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Young (Robert B.)

THE BANKET : A Study of the Auriferous Conglomerates of the Witwatersrand and Associated Rocks (1917)

Published: Gurney & Jackson, London, 1917

Edition: First Edition

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Publisher's brown cloth binding wiith gilt titles to spine.

v + 125pp. Illustrated with numerous descriptive photomicrographs.

Binding tight. Internally clean. Moderate discolouration to spine.

'Banket is a South African mining term, applied to the beds of auriferous conglomerate, chiefly occurring in the Witwatersrand gold-fields. The name was given to these beds from their resemblance to a pastry, known in Dutch as banket, resembling almond hard-bake.'

  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Sold By: Rare Paper
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  • Country: South Africa
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