Report of the Geological survey of the state of Missouri
Subtitle: including field work of 1873-1874 ...
By: Garland C. Broadhead, state geologist. Printed by authority and under the direction of the Bureau of geology and mines.
Contributors: Broadhead, Garland C. 1827-1912.; Norwood, Charles Joseph, b. 1853.; Norwood, Joseph Granville, 1807-1895.; Schmidt, Adolf, 1836-1917.; Leonhard, Alexander.; Gage, J. R.; Moore, Philip North, b. 1849.; Cobb, Henry.; Austin, Moses, 1761-1821.; Chauvenet, Regis, b. 1842.
Publisher: Regan & Carter, state printers and binders
Published: 1874
Place of publication: Jefferson City
Language: eng
Number of pages: 734
Subjects: Geology -- Missouri; Mines and mineral resources -- Missouri
Notes: A digital reproduction made from a copy held by the University of Michigan is available from the University of Michigan's Making of America Web site.
Table of contents: title: Historical notes on early mining in Missouri; General geology; Caves; Soil; Minerals; Rocks; Topographical features of the south-west coal field; Cedar, Jasper, Barton, Vernon, Bates, Howard, Linn, Sullivan and Adair counties, by G.C. Broadhead.; title: Putnam and Schuyler counties, by C.J. Norwood.; title: Andrew, Daviess and Cole counties, by G.C. Broadhead.; title: Madison County, by G.C. Broadhead and J.G Norwood.; title: The lead and zinc regions of south-west Missouri, by A. Schmidt and A. Leonhard.; title: The lead region of central Missouri; Practical rules for judging of and for developing deposits of iron ore in Missouri; Metallurgical properties of Missouri iron ores; by A. Schmidt.; title: Lead-mines, south-east Missouri, by J.R. Gage.; title: The iron ores of south-eastern Missouri, by P.N. Moore.; title: Appendices: A. Notes on the history of lead mining in Missouri, by H. Cobb. B. Description of the lead mines in upper Louisiana, by M. Austin. C. Metallic statistics of Missouri. D. Mineral springs, by G.C. Broadhead. E. Chemical analyses, by R. Chauvenet.