Mineral Resources of Virginia 800+ pages, 80+ Illustrations, Indexed By Thomas Leonard Watson, Published 1907 by the Jamestown Tercentenary Festival Commission Very detailed coverage of each geologic type in every region of the state. Includes maps, diagrams and photographs. - Bonus Book - Resources of Southwest Virginia 356 pages, Indexed, Searchable By C. R. Boyd, Published 1881 - Bonus Book #2 - Geology and Mineral Resources of James River Valley 356 pages, Indexed, Searchable By J. L. Campbell, Published 1882 Requires Adobe Reader 5 or higher to View $11.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/Mineral-Resources-of-Virginia-1907-Virginia-Genealogy_W0QQitemZ130247105799QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1e53551d07 "Mineral Resources of Virginia, authorized by the Governor of Virginia and the Virginia Jamestown Exposition Commission, has been published in order to direct attention to the economic value, location, and commercial possibilities of Virginia's varied mineral wealth. "The evidence here presented shows that the State is well supplied with a great variety of mineral resources, many of which are being rapidly developed. There is probably no state in the Union of the same area as Virginia that can show a greater diversity in geologic resources. This most important fact taken in connection with the mildness of the climate, which permits of a long season of outdoor work, and the cheapness of labor, are conducive to a very extensive mining industry. "The total value of production of the mineral resources of Virginia for the year 1906 has been estimated at $30,000,000. At the July (1906) meeting of the Virginia Jamestown Exposition Commission, it was agreed that a handbook illustrative of the vast mineral resources of Virginia was a necessity. The writer was accordingly authorized to prepare a handbook setting forth, as completely as our present knowledge permitted, the vast and varied mineral resources of the State. He was further authorized to devote several months in the field to a study of the mineral resources in those portions of the State where information was most needed for the purpose of collecting the necessary data for this volume. " The work has proved far more exacting than was at first contemplated, in that the widely scattered literature on the geology of Virginia had to be overhauled in the preparation of the volume."