Africa's Mineral Wealth: Gold, Metals, Diamonds, etc. (1903)

Prof. De Launay gives a further proof of his indefatigable industry in this new volume from his pen. It is a formidable task to deal even briefly with the mineral wealth of a huge continent, which has been only imperfectly explored; but fortunately the author is eminently qualified for the task. He is no novice in writing upon mineral deposits, and he has visited many mines in North Africa, besides the most important districts in the south. The book is arranged so as to suit two classes of readers, those who wish to learn all they can about the occurrence of some given mineral, such as gold, diamants, copper ore, phosphate of lime, &c., and those whose interest relates only to some particular country or region.

Louis Auguste Alphonse de Launay (July 19, 1860 - June 30, 1938) was a French geologist and speleologist, specialist in mineral deposits and member of Academy of Sciences. He was also a writer, biographer and poet. (https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_de_Launay)

"Les Richesses Minerales De L'Afrique: L'Or, Les Metaux, Le Diamant, Les Phiosphates, Le Sel, Les Combustibles, Les Sources Thermales, Etc."; Original red cloth hardcovers; Text in French; Collation complete - Title page, (4), 416 pages; Binding is tight and firm, with some rubbing to the extremities and fading on covers and slight fraying on corners and spine ends. Pages/text block in impeccable condition, bright and clear, with slight yellowing, no foxing or any marks throughout. A clean copy in excellent condition.

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