Gold the Noble Mineral.: ExtraLapis English No. 5, R.B. Cook, E.R. Coogan, G. Neumeier and G.A. Staebler, editors. Lapis International LLC, P.O. Box 263, East Hampton, Connecticut, U.S.A., 2003, 112 p. US$24 (plus $2 for shipping to non-US addresses), soft cover (ISBN 3 921 656 23 0).

Abstract

According to a summary statement on this issue’s back cover “Beginning with the basics of gold mineralogy and enrichment, our expert team of authors traces the history of gold and man from the Egyptians to the modern-day, technoprospectors. Along the way, they describe localities, share stories