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Missouri Geological Survey : Biennial reports and excerpts (BR) 9x6" Illus. Owner's stamps.
Definition of numbering : 44th, means “Presented to the 44th General Assembly.” Biennial Reports describe work in progress at the Survey, what was accomplished, and goals for the future, most include information on Mineral Production and Water Resources. Some earlier Biennial Reports also contained articles similar to those now published in the Report of Investigations series. * * * Appendices (app) are paged separately. The reports were sometimes issued more than once during the same period, so cover color may vary - the editions appear to be the same, printings were not indicated.

MO BR - 49th. by H.A. Buehler, 75 p., 1 pl., 1917. $2

MO BR - 51st. by H.A. Buehler, 87 p., 3 pls., 1921. $2

MO BR - 52nd. by H.A. Buehler, 133 p., 5 pls., 1923. $2

MO BR - 54th. by H.A. Buehler, 108 p., 3 pls., 1927. $2

MO BR - 61st, by H.A. Buehler, 75 p., (1 app. bound separately, not with report), 1941. (cover has minor soil) $2

Missouri Geological Survey : Reports of Investigations (RI)
9x6" through #57 (unless otherwise noted), 11x8.5" after that. Illustrated. Softcover, unless noted.

MO RI 58. Guidebook to the Geology and Ore Deposits of Selected Mines in the Viburnum Trend, Missouri, by Heyward M. Wharton et al., 60 p., 26 figs., 6 tbls., 1975. Viburnum Trend ore deposits in southeastern Missouri contain largest reserves of lead and zinc known in U.S. today, also minor but significant amounts of copper, silver and cadmium. Highly competitive exploration and development resulted in little detailed geologic information published. Symposium was held to present comprehensive review of new subdistrict. Guidebook was prepared for four mine tours offered with symposium papers.

MO RI 59. The Geology of Bates County, Missouri, by Richard J. Gentile, 94 p., 19 figs., 4 tbls., 1 app., 1 pl., including geologic map, 1976. Discusses physical properties, thickness, and extent of rock units and evaluates mineral resources. This is an 11x8.5” boxed set. (box faintly soiled, but in Good condition) $9

MO RI 68. Geology of Potential Coal Stripping Areas: Prairie Hill Area, Missouri, by David M. Work, Scott Sumner, and Charles Robertson, 57 p., 3 pl., 1982. Presents data on state’s most active coal-stripping areas. Concentrates on geologic and environmental geologic maps of area; accompanied by cross-sections. $9

MO RI 69. Geology of the Belton Quadrangle, by Richard J. Gentile, 110 p., 3 pl., 1984. Describes the Belton Ring-Fault Complex a circular, intensely folded and faulted structure about 3 miles in diameter about 20 miles south of Kansas City, Missouri. Soil and bedrock characteristics, land use, and mineral resources including oil and gas, water, stone, and coal are also evaluated. $14

MO RI 71. Guidebook to the Geology Along Interstate 44 (I-44) in Missouri, (Guidebook 23), by Thomas L. Thompson and Charles E. Robertson, 1993. Roadlog and description of geology and other points of interest within the 290 mile long 1-44 corridor from Joplin to St. Louis. Fair (Generally Good, but spine creased and some pages coming loose) - $3

MO RI 72. A Geologic Cross Section of the Missouri River Valley at Kansas City, Missouri, by Richard J. Gentile, Richard L. Moberly, and Sharon K. Barnes, 1994, 76 p., 10 figs., 3 tbls., 2 app., 1 plate. $28

Missouri Geological Survey : Volumes (VOL) Second series.
10x7" Very nicely illustrated. 1st edition, Beautiful green hard covers with gold lettering on spine, unless otherwise noted.
Lightly rubbed covers w/bumped spine ends. Most have Owner's plate or name or stamp on end paper.

MO VOL 9. Geology of the disseminated lead deposits of St. Francois and Washinton counties, by Ernest Robertson Buckley. Part 2 only : plates 40-121 (many in color), including a color geologic map of southeastern Missouri, 1908, 1st ed. Includes a list of the plates in the book.

MO VOL 21. Early Mississippian formations in Missouri by Raymond C. Moore. 282p., 13 plates, many figures. 1928, 1st ed. Describes stratigraphy and paleontology of Kinderhookian and Osagean series. Fair : mild damp mark along blank margins - nothing stuck, spine lettering faded - $14

MO VOL 42. Bibliography of the Geology of Missouri, 1955- 1965, by Jerry D. Vineyard, John W. Koenig, and Bonnie L. Happel, 229 p., 1967, 1st ed. Very Good - $16

MO VOL 43. Mineral and Water resources of Missouri, by Missouri Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey, 399 p., 81 figs., 45 tbls., 1967, 1st ed. Softcover. Discusses economics, history, and geology of Missouri’s mineral commodities, including year-by-year production and value statistics. About 1/3 of book devoted to groundwater and surface water. (Good - page block has a minor ripple) $7

Univ. of Missouri : School of Mines and Metallurgy : Bulletins (B)
These are Technical Series Bulletins, 9x6", Illus. The earliest do not have series numbers.

MO B 1921 : Problem of the St. Peter Sandstone. 227p., photos, plates, fold-out. (cover grubby with torn corner, rough spine and bumped corners, owner's plate, back cover has missing corner). $12

MO B Vol. 18 # 4 : 1947 : Beneficiation of an oxide zinc ore by pyrometallurgical means. 10p. $1

MO B 76 : 1950 : New Lituolid foraminiferal genus from the Cretaceous, with an emendation of Cribrostomoides. 12p., plates. $1

MO B 77 : 1951 : Paleocene radiolaria from southeastern Missouri. 41p., plates. $6

MO B 84 : 1954 : Permeability-porosity relationship for unconsolidated sand. 23p. $2

MO B 89 : 1955 : Monograph of fossil Holothurian sclerites. 204p., index, plates. $19

MO B 83 : 1956 : Experimentation with large hole burn cut drift rounds. 50p., photos, illus. $4

MO B 94 : 1957 : 2nd annual Symposium on mining research, Nov. 1956. 150p., nice vintage photos of mining. $16

MO B 95 : 1958 : 3rd annual Symposium on mining research, Nov. 1957. 149p., neat photos. $16

MO B 99 : 1961 : Crustacean gastroliths from the Jackson Eocene of Louisiana. 6p, plate. $1

MO B 102 : 1963 : Upper Cretaceous and lower Cenozoic foraminifera with West Central Iran. 89p., plates. $6

University of Missouri Studies : a Quarterly of Research (Studies QTR). 10.5x7.5", illus.

MO Studies QTR Vol. 8(2) : 1933 : Conodont Studies # 2 by E.B. Branson and M.G. Mehi. 90p. 8 plates. Contents include conodonts from Joachim, Plattin, and Maquoketa-Thebes (all Ordovician) of Missouri, and a study of Hinde's types of conodonts preserved in the British Museum. (Good : Spine has been taped, cover corner tip chipped). $14

Missouri Geology Materials : Misc.~9x6" unless otherwise noted, many are offprints.

Guidebook : 16th regional field Conference : West-Central and southwestern Missouri. 1952 Kansas Geological Society. 11x8.5", comb-bound, 91p., illus. Road logs (Sedalia to Springfield to Cassville) plus related articles, including several on various faunal zones. (Good : minor notes, light soil) $15

Ore deposits of the Joplin district by F.L. Clerc. 1906. Proceedings of the Colorado Scientific Society, Vol. 8, pages 199-220. UNCUT. (corners bumped) $5

Petrology and paleogeography of the Warrensburg channel sandstone, western Missouri. By R.W. Doty and J.F. Hubert. This article is in a complete issue of the journal of Sedimentology vol. 1(1), March 1962. 9.5x6.5", article is on pages 7-39, entire issue has 79p., illus. (Good : Cover and first and last page are mildly foxed, spine a bit rough. "Sample Copy" stamped on front cover.) $5

Relation of sedimentation to accelerated erosion in the Missouri River basin. 1951. USDA Soil conservation service SCS-TP-102.. 10.5x8" 20p. of text plus un-numbered pages with tables, figs, maps, fold-outs. (cover rubbed) $4

Soil and water research on a claypan soil : a compilation of results of research conducted at Midwest clay-pan Experiment Farm, McCredie, Missouri : 1937-1962. 1968. USDA : Technical Bulletin 1379. 9x6" 111p., Illus. (cover lightly rubbed). $8