Roy Starkey, Sb, 432 large format pages (276 × 218 mm); 943 illustrations; 1000 references; comprehensive index.

Minerals of the English Midlands explores the rich mineralogical heritage of the area, setting
this into a regional, historical and economic context, and tracing the development of mineral
exploitation from earliest times to the present day. Roy includes various mining sites and uses
historical and present day Golour and B&W photographs .Mineral specimens from the area arerecognised as being significant on a global scale, and are to be found in all major mineral
collections, both within the UK and abroad. The author has been privileged to have obtained
unprecedented access to both private and public collections, resulting in the inclusion of
numerous, previously unpublished photographs of mineral specimens.

Contents as follows

Forward by Duke of Devonshire
1 Introduction
2. Geology
3. Miineral Deposits
4. The Minerals (an introduction))
5. Cheshire
6. Gloucestershire
8. Herefordshire
9. Leicestershire and Rutland
10. Northamptonshire
11. Nottinghamshire
12. Oxfordshire
13. Shropshire
14. Staffordshire
15. Warwickshire
16. West Midlands
17. Worcestershire
18. Collectors and Collections
19. Mineral Dealers
20. Decorative Stones
21. Epilogue

Glossary, references, Index