Abraham Gesner : the lure of the rocks and a burning ambition / Elizabeth V. Haigh. Victoria, BC : Tellwell Talent, 2019. xi, 374 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
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Debt and bad management drove Abraham Gesner off his farm in Nova Scotia's bucolic Annapolis Valley in 1825. It turned out to be a stroke of luck. While doing medical courses in London hospitals, he encountered the industrial revolution. Attending sundry lectures and demonstrations, he got his first whiff of the rapidly developing new sciences of chemistry, geology and natural history. He was hooked! Back home, traveling about the country visiting patients, he honed his observational skills, finally producing pioneering geological surveys of all three Maritime provinces. Imitating procedures which he had first observed while abroad, he experimented with "cracking" coal to generate the tars, oils and gases which fueled the industrial revolution. In the process, he produced "kerosene" - an illuminating gas and an oil - which revolutionized artificial lighting and generated much industry. Because he explored with native guides and advocated on their behalf, he served for a time as Indian Commissioner. An engaging lecturer, he addressed audiences on many scientific subjects and developed the region's first natural history museum; he wrote articles and books describing the region and extolling its potential for development. His final publication was a textbook of hydrocarbon chemistry. Local lawsuits over mining rights and patent infringements caused him to move to New York. Still more lawsuits drove him back to his native land where he died, shortly after being appointed to a coveted lectureship in Dalhousie University. Includes bibliographic references and index.
Gesner, Abraham, — 1797-1864
Geologists — Maritime Provinces — Biography
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The mineral resources of the Dominion of Canada comprising the provinces of Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and the New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, British Columbia, North-West Territories : specially adapted for emigrants, capitalists and set Ottawa : 1882. 41 frames.
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Cover signed in script: With the authors regards H.B. Small. Attributed to Henry Beaumont Small--Canadiana 1867-1900.
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Information on staking claims in Nova Scotia / Nova Scotia. Department of Mines and Energy. Halifax: Department of Mines and Energy 1985. 10 pages : charts; 28 cm.
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Mining in Nova Scotia - past and present / by Howard V. Donahoe, Jr.. Canada : 1984. 23 pages : illustrations, maps; 28 cm.
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The mine / Judith Hoegg Ryan. Markham, Ont. : Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 1984. 64 pages : illustrations; 28 cm.
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Also published in French.
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Plea for a government assay office / by George W. Stuart; Technical education, by Alexander McNeil, together with remarks by members at the annual meeting of the Mining Society of N.S. held at Halifax, April 10th, 1901. Halifax : Mining Society of Nova Scotia, 1901. 30 pages.
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Richfield Mining Company, Limited
In Cheticamp, Cape Breton Halifax : 1903. 24 pages : illustrations; 21 cm.
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Prospectus.
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Law relating to mines and minerals in Nova Scotia Halifax : Queen's Pr., 1883. 48 pages; 22 cm.
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Great mineral possibilities of northern Cape Breton / by E. Gilpin, Jr. J. Edmund Woodman. n.pages; 15 cm.
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Cover title: Experts in northern Cape Breton.
Gilpin, Edwin, 1850 or 51-1907.
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Eastern National Copper Company, Limited (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Mines at Cheticamp, Cape Breton .. Halifax : 1902. 11 pages : front. maps table. diagrs.; 24 cm.
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Dominion Lime and Quarrying Company, Limited, Cape Breton
Prospectus .. North Sydney, Cape Breton Enterprise job rooms. 8 pages, 14.5 cm.
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Cumberland Copper Company, Limited (Boston, Mass.)
Prospectus, and description of territories in Nova Scotia owned by the company .. Cambridge : Caustic-Claplin Co., 1903. 35 pages : illustrations; 13.5 cm.
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Cheticamp Copper Company, Limited. (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Description of property at Cheticamp Cape Breton Halifax : Industrial publishing co., 1904. 14 pages : illus. tables, map; 22 cm.
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Uranium mining in Nova Scotia: what are the issues? brochures Halifax: Halifax City Regional Library, 1981. 1 folded page : 28 cm.
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Brochure on a series offered at Halifax City Regional Library.
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Canadian mineral industry Ottawa, Mineral Resources Division. ill, maps ; 25 cm.
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A historical guide to the mines of Sydney Mines / Keith Knight & the Sydney Mines Heritage Society. Rev. ed. Richmond Hill, ON. : The author, 2006. 72 pages : illustrations, ports., maps ; 22 cm.
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; Publication info from preliminary pages.
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Properties for option in Nova Scotia Halifax : Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, 199--. 28 cm.
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Nova Scotia. Minerals and Energy Branch.
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Filler and extender minerals in Nova Scotia / Peter Luke. Halifax : Nova Scotia Department of Mines and Energy, 1990. 64 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - TN26 L84 1990
Nova Scotia. Dept. of Mines and Energy.
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Mineral information bulletin / Department of Mines and Technical Services, Ottawa, Mineral Resources Division. Ottawa : The Division, 1958-1971. 88 v. : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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MR 68 has title: Information bulletin.
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Mineral and geological guide book / compiled by the staff.--. Halifax : Department of Mines, 1954. 138 pages : maps ; 23 cm.
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At head of title: Nova Scotia. The mineral province of Eastern Canada.
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Mineral rights, landowners, and mineral exploration / Nova Scotia. Department of Mines and Energy. Halifax : Nova Scotia Department of Mines and Energy, 1986. 1 sheet ; 23 x 21 cm. folded to 23 x 11 cm.
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Directory of goods and services for exploration companies Halifax : Nova Scotia, Department of Mines and Energy, 1986. [13] pages
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Information Circular 1
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Prospecting
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Index to drillhole and well data, 1862-1980 / by Norman A. Lyttle and Janet Gillespie-Wood. Halifax : Province of Nova Scotia, Department of Mines and Energy, 1981. vii, 127 pages : map ; 28 cm.
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Gillespie-Wood, Janet
Lyttle, Norman A.
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Nova Scotia. Dept. of Mines and Energy
Program and summaries Halifax : Nova Scotia, Department of Mines and Energy, 1977--1990. ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - QE190 A1 O61
Description based on: 10th (1986 Vols. designated 4th (1980?-198- , issued as: Information series. Each issue individually numbered in series. On cover: Canada-Nova Scotia mineral development agreement.
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Truro map-area, Colchester and Hants counties, Nova Scotia / I. M. Stevenson. Ottawa (ON.) : Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, 1958. viii., 124 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - QE185 A2 #297
Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-115 and index.
Geology — Nova Scotia — Colchester (County)
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Mines and mineral resources — Nova Scotia — Colchester (County).
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