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Report on the geological survey of the State of Iowa

Title

Report on the geological survey of the State of Iowa, to the Thirteenth General Assembly, January, 1870, containing results of examinations and observations made within the years 1866, 1867, 1868, and 1869

By

Iowa Geological Survey.

White, Charles A. (Charles Abiathar), 1826-1910
Parvin, Theodore Sutton, 1817-1901
St. John, O. H. (Orestes Hawley)
Emery, Rush.
Iowa Geological Survey.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Des Moines, Printed and Pub. by Mills, 1870

Notes

Charles A. White, State Geologist; Orestes H. St. John, assistant; Rush Emery, chemist.

cont.--pt. II. Mineralogy, lithography, and chemistry: Peat and petroleum; Gypsum and other sulphates of the alkaline earths; Building materials, metals, and miscellaneous substances; by C.A. White. Chemistry, by R. Emery.--Appendices: A. Railroad elevations by civil engineers. B. Catalogue of birds, by J.A. Allen. C. Land surveys, by C.W. Irish.

Contents: vol. I. Introduction, by C.A. White.--pt. I. Physical geography and surface geology: Surface features; Surface deposits; Soils, etc.; by C.A. White. Climate, by T.S. Parvin.--pt. II. General geology: