There are entire books written upon the history and geology of the Witwatersrand goldfields.
Roderick Impey Murchison has written: 'Outline of the geology of the neighbourhood of Cheltenham' 'The geology of Russia in Europe and the Ural Mountains' 'Siluria. A history of the oldest rocks in the British Isles and other countries, with sketches of the origin and distribution of native gold, the general succession of geological formations, and changes of the earth's surface' -- subject(s): Geology, Geology, Stratigraphic, Gold, Stratigraphic Geology
John Challinor has written: 'The history of British geology' -- subject(s): Geology, History 'A dictionary of geology' -- subject(s): Dictionaries, Geology 'Geology explained in North Wales' -- subject(s): Geology
Douglas Lay has written: '... Aiken lake area, north-central British Columbia' -- subject- s -: Mines and mineral resources, Geology '... Fraser river Tertiary drainage-history in relation to placer-gold deposits' -- subject- s -: Geology, Geology, Stratigraphic, Gold mines and mining, Stratigraphic Geology 'A study of the mammals of Iran' -- subject- s -: Mammals
John McCraw has written: 'Early days on the Dunstan' -- subject(s): Gold mines and mining, History 'The Wandering River' -- subject(s): Landforms, Geology 'The gold baron' -- subject(s): Gold miners, Mining engineers, Gold mines and mining, Biography, History
G. Neil Phillips has written: 'Archaean gold deposits of Australia' -- subject(s): Geology, Geology, Stratigraphic, Gold ores, Stratigraphic Geology
Arthur Lewis Hall has written: 'The geology of the Barberton gold mining district' -- subject(s): Geology 'A bibliography of South African geology for the years 1931 to 1935 (inclusive)' -- subject(s): Bibliography, Geology 'The geology of the Pilgrims Rest gold mining district' -- subject(s): Mines and mineral resources, Gold 'A bibliography of South African geology to the end of 1920' -- subject(s): Bibliography, Geology
David L. Durham has written: 'Geology of the Jolon and Williams Hill quadrangles, Monterey County, California' -- subject(s): Formations (Geology), Geology, Geology, Stratigraphic, Nomenclature, Paleontology, Rocks, Sedimentary, Sedimentary Rocks, Stratigraphic Geology 'Durham's place names of San Diego County' -- subject(s): Geographical Names, History, Local, Local History, Names, Geographical 'Durham's place names of California's old wine country' -- subject(s): Geographical Names, History, Local, Local History, Names, Geographical 'Durham's place names of California's Eastern Sierra' -- subject(s): Geographical Names, History, Local, Local History, Names, Geographical 'Geology of the Hames Valley, Wunpost and Valleton quadrangles, Monterey County, California' -- subject(s): Formations (Geology), Geology, Geology, Stratigraphic, Oil fields, Paleontology, Petroleum, Petrology, Rocks, Sedimentary, Sedimentary Rocks, Stratigraphic Geology 'Geology of the Tierra Redonda Mountain and Bradley quadrangles, Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties, California' -- subject(s): Geology, Geology, Stratigraphic, Stratigraphic Geology 'Geology of the Cosio Knob and Espinosa Canyon quadrangles, Monterey County, California' -- subject(s): Geology, Geology, Stratigraphic, Stratigraphic Geology 'Geology of the Reliz Canyon, Thompson Canyon, and San Lucas Quadrangles, Monterey County, California' -- subject(s): Geology 'California's geographic names' -- subject(s): Geographical Names, History, Local, Local History, Names, Geographical 'Durham's place names of Greater Los Angeles' -- subject(s): History, Local, Local History 'Durham's place names of northeastern California' -- subject(s): Geographical Names, History, Local, Local History, Names, Geographical 'Durham's place names of California's North San Joaquin Valley' -- subject(s): Geographical Names, History, Local, Local History, Names, Geographical 'Geology and oil resources of the eastern Puente Hills area, southern California' -- subject(s): Geology, Petroleum 'Durham's place names of California's Gold Country, including Yosemite National Park : including Madera, Mariposa, Tuolumne, Calaveras, Amador, El Dorado, Placer, Sierra & Nevada counties' -- subject(s): Geographical Names, History, Local, Local History, Names, Geographical
L. de Launay has written: 'The world's gold' -- subject(s): Gold 'Les mines d'or du Transvaal' -- subject(s): Gold mines and mining, History 'The world's gold, its geology, extraction, and political economy' -- subject(s): Gold
The science of rocks is known as geology. Geology is the study of the Earth's materials, including rocks, minerals, and the processes that shape the Earth's surface. Geologists study the different types of rocks, how they are formed, and what they can tell us about the Earth's history.
Jean Eccleston has written: 'A history and geology of Staithes' -- subject(s): Social life and customs, Geology, History
No, gold is not in Florida. The geology of Florida doesn't support gold.
S. G. Peters has written: 'Geology, lode descriptions, and mineralisation of the Hodgkinson Goldfield, Northeastern Queensland' -- subject(s): Geology, Gold mines and mining, Gold ores, Stratigraphic Geology