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Including '''Geology''' and the '''Geological Survey of India'''
==Related articles==
==Related articles==
*[[Kolar Gold Fields]]
*[[Kolar Gold Fields]]
*Earthquakes
**[[1819 Earthquake at Kutch]]
**[[1897 Assam earthquake]]
**[[1905 Kangra earthquake]]
**[[1934 Bihar earthquake]]
**[[Quetta earthquake]]


==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.archive.org/stream/bibliographyofin00oldhrich#page/n3/mode/2up ''A Bibliography of Indian Geology being a list of books and papers, relating to the geology of British India and adjoining countries, published previous to the end of A.D. 1887''] by R. D. Oldham 1888 Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/bibliographyofin00oldhrich#page/n3/mode/2up ''A Bibliography of Indian Geology being a list of books and papers, relating to the geology of British India and adjoining countries, published previous to the end of A.D. 1887''] by R. D. Oldham 1888 Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/p1abibliographyo00indiuoft#page/n5/mode/2up  ''A Bibliography of Indian Geology and Physical Geography'' (Part 1A)] by T.H.D. La Touche 1917 Archive.org. Incorporates Oldham’s listings.  Other parts of the Bibliography may be viewed online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website.
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/p1abibliographyo00indiuoft#page/n5/mode/2up  ''A Bibliography of Indian Geology and Physical Geography'' (Part 1A)] by T.H.D. La Touche 1917 Archive.org. Incorporates Oldham’s listings.  Other parts of the Bibliography may be viewed online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website.
 
*''Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India'' and ''Records of the Geological Survey of India'' are available on the websites Archive.org and the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]]. Readers in North America may be able to also access them on Google Books. For some ''Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India'' in respect of earthquakes, refer the pages on earthquakes [[Mining industry#Related articles|above]]
====Coal====
====Coal====
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=14lwAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA178 "Notice of the Newly discovered Coal Mine"],  page 178 ''Gleanings in Science, Volume 1'' 1829 Google Books
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=14lwAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA178 "Notice of the Newly discovered Coal Mine"],  page 178 ''Gleanings in Science, Volume 1'' 1829 Google Books

Revision as of 11:24, 19 September 2012

Including Geology and the Geological Survey of India

Related articles

External links

General

  • "History Of Mining In India - Circa 1400 - 1800 And Technology Status" by S Bagchi and A K Ghose Indian Journal of History of Science 15(1):25-29, May 1980 html version, original pdf

Coal

Diamonds

Rubies

  • "Fire-Hearted Pebbles from Burma" by C.M. Enriquez, reprinted from Asia Magazine, October, 1930, Vol. 30, No. 10, pp. 722–725, 733. , is about the ruby mines of Burma and the Burma Ruby Mines Company. Palagems.com

Salt

Individuals

Historical books online

General

Coal

Diamonds

  • "The Diamond Mines of India" Chapter 8, The Diamond by W.R. Cattelle 1911 Archive.org
  • Travels in India by Jean Baptiste Tavernier, baron of Aubonne, tr. from the original French edition of 1676, with a biographical sketch of the author, notes, appendices, etc., by V. Ball. 1889 Archive.org Volume 1, Volume 2. Includes an account of diamond mining in India at the time of his visits, including 1652

Rubies

Gold

Tin

Recommended Reading

  • Science and the Changing Environment in India 1780-1920: A Guide to Sources in the India Office Records by Richard Axelby and Savithri Preetha Nair 2009. For a review of this book see Research guides reading list. The guide is arranged in eleven chapters including one in respect of geology. Section A is "Mineral Resources" and the introduction to this reads: "Of the minerals which detail the discovery and extraction of the mineral resources of India, those on coal and iron are arranged geographically. There follows lists of sources for other minerals and metals, including copper, diamonds and precious stones, gold, lead, limestone, oil, stone, shale and slate, tin , silver, saltpetre, borax and antimony. Further reports on the mineral resources of India are in the series of publications of the Geological Survey of India. " This chapter is eleven pages long and covers a lot of references. Available through Amazon.co.uk from the FIBIS Shop