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This book is a publication of Indiana University Press Office of Scholarly Publishing Herman B Wells Library 350 1320 East 10th Street Bloomington, Indiana 47405 USA iupress.indiana.edu Telephone orders 800-842-6796 Fax orders 812-855-7931© 2013 by Elizabeth Emma Ferry All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses’ Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. ∞ The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48–1992. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ferry, Elizabeth Emma. Minerals, collecting, and value across the U.S.-Mexico border / Elizabeth Emma Ferry. pages cm — (Tracking globalization) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-253-00928-9 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-253-00936-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-253-00948-7 (electronic book) 1. Minerals— Collection and preservation—United States. 2. Minerals—Collection and preservation—Mexico. 3. Rock collectors. 4. Mineral industries—Social aspects. 5. United States—Commerce—Mexico. 6. Mexico—Commerce—United States. I. Title. QE392.5.U5F47 2013 382’.45549972—dc23 2013001007 1 2 3 4 5 18 17 16 15 14 13 ...

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