haughton, S. H., et.al. / THE GEOLOGY OF PORTION OF THE COASTAL BELT NEAR THE GAMTOOS VALLEY, CAPE PROVINCE, Explanation of sheets 151N and 151S (Gamtoos River), Pretoria, 1937, pb, 64 pages, $ 35

King, L. C. / SOUTH AFRICAN SCENERY: A Textbook of Geomorphology, 2nd Edition revised, Edinburgh, 1951, cl, 379 pages, colored map in pocket, - 3 -, $ 125

King, L. C. / THE GEOLOGY OF PIETERMARITZBURG AND ENVIRONS, Pretoria, 1948, 34 pages, - 5 -, $ 20

Klempner, P. / THE ORANGE FREE STATE GOLD MINES, 1st Edition, London, 1950, cl, 107 pages, 1 plate in pocket, plus a 7 page supplement, bound separately giving details of mining, costs, etc., - 3 -, $ 195

Klempner, P. / THE ORANGE FREE STATE GOLD MINES, 2nd Edition, London, 1954, cl, 127 pages, - 3 -, $ 225 [Contains diagrams of the mines, details of the stopes and channels, taxation; covers the Welkom Area (Central Section), the Odendaalsrus Area (Northern Section), and the Virginia Area (Southern Section) of Orange Free State Gold Mines]

Krige, D. G. / LOGNORMAL - DE WIJSIAN GEOSTATISTICS FOR ORE EVALUATION, SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY MONOGRAPH SERIES - GEOSTATISTICS 1, Johannesburg, 1978, cl, 50 pages, - 5 -, $ 50

Lombaard, B. V. / THE GEOLOGY OF THE NORTH-EASTERN PRETORIA DISTRICT AND ADJOINING COUNTRY, Explanation of Sheet 18 (Moos River), Pretoria, 1931, afb, 48 pages, - 3 -, $ 40

Lowe, D. R. and Byerly, G. R. / GEOLOGIC EVOLUTION OF THE BARBERTON GREENSTONE BELT, SOUTH AFRICA, GSA SP 329 pages, Boulder, 1999, pb, 319 pages, -1 -, $ 45

Mountain, E. D. / GEOLOGY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, Cape Town, 1968, cl, 249 pages, front and back endplates covered with colored map of South Africa, 22 figs., 28 plates, 15 colored plates, small brown discolored spot on bottom edge of spine, ovg, - 3 -, $ 35

Mountain, E. D. / THE GEOLOGY OF AN AREA EAST OF GRAHAMSTOWN, Explanation of sheet # 136 (Grahamstown), Pretoria, 1946, pb, 56 pages, - 5 -, $ 25

Nel, L. T., et.al. / THE GEOLOGY OF VENTERSDORP AND ADJOINING COUNTRY with a Chapter on the Diamondiferous Alluvials, Pretoria, 1935, pb, 102 pages, 4 plates, 2 figs., - 5 -, $ 60

Nel, L. T. / THE GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY AROUND POTCHEFSTROOM AND KLERKSDORP, Explanation of Sheet 61, Pretoria, 1939, pb, 156 pages, small old tape repair to page 99, ovg, 2 figs., - 5 -, $ 40

Nel, L. T. / THE WITWATERSRAND SYSTEM IN THE KLERKSDORP-VENTERSDORP AREA, A PRELIMINARY REPORT, Bulletin 1, Pretoria, pb, 32 pages, 2 plates, - 5 -, $ 45

Nel, L. T. and Jansen, H. / THE GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY AROUND VEREENIGING, Explanation of Sheet # 62 (Vereeniging), Pretoria, 1957, pb, 90 pages, - 5 -, $ 55

Sohnge, P. G., Visser, D. J. L., and Lowe, C. V. R. / M 35 / THE GEOLOGY AND ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE VAAL RIVER BASIN, Pretoria, 1937, afb, 102 pages, 36 plates including a map, 20 figs., - 3 -, $ 105 [includes photographs of numerous artifacts, i.e., stone tools, gravers, arrowheads, etc.]

Van Eeden, O. R., et.al. / THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE MURCHISON RANGE, EAST OF LEYDSDORP, Memoir 36, Pretoria, 1939, afb, 172 pages, 13 figs., 10 plates, geologic map in separate envelope, - 2 -, $ 85

Van Eeden, O. R., et.al. / THE GEOLOGY OF THE EASTERN SOUTPANSBERG AND THE LOWVELD TO THE NORTH with Economic Geology Section, Explanation of Sheet 42 (Soutpansberg), Pretoria, 1955, pb, 126 pages, 3 figs., 16 plates, - 5 -, $ 65

Venter, F. A. / THE GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY BETWEEN SPRINGS AND BETHAL WITH A CHAPTER ON UNDERGROUND WATER SUPPLIES, Explanation of Sheet 51 (Bethal), Pretoria, 1934, pb, 87 pages, - 5 -, $ 25

Visser, H. N. / THE GEOLOGY OF THE KOEDOESRAND AREA, Explanation of Sheets 35 and 36 (Koedoesrand), Northern Transvaal, Pretoria, 1953, pb, 101 pages, 14 plates, 2 figs., - 5 -, $ 25

Visser, H. N, et.al. / THE GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY SOUTH OF ERMELO, Explanation of Sheet # 64 (Ermelo), Pretoria, 1947, pb, 110 pages, - 5 -, $ 25

Bibliography and Subject Index of the Bureau of Mines of South Africa:

Year Binding Pages Code Cost
1957 paper 60 - 5 -

$ 25

1958 paper 51 - 5 -

$ 25

1959 paper 95 - 5 -

$ 25

1960 paper 93 - 5 -

$ 25

1961 paper 83 - 5 -

$ 25

1962 paper 121 - 5 -

$ 25

1964 paper 109 - 5 -

$ 25


Mining / Mineralogy / Geology Publications of Tanganyika [Tanzania]:

Volume 1 / Harkin, D. A., et.al. / RECORDS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF TANGANYIKA - 1951, Dar es Salaam, 1954, pb, 80 pages, 9 plates, 2 appendices, - 5 -, $ 75 [Contains 18 papers on Regional Geology, Economic Geology including Gold in the Nzega Area, Miscellaneous papers, and Laboratory Services]

Volume II / Handley, J. R. F., et.al. / RECORDS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF TANGANYKIA - 1952, Dar es Salaam, 1955, pb, 66 pages. 10 plates, 2 appendices, - 5 -, $ 50 [Contains 9 papers on Regional Geology, Economic Geology of Graphite and Limestone, and Miscellaneous papers on mineralogy]

B 26 / Grantham, D. R. and Pilson, R. D. / THE GEOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF THE NACHINGWEA REGION, A Reconnaissance Survey of Topography, Soils, Vegetation, and Geology in the Southern Province of Tanganyika, Dar es Salaam, 1955, pb, 33 pages, 2 appendices, 3 plates, 4 maps and sections, - 5 -, $ 25

B 28 / Spence, J. / THE GEOLOGY OF PART OF THE EASTERN PROVINCE OF TANGANYIKA, Dar es Salaam, 1957, pb, 62 pages, 2 figs., 2 tables, 2 maps in pocket, - 5 -, $ 38re`qwbv

M 1 / Quennell, A. M., et.al. / SUMMARY OF THE GEOLOGY OF TANGANYIKA, PART 1 – Introduction and Stratigraphy, Dar es Salaam, 1956, pb, 264 pages, 1 plate (in pocket), - 5 -, $ 65

M 11 / Harkin, D. A. / THE RUNGWE VOLCANICS AT THE NORTHERN END OF LAKE NYASA, Dar es Salaam, 1960, pb, 172 pages, 31 plates, 63 tables, 3 maps in pocket, - 5 -, $ 36

SP 18 / Skerl, A. C. and Oates, F. / THE GEOLOGY OF THE NORTH ILUNGA AREA, DAR ES SALAAM, 1938, pb, 38 pages, - 5 -, $ 18

SP 20  /  Stockley, G. M. / THE GEOLOGY OF PARTS OF THE TABORA, KIGOMA, AND UFIPA DISTRICTS, NORTH-WEST LAKE RUKWA, Tanganyika Territory Department of Lands and Mines Geological Division Short Paper # 20, Dar es Salaam, 1938, afb, 35 pages, 1 plate in pocket, - 5 -, $ 40

Dowie, C. / GLACIATION OF MOUNT KILIMANJARO, NORTHEAST TANGANYIKA, In: GSA Bulletin, Volume 75, # 1, 1964, pb, pages 1 - 16, - 3 -, $ 10  


Mining / Mineralogy / Geology Publications of Tunisia:

Chandoul, H., et.al. / RECUEIL DES COUPES TYPES DE TUNISIE I. TRIAS ET JURASSIQUE, Entreprise Tunisienne D’Activities Petrolieres Mémoire No. 4, Tunis, 1993, pb, 95 pages, 30 figs.,32 photos, - 1 -, $ 75

M’Rabet, A., et.al. / CRETACEOUS, M 8A, Tunis, 1995, pb, 123 pages, 76 figs., - 2 -, $ 75


Mining / Mineralogy / Geology Publications of Uganda:

Hepworth, J. V., et.al. / RECORDS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF UGANADA 1954, Entebbe, 1956, pb, 71 pages, - 5 -, $ 36 [Contents include: Aspects of the Geology of the Bombo Area,Mmengo, Buganda; The Tuhizha Ferberite Deposit, Kigezi; The Calcareous Rocks of Southwest Uganda; The limestones of the Lake George Depression; An Electrical Resistivity Survey in Northwest Ankole; and The Absorptiometric Analysis of Beryl]

Pallister, J. W., et.al. / RECORDS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT, UGANDA, 1951 -1952, Entebbe, 1952, pb, 26 pages, 3 plates, 1 sketch map, - 5 -, $ 28 [Contents include: Preliminary Account of the Geology of South Kyaggwe County, Buganda; Bismuth in Uganda; Gravitmetric Survey of the East and West Banks of the Nile on the Site of the Owen Falls Hydro-Electric Scheme, Jinja, Uganda]

Pallister, J. W., et.al. / RECORDS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF UGANDA 1953, Entebbe, 1955, pb, 79 pages, 2 figs., 4 plates, - 5 -, $ 60 [Contents: A Revised Lexicon of Uganda Stratigraphy; Preliminary Account of the Geology of Sheet K.IV.NW, Karamoja; The Bunyaruguru Volcanic Field; Notes on the Northern Termination of the Western Rift; A small Graphite Deposit in the Mubuku Valley, Ruwenzori Mountains, Toro; Asbestos Deposits in Karamoja; The Magnetite-Vermiculite Occurrences of Bukusu, Mbale District; Naniankoko Cassiterite Mine, Ankole; Recently Discovered Occurrences of Dumortierite in Uganda; Microlite from Kigezi; and A Field Method for the Determination of Tungsten and Molybdenum in Rocks, Soils and Plant Ash]

Stheeman, H. A. / THE GEOLOGY OF SOUTHWESTERN UGANDA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE STANNIFEROUS DEPOSITS, The Hague, 1932, pb, 144 pages, 6 maps, - 5 -, $ 75

Trendall, A. F., et.al. / RECORDS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT, UGANDA, 1955 -1956, Entebbe, 1959, pb, 50 pages, 4 plates (1 in color), 7 figs., 2 tables, - 5 -, $ 58 [Contents include: The Topography under the Northern part of the Kadam Volcanics and its bearing on the Correlation of the Peneplains of Southeast Uganda and the Adjacent Parts of Kenya; The Origin of Carbonatites and Related Alkaline Rocks; Raised Swamps of Lake Victoria; The Detection of Tin in Tungsten Minerals; A Geological and Geophysical Investigation of a Proposed Dam Site on The Victoria Nile near Jinja]

Wright, H. E., Jr. and Frey, D. G. / QUATERNARY GEOLOGY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY IN THE ALBERTINE RIFT VALLEY, UGANDA, in: International Studies of the Quaternary, GSA SP 84, Boulder, 1965, pb, pages 293 - 321, 2 plates, 7 figs., - 3 -, $ 35 [includes 27 other papers including insect populations in the British Pleistocene; pollen analysis and till stratigraphy, Norway; Pleistocene glaciation of the Swiss Alps; Age of Australites; Maximum glaciation in the Argentine Cordillera; more...]


Mining / Mineralogy / Geology Publications of Zaire [Congo, Katanga]:

Cahen, L.  /  GEOLOGIE DU CONGO BELGE, Liege, 1954, cl, 577 pages, - 5 -, endplates replaced, small two inch crack along front board, ovg, $ 180

Egoroff, J. A. / SERVICE GEOLOGIQUE LÉOPOLDVILLE, 1948, afb, 145 pages, illustrations, - 3 -, $ 45 [Contents: Ressources minérales du Congo; Deux aspects l’érosin au Congo; Un trait de géographic physique au Bas-Congo; Contribution a létude de la fauna malacologique des terasses de la régions des lacs Edouard et Kivu, more....]

Jones, L., Mathieu, P. L., and Strenger, H. / GRAVIMETRIE: RESULTATS SCIENTIFIQUES DES MISSIONS DU SYNDICAT POUR L’ETUDE GEOLOGIQUE ET MINIERE DE LA CUVETTE CONGOLAISE ET TRAVAUX CONNEXES, Tervuren, 1960, pb, 46 pp., 3 annexe, 13 figs., 2 carte (planches hors texte), - 5 -, $ 36

Prigogine, A. / CONCENTRATION DES MINERAIS DE WOLFRAM ET DE NIOBIUM-TANTALE AU CONGO BELGE ET AU RUANDA-URUNDI, Bruxelles, 1956, pb, 191 pages, 19 figs., 29 tableau, 1 planche, - 5 -, $ 45

Stanley, H. M. / UNION MINIERE DU HAUT-KATANGA, Monograph, Brussels, 1954, pb, 154 pages, - 3 -, $ 50


Miscellaneous Mining / Mineralogy / Geology Publications of Africa:

Baker, B. H., Mohr, P. A., and Williams, L. A. J. / GEOLOGY OF THE EASTERN RIFT SYSTEM, GSA SP 136, Boulder, 1972, pb, 67 pages, some ink underlining, - 4 -, $ 20

Hay, R. L. / GEOLOGY OF THE OLDURAI GORGE: A Study of Sedimentation in a Semiarid Basin, Berkeley, 1976, cl, 203 pages, - 5 -, $ 70

Keller, P. C. / GEMSTONES OF EAST AFRICA, Phoenix, 1992, cl, 144 pages, - 1 -, $ 50 [Full color illustrations of gemstones of East Africa along with detail descriptions of the geology of the deposits]

Kogbe, C. A., et.al. / MICROPALEONTOLOGY AND BIOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE COASTAL BASINS OF WEST AFRICA, Volume 5, A Special Issue of the Journal of African Earth Sciences, Paris, 1985, cl, 689 pages, - 5 -, $ 55

Kogbe, C. A., et.al. / PETROGRAPHY OF THE MIGMATITES FROM THE HIGH DAM WESTERN QUARRY, ASWAN, SOUTH EGYPT; GEOCHEMICAL PROSPECTING FOR GOLD IN THE AREA NORTH OF ISANLU, NIGERIA; MOUNT CAMEROON: AN ACTIVE VOLCANO OF THE CAMEROON LINE; A REVIEW OF THE HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL OF KENYA, These are several selected articles from Volume 6 of the Journal of African Earth Sciences, Paris, 1987, cl, 772 pages, - 5 -, $ 45

Krenekl, E. / DER GEOLOGISCHE BAU DER DEUTSCHEN KOLONIEN IN AFRIKA UND IN DER SÜDSEE, Deutscher Boden Band 11, Berlin, 1940, cl, 125 pages, wear along spine, ovg, - 3 -, $ 75

Reyre, D. / SEDIMENTARY BASINS OF THE AFRICAN COASTS, Paris, 1966, afb, 304 pages, - 5 -, $ 25 [contains 14 articles, some written in English, others in French, relating to Cameron, Senegal, Morocco, Nigeria, Angola, Spanish Sahara, more...]

Rode, K. P. / COMISION PARA LA CORRELACTION DEL SISTEMA KARROO (GONDWANA), Mexico, D. F., 1958, pb, 256 pages, Congreso Geologico Internacional, XX Sesion, 1956, Contenido: Les Terrains du Congo Belge appartenant ou pouvant appartenir au Systeme Karoo; Review of Recent Work on the Gondwana Rocks of Kenya Colony; Etude Preliminaire de la Serie Argilo-Greseuse de la Region Diamantifere de l’Ouest-Oubangui; Quelques Resultats Nouveaux dans l’Etude du Karroo Matgache; A Peculiar Brachiopod from Permacarboniferous Beds exposed at Zewan Spur, Srinagar Kashmir; A Note on the Correlation of the Parsora and Tiki Beds of Vindhya Pradesh; The Gondwanas of the East Coast; Australia and Gondwanaland; Developments in the Stratigraphy and Structure of Western Australia; Recent Additions to the Knowledge of the Permian System in Tasmania, - 3 -, $ 50

Silberman, M. L. / GOLD POTENTIAL OF THE NORTHERN PART OF THE CENTRAL EASTERN DESERT, EGYPT, 2003, a stapled photocopy of a loose-leaf manuscript being prepared for publication, - 3 -, $ 10
Scholz, C. / FIELDWORK: A Geologist’s Memoir of the Kalahari, Princeton, 1997, cl, 190 pages, - 1 -, $ 40

Willis, B. / LIVING AFRICA: A Geologist’s Wanderings through the Rift Valleys, 1st Edition, London, 1930, cl, 320 pages, 8 maps, small chip on bottom of spine, ovg, signed by the author, - 3 -, $ 30


International Geological Congress Reports on the geology of Africa:

International Geological Congress, Session XIX, TRAVAUX DE L’INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES SAHARIENNES, Tome VIII, Alger, 1952, - 3 -, 238 pages, $ 25 [Summaire du tome viii: Pluviaux interglaciaires et prehistoire saharienne, Les limites du Sahara francais, Essai morphologique et tectonique sur le Pliocene superieur en Afrique du Nord et dans les steppes nordsahariennes, Essai sur l’hydrogeologie du Grand Erg occidental et des regions limitrophes (Les foggaras), Le vent et le deplacement du sable au Sahara, Sur la prolongation du reseau gravimetrique nord-africain au Sahara francais, Conditions structurales et formes de relief dans le Sahara]

International Geological Congress, LIVRETS GUIDES DES EXCURSIONS AU MAROC, Alger, 1952, session XIX, - 3 -, $ 125 [this set includes one fascicule, the excursions and the monographs listed below]

   Fascicule XX:
            Premiere Partie, General, Precambrien et Primaire Ancien

  Excursions:

No. 1. Gisements Miniers du Sud Marocain (Mineralogie et Metallogenie)
No. 2. Gisements Miniers du Nord Marocain (Geologie et Metallogenie)
No. 3. Petrographie du Maroc
No. 4. Haut Atlas Central
No. 5. Geologie du Maroc, fasc. 1 - Fallot
No. 6. Geologie du Maroc, fasc. 2 - Marrakech a Rabat
No. 7. Maroc Septentrional, partie a
No. 8. Maroc Septentrional, partie b
No. 9. Maroc Septentrional, partie c
No.10. Anti-Atlas Occidental
No.11. Anti-Atlas Central et Oriental
No.12. Haut Atlas et Anti-Atlas Occidentaux
No.13. Haut Atlas et Anti-Atlas Occidentaux
No.14. Hydrogeologie et Geolgie Appliquee Aux Grands Travaux
No.15. Geomorphologie du Maroc 

Monographies Regionales, Serie 1:

No. 1. Ahnet et Mouydir
No. 2. Massif Culminant de L’Ouarsenis
No. 3. Monts du Mellegue
No. 4. Socle Metamorphique en Grande Kabylie
No. 5. Le Massif du Bou Taleb
No. 6. L’Antecambrien de L’Ahaggar
No. 7. Les Monts du Hodna
No. 8. La Region de Colomb-Bechar
No. 9. La Bordure Sud-Tellienne dans le Titteri
No.10. Le Sud-Ouest de la Petite Kabylie
No.11. Les Appareils Volcaniques Recents de l’Ahaggar
No.12. L’Atlas Saharien Sud-Oranais
No.13. Le Pays Constantinois
No.14. Les Chaines Atlasiques et la Bordure Nord du Sahara
No.15. Les Chaines D’Ougarta et la Saoura
No.16. Le Bassin Neogene du Chelif
No.17. La Region de Bougie
No.18. Les Roches Cristallines du Littoral Oranais
No.19. La chaine du Djurdjura
No.20. Regions Sud-Telliennes Et Atlas Saharien
No.21. Bordure Nord Des Hautes Plaines Dans L’Algerie Occidentale
No.22. Le Littoral Oranais
No.23. Massifs Cristallins Du Nord-Constantinois
No.24. A’Atlas Tellien Occidental
No.25. Histoire Geologique De La Province D’Alger
No.26. Micropaleontologie du Cretace
No.27. Genese Des Gites Phosphates Du Sud-Est Algero-Tunisien
La Paleontolgie Des Vertebres En Afrique Du Nord Francaise

Monographies Regionales, Serie 2:

No. 1. Paleogeographie, Tectonique Et Orogenese De La Tunise
No. 2. Les Gites Metalliferes Tunisiens
No. 3. Les Grands Problemes D’Hydrogeologie En Tunisie
No. 4. Les Grands Barrages De La Tunisie
No. 5. Le Sillon Tunisien
No. 6. Atlas Tunisien Oriental Et Sahel
No. 7. Sud Et Extreme-Sud Tunisiens

International Geological Congress, LIVRETS GUIDES DES EXCURSIONS AU MAROC, Alger, 1952, session XIX, - 3 -, the following monographs (part of Serie 1) priced at $25 for the set of 15 listed below:

No. 1. Ahnet et Mouydir
No. 2. Massif Culminant de L’Ouarsenis
No. 3. Monts du Mellegue
No. 4. Socle Metamorphique en Grande Kabylie
No. 5. Le Massif du Bou Taleb
No. 6. L’Antecambrien de L’Ahaggar
No. 7. Les Monts du Hodna
No. 8. La Region de Colomb-Bechar
No. 9. La Bordure Sud-Tellienne dans le Titteri
No.10. Le Sud-Ouest de la Petite Kabylie
No.11. Les Appareils Volcaniques Recents de l’Ahaggar
No.12. L’Atlas Saharien Sud-Oranais
No.13. Le Pays Constantinois
No.14. Les Chaines Atlasiques et la Bordure Nord du Sahara
No.15. Les Chaines D’Ougarta et la Saoura


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