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Handbook on limestone and dolomite for Illinois quarry operators / J.E. Lamar.
LIBRA 557.73 Il64.2 v.91
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lamar, J. E. (John Everts), 1897-1979.
- Series:
- Bulletin (Illinois State Geological Survey) ; no. 91.
- Illinois State Geological Survey. Bulletin ; 91
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Limestone--Illinois.
- Limestone.
- Dolomite--Illinois.
- Dolomite.
- Quarries and quarrying--Illinois.
- Quarries and quarrying.
- Illinois.
- Physical Description:
- 119 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Urbana : Illinois State Geological Survey, 1967.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Definitions
- Chemical terms relating to composition
- Materials in limestones and dolomites
- Textural characteristics
- Color
- Formation of limestone and dolomite
- Succession, names, age, and character of rock units
- Distribution of commercial limestones and dolomites
- Distribution of kinds of stone and outcrops
- Unconsolidated overburden
- Shale or sandstone overburden and limestone thickness
- Water in limestones and dolomites
- Physical features related to quarrying and use
- Field characteristics and relation to performance
- Relating of field characteristics to chemical composition
- Laboratory tests on limestones and dolomites
- Instrumental chemical analysis
- Calculations from chemical analyses
- Tests involving heating
- Tests of physical properties
- Prospecting limestone and dolomite deposits
- Comparison of outcrop and quarry analyses
- Estimates of tonnage
- Selection of a quarry site
- Location of areas and points
- Topographic maps
- Geologic maps
- Metric weights and measures.
- Notes:
- Bibliography: pages 114-116.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Lamar, J. E. (John Everts), 1897-1979. Handbook on limestone and dolomite for Illinois quarry operators.
- OCLC:
- 31099
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