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    <title>Report on the geology and topography of a portion of the Lake Superior land district in the State of Michigan</title>
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    <title>Report on the geology of the Lake Superior land district</title>
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  <name type="personal">
    <namePart>Foster, J. W. (John Wells)</namePart>
    <namePart type="date">1815-1873</namePart>
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  <name type="personal">
    <namePart>Whitney, J. D. (Josiah Dwight)</namePart>
    <namePart type="date">1819-1896</namePart>
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      <roleTerm type="text">joint author.</roleTerm>
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    <place>
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    <publisher>Printed for the House of Reps.</publisher>
    <dateIssued>1850-51</dateIssued>
    <dateIssued encoding="marc" point="start">1850</dateIssued>
    <dateIssued encoding="marc" point="end">1851</dateIssued>
    <issuance>monographic</issuance>
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    <extent>2 v. illus., fold. map, 47 plates (part fold.) and atlas (7 fold. maps (part col.)) 23 cm.</extent>
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  <tableOfContents>pt. 1. Copper lands.--pt. 2. The iron region, together with the general geology.</tableOfContents>
  <note type="statement of responsibility">by J. W. Foster and J. D. Whitney.</note>
  <note>Pt. 2 has title: Report on the geology of the Lake Superior land district; publisher: A. B. Hamilton.</note>
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    <topic>Copper mines and mining</topic>
    <geographic>Superior, Lake, Region</geographic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <topic>Iron mines and mining</topic>
    <geographic>Superior, Lake, Region</geographic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <topic>Geology</topic>
    <geographic>Lake Superior region</geographic>
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      <title>Executive document ; no. 69</title>
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      <namePart>United States.</namePart>
      <namePart>31st Congress, 1st session, 1849-1850.</namePart>
      <namePart>House.</namePart>
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    <titleInfo>
      <title>Senate executive document (United States. Congress. Senate ) ; 32nd Congress, special session, no. 4</title>
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