The Common Rocks and Minerals of Missouri
by W. D. Keller
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About This Book
Missourians are interested in the rocks and minerals which they find on their farms, in excavations, and while on their vacation trips. Some of the specimens are unusual in shape or appearance, some are crystalline and beautiful, some may be ores of economic importance, but many simply arouse the curiosity of the finder.Many of these specimens are received each year at the University at Columbia, and each is usually accompanied by a request for information on the correct name for the specimen, its composition, its commercial value, and the manner of its formation.Frequently the requests includ...
Chapters (70)
- THE COMMON ROCKS AND MINERALS OF MISSOURI
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- DETERMINATIVE KEY
- ROCK AND MINERAL DESCRIPTIONS
- Limestone and Dolomite
- “Cotton Rock” Limestone
- Marble
- Cave Onyx and Deposits
- Travertine
- Calcite
- Dolomite
- Shale
- Fire Clay
- Plastic Fire Clay
- Flint Fire Clay
- Diaspore Clay
- Burley Clay
- Sandstone
- Chert, Flint
- Weathered Chert
- “Kaoleen”
- Tripoli
- Agate
- Jasper
- Granite
- Quartz
- Feldspar
- Mica
- Porphyry, Rhyolite, Rhyolite Porphyry
- Basalt
- Gabbro and Diabase
- Coal
- Pyrite and Marcasite
- Conglomerate
- Gneiss
- Hematite
- Limonite
- Paint Ore or Red Ochre
- Iron Band Diaspore
- Manganese Ore
- Galena
- Sphalerite
- Barite (“Tiff”)
- Gypsum
- Meteorites
- Gold
- Silver
- Diamonds
- Uranium Minerals
- MISCELLANEOUS ROCK STRUCTURES
- Concretions
- Geodes
- Fossils
- Arrow Heads and Other Indian Artifacts
- THE ROCKS OF MISSOURI
- MINERALS OF MISSOURI
- GEOLOGIC VALUES
- Suggested Collateral Reading Material
- Books on Rocks and Minerals
- Fossils
- Magazines on Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils
- Books on Mineralogy and Rocks (Technical)
- Books on General Geology
- Books on Physical Geology
- Books on Historical Geology
- Missouri Geology Publications
- FOOTNOTES
- INDEX
- OF RELATED INTEREST
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