Uranium In The Northwest : Jarrard and Moen , 1955 [ Uranium Mineral Prospecting ]
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Rare original prospecting guide “Uranium In The Northwest” by Jarrard and Moen complete with a radioactive sample for use with a Geiger counter.
Jarrard, Leonard D. and Moen, Wayne S. Uranium in the Northwest Mineralized Areas and Prospecting Suggestions. Published by the Authors [Tom Greenfield Inc] : Butte, Montana. 1955. First Edition.
Written and self-published by a pair of geologists from the US Atomic Energy Commission’s Division of Raw Materials, “Uranium In The Northwest” is a practically minded prospecting guide from the height of the Atomic Age. Aimed at American researchers and entrepreneurs eager to take advantage of the growing uranium industry during the Cold War, this text includes explanations of the types of uranium found in nature, its known locations in Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Montana, as well as rules and regulations about its legal prospecting requirements. Designed for use with a Geiger counter, in addition to five folding maps of Uranium ore deposits, the text includes a small check sample of the radioactive mineral Autunite which is about 45% Uranium.
A relic of the short-lived Uranium boom of the 1950s, this book was released one year ahead of the Bowery Boys film “Dig That Uranium” which parodied the Western mineral rush.
One copy found in OCLC as of January 2022.
8vo, 93pp + 2 supplement. Yellow printed wraps, front wrap bowed, minor soiling to both faces, worst along hinge. Sample outline visible through back wrap. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed. Bookblock and pages toned but clean apart from pen annotation pg 79. Radioactive anunite sample taped with instructions to back wrap interior. Includes five folding maps, numerous illustrations, an original two page supplement providing Notice of Location forms. Very good condition.
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