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Index
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
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI PRESS Columbia and London
Transcriber’s Notes
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