Midwest Gem, Fossil and Mineral Trails - Prairie States by June Culp Zeitner. Paperback, 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" and 127 pages.

A guide to finding fossils, gems and minerals in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. Written based on decades of field experience in these states. A great guide when preparing for the field.

Midwest Gem, Fossil and Mineral Trails - Prairie States Table of Contents
How to Collect	6
How to Use this Book	8
Region Covered	10
How to Hunt Minerals, Gems and Fossils in the Prairie States	11
The American Federation of Mineral Societies Code of Ethics	15
SOUTH DAKOTA	16
Western South Dakota	17
The Black Hills	27
Hints for Collecting Minerals	36
Fossils	37
Eastern South Dakota	40
NORTH DAKOTA	44
Western and Central North Dakota	45
Hints for Collecting Gem Materials	52
Eastern North Dakota	53
NEBRASKA	55
Western Nebraska	56
Eastern Nebraska	64
Hints for Collecting Invertebrate Fossils	68
IOWA	71
Northern and Central Iowa	72
Southern Iowa	80
KANSAS	89
Western Kansas	90
Eastern Kansas	95
MISSOURI	104
Western and Central Missouri	105
Eastern Missouri	110
Bibliography	121
Appendix	123
Some Helps for Field Identification	123
Index	125

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