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Illinois USGS Memoirs

M 38 / Leverett, F. / THE ILLINOIS GLACIAL LOBE, 1899, cl, 817 pages, 9 figs., 23 of 24 plates (the one pocket plate showing drainage features near Fulton, Illinois is missing), slight water stain along extreme bottom edge of pages, wear to top and bottom edges of spine, $ 100


Illinois USGS Professional Papers

PP 218 / Rubey, W. W. / GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE HARDIN AND BRUSSELS QUADRANGLES (IN ILLINOIS), 1952, afb, 179 pages, 21 plates (2 in pocket), 17 figs., $ 75

PP 309 / Heyl, A. V., Jr., et.al. / THE GEOLOGY OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ZINC-LEAD DISTRICT, 1959, pb, 310 pages, 24 plates (in separate slipcase), 101 figs., 8 tables, mint condition, rare, $ 300

PP 970 / Pinckney, D. M. / MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ILLINOIS-KENTUCKY MINING DISTRICT, 1976, pb, 15 pages, 5 figs., 2 tables, $ 15


Illinois USGS Bulletins

B 246 / Bain, H. F. / ZINC AND LEAD DEPOSITS OF NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS, 1905, pb, 56 pages, 5 plates, 3 figs., $ 65

B 294 / Bain, H. F. / ZINC AND LEAD DEPOSITS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, 1906, afb, 153 pages, 16 plates, 45 figs., $ 50; another copy, same as above, except it lacks plate two, $ 20

B 942 / Currier, L. W. and Hubbert, M. K. / SURVEY OF FLUORSPAR AREAS IN HARDIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS, PART 1 - GEOLOGY OF THE CAVE IN ROCK DISTRICT, PART 2 - AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF FAULTS IN THE CAVE IN ROCK AND ROSICLARE DISTRICTS BY THE EARTH-RESISTIVITY METHOD, 1944, pb, 150 pages, 24 plates (4 in pocket), 31 figs., $ 125

B 1123 A / Brown, C. E. and Whitlow, J. W. / GEOLOGY OF THE DUBUQUE SOUTH QUADRANGLE, IOWA – ILLINOIS, 1960, pb, 93 pages, 7 plates (in pocket), 18 figs., $ 15


Illinois USGS Maps

MF 1504 C / MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THE LUSK CREEK ROADLESS AREA, ILLINOIS, $ 10

MF 1565 C / MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THE BURDEN FALLS ROADLESS AREA, ILLINOIS, $ 10


Illinois USBM Publications

IC 6384 / MINING METHODS OF THE ROSICLARE LEAD AND FLUORSPAR MINING COMPANY, ROSICLARE, ILLINOIS, $ 30

IC 6621 / MILLING METHODS AND COSTS AT THE HILLSIDE FLUORSPAR MINES, ROSICLARE, ILLINOIS, $ 16

IC 7780 / MINING AND MILLING METHODS AND COSTS, TRI-STATE ZINC, INC., JO DAVIESS COUNTY, ILLINOIS, $ 15

IC 7956 / MINING METHODS AND COSTS AT CRYSTAL-VICTORY AND MINERVA NO. 1 FLUORSPAR MINES OF MINERVA OIL COMPANY, HARDIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS, $ 30

IC 7984 / FLUORSPAR MINING METHODS AND COSTS, OZARK-MAHONING COMPANY, HARDIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS, $ 30

IC 8012 / MINING, MILLING, AND WATER-CONTROL METHODS, ROSICLARE FLUORSPAR WORKS, ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA, $ 28

IC 8208 / LOADING AND TRANSPORTATION AT ZINC-LEAD MINES, THE EAGLE-PICHER COMPANY, JO DAVIESS COUNTY, ILLINOIS AND LAFAYETTE COUNY, WISCONSIN, pb, $ 16

RI 4350 / INVESTIGATION OF THE BLEWETT ZINC-LEAD DEPOSIT, JO DAVIESS COUNTY, ILLINOIS, pdf, $ 20

RI 4434 / INVESTIGATION OF DOUGLAS FLUORITE PROPERTY, POPE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, $ 26

RI 4856 / KNOX AND YINGLING FLUORITE MINES, HARDIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS, $ 27


RI 6614 / LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATES: EXPANSION PROPERTIES OF SELECTED ILLINOIS SHALES AND CLAYS, $ 10



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