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  Letter from Victor Bishop to James Curtis Booth, June 1, 1858

  • 1858-Jun-01

  Bishop quotes a price for aluminum and complains that this spelling is replacing the correct "aluminium."

  • Author Bishop, Victor
  • Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, United States Mint, Mint of the United States, Aluminum
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  Letter from J. Ross Snowden to James Curtis Booth, June 1, 1858

  • 1858-Jun-01

  James Snowden (1809-1878), director the of the United States Mint, responds to James Curtis Booth's (1810-1888) May 1858 monthly report and addresses the issue of employee absences.

  • Author Snowden, James Ross, 1809-1878
  • Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, United States Mint, Mint of the United States, Snowden, James Ross, 1809-1878
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  Letter from Dr. J.R. Chilton to James Curtis Booth, April 2, 1858

  • 1858-Apr-02

  Notes the purchase of crucibles for the United States Mint.

  • Author Chilton, James R., Dr.
  • Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, United States Mint, Mint of the United States, Crucibles
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Victor Bishop to James Curtis Booth, March 18, 1858

  • 1858-Mar-18

  More information pertaining to the aluminum samples offered to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) following correspondence from March 8 and March 15.

  • Author Bishop, Victor
  • Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, United States Mint, Mint of the United States, Aluminum
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  Letter from Victor Bishop to James Curtis Booth, March 15, 1858

  • 1858-Mar-15

  A follow up from Bishop's March 8th letter offering aluminum samples to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888).

  • Author Bishop, Victor
  • Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, United States Mint, Mint of the United States, Aluminum
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Victor Bishop to James Curtis Booth, March 8, 1858

  • 1858-Mar-08

  Inquires about aluminum manufacture in Camden, New Jersey.

  • Author Bishop, Victor
  • Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, United States Mint, Mint of the United States
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Edward Belknap to James Curtis Booth, February 18, 1858

  • 1858-Feb-18

  Asks James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) for his opinion of one Dr. Genth, a metallurgist.

  • Author Belknap, Edward
  • Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, United States Mint, Mint of the United States
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  Plate XXII: Molybdenum Ores, Chrome Ores, Antimony Ores, Arsenic Ores

  • Part of The Mineral Kingdom

  • 1859

  Figures 1-2. Molybdenum Ores.
  1. Molybdenite, Sulphuret of Molybdenum
  2. Molybdenite

  Figures 3-4. Chrome Ores.
  3. Chromic Ochre
  4. Chromic Ironstone

  Figures 5-10. Antimony Ores.
  5. Native Antimony
  6. Grey Antimony,…

  • Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
  • Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
  • Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
  • Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Arsenic ores, Antimony ores, Molybdenum ores
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  Plate XXI: Bismuth Ores, Uranium Ores, Titanium Ores, Tantalum Ores, Wolfram Ores

  • Part of The Mineral Kingdom

  • 1859

  Figure 1. Greenockite

  Figures 2-6. Bismuth Ores.
  2. Native Bismuth
  3. Metallic Bismuth
  4. Native Bismuth
  5. Bismuthine
  6. Eulytine, or Bismuth-Blende

  Figures 7-12. Uranium Ores.
  7. Pitch-blende
  8. Uran-ochre
  9. Lime-U…

  • Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
  • Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
  • Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
  • Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Titanium ores, Tantalum ores, Uranium ores, Bismuth ores
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  Plate XX: Galena, Cerussite, Anglesite, Pyromorphite, Molybdate, Chromate, Tin Ore, Zinc Ores

  • Part of The Mineral Kingdom

  • 1859

  Figures 1-3. Galena, Sulphuret of Lead.
  1. Galena
  2. The same [Galena]
  3. The same [Galena]

  Figures 4-8. White Lead Ore, Cerusite.
  4. White Lead Ore
  5. The same [White Lead Ore]
  6. The same [White Lead Ore]
  7. The same…

  • Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
  • Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
  • Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
  • Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Galena, Cerussite, Tin ores, Zinc ores
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  Plate XIX: Iron Ores, Hausmannite

  • Part of The Mineral Kingdom

  • 1859

  Figures 1-10. Brown Ironstone and other Ores of Iron.
  1. Stalactitic Hematite
  2. Kidney-Shaped Iron Ore
  3. Pea-Iron Ore
  4. Finely Granular Lenticular Clay Ironstone
  5. Spathic Iron Ore
  6. Bog-Iron Ore
  7. Vivianite
  8. Sc…

  • Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
  • Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
  • Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
  • Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Iron ores, Manganese ores
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  Plate XVIII: Pyrites, Magnetic Iron, Iron-Glance, Iron Ores

  • Part of The Mineral Kingdom

  • 1859

  Figures 1-4. Magnetic Pyrites.
  1. Magnetic Pyrites

  Figures 2-8. Pyrites.
  2. Pyrites
  3. The same [Pyrites]
  4. The same [Pyrites]
  5. The same [Pyrites]
  6. The same [Pyrites]
  7. The same [Pyrites]
  8. Pyrites

  Figures…

  • Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
  • Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
  • Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
  • Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Pyrites, Magnetite, Hematite
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  Plate XVII: Nickel, Cobalt, Iron

  • Part of The Mineral Kingdom

  • 1859

  Figures 1-4. Nickel Ores.
  1. Capillary Nickel
  2. Red Arseniet of Nickel
  3. Chloanthite
  4. Annabergite, or Nickel-Ochre

  Figures 5-13. Cobalt Ores.
  5. Cobalt-Pyrites
  6. Cobalt-Glance, or Cobaltine
  7. The same [Cobaltine]…

  • Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
  • Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
  • Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
  • Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Meteorites, Iron, Cobalt ores, Nickel ores
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  Plate XVI: Copper, Malachite

  • Part of The Mineral Kingdom

  • 1859

  Figures 1-3. Red Copper.
  1. Cuprite, or Red Oxide of Copper
  2. The same [Cuprite]
  3. The same [Cuprite]

  Figures 4-7. Blue Copper.
  4. Azurite or Chessylite
  5. The same [Azurite]
  6. The same [Azurite]
  7. The same…

  • Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
  • Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
  • Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
  • Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Copper, Malachite
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  Plate XV: Mercury, Quicksilver, Copper Ore

  • Part of The Mineral Kingdom

  • 1859

  Figures 1-5. Mercury, Quicksilver.
  1. Amalgam
  2. Native Quicksilver
  3. Crystalline Cinnabar
  4. Crystallised Cinnabar
  5. The same [Crystallised Cinnabar]

  Figures 6-20. Copper Ore, Native Ore, and Sulphuret of Copper.
  6. …

  • Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
  • Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
  • Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
  • Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Copper, Mercury
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  Plate XIV: Native Silver, Antimonial Silver, Sulphuret of Silver, Glance and Red Silver Ore

  • Part of The Mineral Kingdom

  • 1859

  Figures 1-5. Native Silver.
  1. Native Silver
  2. The same [Native Silver]
  3. The same [Native Silver]
  4. Native Silver
  5. Native Silver

  Figures 6-8. Antimonial Silver.
  6. Antimonial Silver
  7. The same [Antimonial Silver]…

  • Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
  • Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
  • Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
  • Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Silver, Antimony ores
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  Plate XIII: Gold, Platinum, Iridium

  • Part of The Mineral Kingdom

  • 1859

  Figures 1-10. Gold.
  1. Native Gold
  2. Crystal of Gold
  3. The same [Crystal of Gold]
  4. Native Gold
  5. Gold Nugget
  6. Small Nuggest of Gold
  7. Grains of Gold
  8. Gold-dust
  9. Smooth Gold
  10. Telluric or Graphic Gold
  …

  • Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
  • Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
  • Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
  • Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Gold, Platinum, Iridium
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  Plate XII: Sulphur, Honey-Stone, Graphite, Coal, Lignite

  • Part of The Mineral Kingdom

  • 1859

  Figures 1-3. Sulphur.
  1. Native Sulphur
  2. The same [Native Sulphur]
  3. The same [Native Sulphur]

  Figure 4. Honey-Stone.
  4. Honey-Stone or Mellite

  Figures 5-7. Graphite.
  5. Graphite Plumbago
  6. Clear Yellow…

  • Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
  • Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
  • Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
  • Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Sulfur, Coal, Graphite
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  Plate XI: Fluor Spar, Baryta Compounds, Strontia, Salts of Potash and Soda, Borate of Magnesia

  • Part of The Mineral Kingdom

  • 1859

  Figures 1-2. Fluor-Spar.
  1. Fluor-Spar
  2. Fluor-Spar

  Figures 3-6. Baryta Compounds.
  3. Witherite
  4. Barytes
  5. The same [Barytes]
  6. The same [Barytes]

  Figures 7-9. Strontia.
  7. Celestine, Sulphate of Strontia
  8. Th…

  • Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
  • Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
  • Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
  • Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Sodium carbonate, Fluorspar, Borate minerals, Salt
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  Plate X: Aragonite, Spar, Gypsum, Anhydrite, Apatite, Fluor Spar

  • Part of The Mineral Kingdom

  • 1859

  Figures 1-3. Arragonite.
  1. Crystal of Arragonite
  2. Reddish Arragonite
  3. Crystallized Arragonite

  Figures 4-6. Brown Spar, Bitter Spar, Carbonate of Lime with Protioxide of Iron and Manganese.
  4. Reddish-brown Spar…

  • Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
  • Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
  • Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
  • Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Gypsum, Aragonite, Fluorspar, Apatite, Anhydrite
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  Plate IX: Carbonates of Lime, Marble

  • Part of The Mineral Kingdom

  • 1859

  Figures 1-9. Carbonate of Lime, Marble.
  1. Red-mottled Marble
  2. The same [Red-mottled Marble]
  3. Gryphitic Limestone
  4. Variegated Fragmentary Marble
  5. Reddish-yellow and Violet Flaked Marble
  6. Pale Yellow and Violet…

  • Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
  • Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
  • Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
  • Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Marble
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  Plate VIII: Marbles

  • Part of The Mineral Kingdom

  • 1859

  Figures 1-9. Marbles.
  1. Ruin Marble
  2. Fire Marble or Lumachelli
  3. Red Marble
  4. Pale Yellow Marble
  5. Black and White Mottled Becciated Marble
  6. Backish-grey Marble
  7. Grey Marble
  8. Red, Grean, and White-colored…

  • Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
  • Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
  • Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
  • Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Marble
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  Plate VII: Zeolitic Minerals, Carbonaceous Limestone

  • Part of The Mineral Kingdom

  • 1859

  Figures 1-8. Zeolitic Minerals.
  1. Leucite
  2. Natrolite
  3. Crystallised Zeolite or Mesotype
  4. Heulandite
  5. Stilbite or Foliated Zeolite
  6. Analcime
  7. Apophyllite
  8. The same [Apophyllite]

  Figures 9-18. Carbonaceous…

  • Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
  • Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
  • Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
  • Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Limestone, Stalactites and stalagmites, Zeolites
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  Plate B: Modifications of Crystalline Planes, Axes of Crystals, Optical Phenomena of Crystals

  • Part of The Mineral Kingdom

  • 1859

  Figures 1-10. Modifications of Crystalline Planes, Combinations, Axes, and Optical Phenomena.
  1. Curved Places of the Hexakis-Octahedron
  2. Striation, or Striping the Planes of the Cube
  3. Drusy
  4. Drusy, or…

  • Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
  • Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
  • Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
  • Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Crystals
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  Plate A: Planes of Crystals and Separate Crystalline Forms

  • Part of The Mineral Kingdom

  • 1859

  Figures 1-26. Planes of Crystals and Separate Crystalline Forms
  1. Square
  2. Cube
  3. Rhombus
  4. Rhombic Dodecahedron, or Granatoid
  5. Rectangle
  6. Rectangular Prism
  7. Rhomboid
  8. Oblique Rhomboidal Prism
  9. Trapezium…

  • Author Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob), 1798-1870
  • Publisher Edmonston and Douglas
  • Editor Van Voorst, John, active 1833-1886
  • Subject Mineralogy, Precious stones, Metals, Semimetals, Precious metals, Chemical elements, Prisms, Crystals