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Geoscience
Publications of Special Interest to Teachers
and Students of Earth Sciences in Texas
Below are books, maps,
and other items issued by the Bureau of Economic Geology (the Texas geological
survey) that may be useful to you in presenting geoscience information
to your students.
For further information
or to order, please contact our Publications Sales Office at 1-888-839-4365
or (512) 471-7144 . Prices below do not include handling charges or Texas
sales tax. Personal credit cards and personal checks are subject to sales
tax; vouchers from schools or school districts are tax exempt.
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Books
on Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils
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Texas
Fossils: An Amateur Collector’s Handbook
by
W. H. Matthews III. 123 p., 26 figs., 49 plates, GB0002, 1960,
$3.50. Discusses fossil nomenclature, identification, collection,
and preservation.
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Texas
Gemstones
by
E. A. King, Jr. 42 p., 20 figs., RI0042, 1961, $2.50. Discusses
Texas gemstones and their properties, cutting, and polishing.
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Gold
and Silver in Texas
by
T. J. Evans. 36 p., 14 figs., 5 tables, 1 app., 1975, $4.00. Summarizes
known occurrences and production of gold and silver in Texas. |
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Rock
Kits
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Rock Kits contain 10 small samples of Texas rocks and an information
card briefly describing each rock. Included are calcite, chert,
feldspar, granite, limestone, quartz, mudstone, sandstone, schist,
and basalt.
If ordering more than 5 kits, please order early (allow
2 to 4 weeks), as it takes time to gather and process the rock
samples. Each kit costs $1.00 plus handling and tax.
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Field
Studies and State and National Park Guides
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The
Big Bend of the Rio Grande: A Guide to the Rocks, Landscape, Geologic
History, and Settlers of the Area of Big Bend National Park
by
R. A. Maxwell. 138 p., 117 figs., 1 map, GB0007, 1968, $8.50 |
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Geology
of the Big Bend Ranch State Park, Texas
by
C. D. Henry. 72 p., 81 figs., 1 plate, GB0027, 1998, $19.95 |
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Guide
to the Permian Reef Geology Trail, McKittrick Canyon, Guadalupe
Mountains National Park, West Texas
by
D. G. Bebout and C. Kerans. 48 p., 46 figs., GB0026, 1993, $8.50 |
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The
Geologic Story of Palo Duro Canyon
by W. H. Matthews
III. 51 p., 37 figs., GB0008, 1969, $2.00 |
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Geology
of Monahans Sandhills State Park, Texas
by M. D. Machenberg.
39 p., 20 figs., 1 plate, GB0021, 1984, $2.50 |
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Down
to Earth at McKinney Falls State Park, Texas
by J. A. Raney.
31 p., 23 figs., DE0001, 1997, $6.00 |
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The
Geologic Story of Longhorn Cavern
by W. H. Matthews
III. 50 p., 41 figs., GB0004, 1963, $3.00 |
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Padre
Island National Seashore—A Guide to the Geology, Natural Environments,
and History of a Texas Barrier Island
by B. R. Weise
and W. A. White. 94 p., 121 figs., 1 table, I pl., GB0017, 1980,
$5.00 |
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Natural
Hazards of the Texas Coastal Zone
by L. F. Brown,
Jr., and others. 13 p., 18 figs., 6 tables, 7 maps, SR0002, 1974,
$3.00 |
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Full-Color
Maps, Posters, and Postcard
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Maps |
Color,
8.5 x 11-inch maps, with text on the back, 25 cents each; 15-percent
discount available on orders of 100 or more of a single title. All
first issued in 1997. |
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Geology
of Texas
SM0002
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Tectonic
Map
of Texas
SM0004
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Physiographic
Map
of Texas
SM0005
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River
Basin Map
of Texas
SM0006
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Land
Resources
of Texas
SM0007
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Vegetation/Cover
Types of Texas
SM0008
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Aquifers
of Texas
SM0009
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Wall-Sized
Maps
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| Geologic
Map of Texas, SM0001,
4 sheets, scale 1:500,000, 1992, $22.50 |
| Tectonic
Map of Texas, SM0001
(with text), scale 1:750,000, 1990, $15.00 |
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Poster-Sized
Maps
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Color
maps, varying sizes and prices, some with accompanying text.
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| Land
Resources of Texas, SR0005
(with text), scale 1:500,000, 1977, $7.50 |
| Energy
Resources of Texas, ER0001,
scale 1:1 million, 1976, $5.00 |
| Mineral
Resources of Texas, ER0003,
scale 1:1 million, 1979, $2.50 |
| Geological
Highway Map of Texas, BX3232, 1973, $6.00 |
| Structure
Map of the San Antonio Segment of the Edwards Aquifer and Balcones
Fault Zone, South-Central Texas: Structural Framework of a Major
Limestone Aquifer (with text), MM0038, 1997, $5.50 |
| Big
Bend National Park Geologic Map, MM0037, 1966, $4.60 |
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Postcard
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| Geology
of Texas,
MM0015, 1992, 25 cents |
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Geologic
Atlas of Texas Sheet Series
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V.
E. Barnes, Project Director. Scale 1:250,000. Printed in multicolor
on a topographic base. $6.00 each.
Publication and revision dates vary.
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GA0001 Abilene
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GA0006 Big
Spring |
GA0002 Amarillo |
GA0003 Austin |
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GA0004 Beaumont
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GA0005 Beeville-Bay
City |
GA0006 Big
Spring |
GA0007 Brownfield |
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GA0008 Brownwood
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GA0009 Clovis |
GA0010 Corpus
Christi |
GA0011 Crystal
City-Eagle Pass |
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GA0012 Dalhart
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GA0013 Dallas |
GA0014 Del
Rio |
GA0015 Emory
Peak-Presidio |
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GA0016 Fort
Stockton
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GA0017 Hobbs |
GA0018 Houston |
GA0019 Laredo |
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GA0020 Llano
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GA0021 Lubbock |
GA0022 Marfa |
GA0023 McAllen-Brownsville |
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GA0024 Palestine
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GA0025 Pecos |
GA0026 Perryton |
GA0027 Plainview |
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GA0028 San
Angelo
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GA0029 San
Antonio |
GA0030 Seguin |
GA0031 Sherman |
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GA0032 Sonora
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GA0033 Texarkana |
GA0034 Tucumcari |
GA0035 Tyler |
| GA0036 Van
Horn-El Paso |
GA0037 Waco |
GA0038 Wichita
Falls-Lawton |
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