Iowa's minerals
Subtitle: their occurrence, origins, industries, and lore
By: by Paul Garvin.
Series: A Bur oak original
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Iowa City
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
Subjects: Minerals -- Iowa.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-255) and index.