University of Missouri Press, 1961 Paper: 978-0-8262-0585-8
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
The Missouri Handbooks are intended to bring the products of extensive research to the general public in nontechnical yet scholarly terms and in a convenient paperback format.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Walter David Keller was Professor of Geological Sciences at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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
Burley Clay
Sandstone
Chert, Flint
Weathered Chert
“Kaoleen”
Tripoli
Agate
Jasper
Granite
Quartz
Feldspar
Mica
Porphyry
Rhyolite
Basalt
Gabbro
Diabase
Coal
Pyrite
Marcasite
Conglomerate
Gneiss
Hematite
Limonite
Paint Ore, Ocher
Iron Band Diaspore
Manganese Ore
Galena
Sphalerite
Barite
Gypsum
Meteorites
Gold
Silver
Diamonds
Uranium Minerals
MISCELLANEOUS ROCK STRUCTURES
Concretions
Geodes
Fossils
Arrow Heads, Artifacts
THE ROCKS OF MISSOURI
MINERALS OF MISSOURI
GEOLOGICAL VALUES
INDEX
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