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Midwest Gem, Fossil, and Mineral Trails, Great Lakes States

Author: June Culp Zeitner

Publisher:

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 104

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Rocks and Minerals of Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa

Author: Dan R. Lynch

Publisher: Adventure Publications

Published: 2015-04-20

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781591934516

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Your Must-Have Guide to the Rocks and Minerals of Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa Get the perfect guide to rocks and minerals in the Heartland This book by Dan R. Lynch and Bob Lynch features comprehensive entries for 96 rocks and minerals of Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa, from common rocks to rare finds. Learn from the fascinating information about everything from agates to zircon and fossils to gold. The easy-to-use format means you'll quickly find what you need to know and where to look. The authors' incredible, sharp, full-color photographs depict the detail needed for identification--no need to guess from line drawings. With this field guide in hand, identifying and collecting is fun and informative.

Illinois Minerals

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Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 52

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Industrial Minerals and Metals of Illinois

Author: J. E. Lamar

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2021-11-05

Total Pages: 67

ISBN-13:

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This book discusses the mineral and metal resources that come from Illinois. The term industrial minerals are used as a convenient group term for nonmetallic minerals that are not fuels. In Illinois, they include limestone, dolomite, clay, shale, silica sand and other sands, fluorspar, tripoli (amorphous silica), ganister, novaculite, sandstone, feldspar-bearing sands, barite, gypsum, anhydrite, brines, greensand, oil shale, marl, peat, humus, and tufa. The metallic minerals of Illinois are galena (lead ore), sphalerite (zinc ore), pyrite, and marcasite.