Resources

Books

• Frank D., J. Galloway, & K. Assmus. 2005. The life cycle of a mineral deposit—a teacher’s guide for hands-on mineral education activities, US Geological Survey General Information Product 17, 40 pp.
• Skinner, B. J. 1989. Mineral Resources of North America, pp. 575 - 584, in: A. W. Bally, & A. R. Palmer (eds.), The Geology of North America—An Overview, The Geology of North America, vol. A, Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO.

State-based Resources

• Arkansas Mineral Resources (map), 2001, Arkansas Geological Commission, Arkansas Geological Survey.
• Brosius, L., & R. S. Sawin. 2001. Lead and zinc mining in Kansas. Kansas Geological Survey Public Information Circular 17.
• Crater of Diamonds State Park, Arkansas. (Lamproite rocks.).
• Johnson, K. S. 1998. Geology and mineral resources of Oklahoma. Oklahoma Geological Survey Information Series 2, 4 pp.
• Johnson, K. S. 2008. Mineral Deposits and Resources of Oklahoma. Oklahoma Geological Survey, Educational Publication 9.
• Lead and Zinc Mining, Historic Joplin (Missouri).
• Mineral Resources and Mining, The Handbook of Texas Online, Texas State Historical Association.
• Missouri Department of Natural Resources. 2001. Mineral resources in Missouri (2 Maps). Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
• Missouri Leads Mining by County, Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
• Missouri Mines.
• Selenite Crystals, 2013, Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma, US Fish and Wildlife Service.
• US Geological Survey. 2013. 2009 Minerals Yearbook—Kansas (Advance Copy). US Geological Survey.
• US Geological Survey. 2013. 2009 Minerals Yearbook—Missouri (Advance Copy). US Geological Survey.
• US Geological Survey. 2013. 2009 Minerals Yearbook—Arkansas (Advance Copy). US Geological Survey.
• US Geological Survey. 2013. 2009 Minerals Yearbook—Louisiana (Advance Copy). US Geological Survey.
• US Geological Survey. 2013. 2009 Minerals Yearbook—Texas (Advance Copy). US Geological Survey.
• US Geological Survey. 2013. 2009 Minerals Yearbook—Oklahoma (Advance Copy). US Geological Survey.