Geology Books

The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones

John Mastin

The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones is a geology book written by John Mastin whose other works are "Parasites of Insects," "The True Analysis of Milk," "Plate-Culture and Stain..

The Ancient Life History of the Earth

Henry Alleyne Nicholson

The Ancient Life History of the Earth, A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science.Preface by author:The study of Palæontology, or the science which is conce..

Geological Contemporaneity and Persistent Types of Life

Thomas Henry Huxley

Geological Contemporaneity and Persistent Types of Life is a book on biology written by Thomas Henry Huxley, an English biologist and anthropologist known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Cha..

The Romance of Modern Geology

Edwin Sharpe Grew

The Romance of Modern Geology: Describing in simple but exact language the making of the earth with some account of prehistoric animal life. The little islet of Heligoland in the North Sea, which..

Industrial Minerals and Metals of Illinois

J. E. Lamar

This booklet briefly and nontechnically discusses the foregoing materials and some of the work the Illinois State Geological Survey does in gathering information about their occurrence, and character ..

Guide to Rocks and Minerals of Illinois

Anonymous

The complexity of Illinois geology is not produced by the upturning and sharp folding of rock layers such as can be seen in the Rocky Mountains, but rather by the changes in composition, thickness, an..

Inside Illinois - Mineral Resources

Anonymous

Illinois is about 385 miles long from north to south and about 218 miles wide. It has an area of 55,947 square miles. The average elevation of the state is about 600 feet above sea level. Charles Moun..

A Monograph of the Trilobites of North America

Jacob Green

The head of the trilobite is also generally divided into three parts: the middle is called the front, or forehead; and the lateral portions the cheeks. In most cases, a projecting tubercle, or knob, i..