| Iowa's Minerals: Their Occurance, Origins, Industries and Lore Contributor(s): Garvin, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0877456275 ISBN-13: 9780877456278 Publisher: University of Iowa Press OUR PRICE: $26.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1998 Annotation: In his carefully written text, geologist Paul Garvin has combined scientific facts about minerals with an appreciation of their history and beauty to produce a book that will appeal to scholars, collectors, and the general public. Garvin begins with a brief treatment of the origins of Iowa's minerals, moving from the oldest - with ages well in excess of a billion years - to those most recently formed. He describes the state's major mineral occurrences, providing detailed information for both specialists and amateurs, including how to obtain access to collecting sites. A history of Iowa's mineral industries complements Garvin's more technical information; this history is supplemented with stories about the Cardiff Giant (who now has his own web page), Ottumwa's Coal Palace, and the meteor falls of the late nineteenth century. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Science | Earth Sciences - Geology - Science | Earth Sciences - Mineralogy - Technology & Engineering | Mining |
| Dewey: 553.097 |
| LCCN: 97052230 |
| Series: Bur Oak Original |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 7.06" W x 10.02" (1.15 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Heartland - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Iowa |