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BROWN, Henry Yorke Lyell.

(1844 – 1928)

(Born: 1844; Died: 1928)

1. English, 1893.
Catalogue | Of | South Australian Minerals, | With The | Mines And Other Localities Where Found; | And | Brief Remarks On The Mode Of Occurence Of Some | Of The Principle Metals And Ores. | [ornate rule] | Prepared under the authority of the Hon. the Commissioneer of Crown Lands. | By | H.Y.L. Brown, F.G.S., | Government Geologist. | [ornate rule] | Adelaide: | By Authority: C.E. Bristow, Government Printer, North-Terrace. | [short rule] | 1893.

8°: [1]-34 p. Printed wraps. Errata slip tipped in at page one. Page size: 9.5 x 6in.

Contents: [1-2], Title page, verso blank.; [3]-4, "Preface."-signed H.Y.L. Brown, 10 April 1893.; [5]-34, "Catalogue of South Austrialian Minerals."

Very scarce. A topographical mineralogy being an early listing of the various mineral species found in South Australia, together with an indication which mines have produced the specimens. Brown has derived the listing from various departmental sources, and he has arranged the species alphabetically.

Bibliographical references: Ferguson, Bibliography of Australia, 1941-69: ??. NUC.

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