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Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > Rocks, minerals & fossils
The Ozarks highland region of the Midwest, located in southern
Missouri and northern Arkansas, contains beautiful mineral
specimens for those with sharp eyes and a keen interest to discover
minerals. Over 500 images represent the collectible minerals of the
western Ozarks tristate district and Missouri s Viburnum Trend.
Barite and fluorite as well as a variety of colorful copper,
cobalt, nickel, and iron minerals grace the pages of this book, as
do various forms of calcite and quartz, the latter of which can be
a rock hound's delight. The fascinating and approachable text
discusses these "Mississippi Valley Type" (MVT) minerals, their
deposition, how they fit into the broader scope of North American
mineralogy, and the locations of MVT minerals around the world. A
focus of the book are those minerals that historically occur along
the Ozarks' extensive waterways. This unique book is a must for
anyone fascinated with the earth's natural beauty."
Do you know that -- the Great Pyramid is made of shellfish? The Grand Canyon has been dipped into the ocean three times? We are sinking at the rate of one foot every nine thousand years? The Mississippi delta will soon be as large as one of the smaller Balkan states? Camels once lived as natives in the United States? The Niagara River is new, the Rio Grande is a vagabond, and the Tennessee a pirate? Chalk is made chiefly of skeletons? "Romance of Geology" is one of Enos Mills' last books, published after his death in 1922. It is a great collection of stories of the lives of rivers, mountains, oceans and deserts, mirages and glaciers, for both the seasoned rock hound and the newly curious about the ways weather and elements have changed our world! Enos A. Mills is known as "The Father of Rocky Mountain National Park" and his many years of adventuring led to several books on the natural world and the fascinating stories he discovered in it. This edition has been published by the Enos Mills Cabin, owned and operated by descendants of Enos A. Mills. We have included letters and other memorabilia from our archives to make your experience with Enos' stories richer and more enjoyable. All purchases from the Enos Mills Cabin help keep his homestead museum and his works available to the public. We receive no financial help from government agencies. Thank you for your support!
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