Inside Illinois

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Title

Inside Illinois: Mineral Resources

Credits

Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

QE: Science: Geology

Subject

Mines and mineral resources -- Illinois

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 66317

Release Date

September 16, 2021

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.INSIDE ILLINOIS Mineral Resources — INSIDE ILLINOIS— Mineral Resources — WHAT IS THE EARTH MADE OF BENEATH THE GROUND SURFACE? — WHAT IS CORE? — HOW DOES THE MANTLE DIFFER FROM THE CORE? — WHAT IS THE CRUST OF THE EARTH AND HOW IS IT DISTINGUISHED FROM THE MANTLE AND THE CORE? — WHAT IS THE EARTH’S CRUST UNDER ILLINOIS MADE OF? — WHEN AND HOW WAS THE LAND SURFACE OF ILLINOIS FORMED? — WHERE DID THE LOOSE, UNCONSOLIDATED DEPOSITS COME FROM AND WHAT ARE THEY MADE OF? — HOW DID ILLINOIS GET ITS SOILS? — ARE ANIMAL AND PLANT REMAINS FOUND IN THE GLACIAL DEPOSITS OF ILLINOIS?
2. 2.MINERAL WEALTH — HOW WEALTHY IS ILLINOIS IN MINERAL PRODUCTION? — WHAT MINERAL COMMODITIES ARE PRODUCED IN ILLINOIS? — HOW MANY ILLINOIS COUNTIES PRODUCE MINERAL COMMODITIES? — HOW MANY PEOPLE WORK IN THE MINERAL INDUSTRIES OF ILLINOIS? — HOW DOES THE FARMER IN ILLINOIS BENEFIT FROM MINERAL PRODUCTION?
3. 3.PETROLEUM — WHAT IS PETROLEUM AND HOW IS IT FORMED? — HOW AND WHERE DID OIL COLLECT IN ROCKS? — WHERE DID OIL ACCUMULATE IN ILLINOIS? — ARE THERE LAKES OR RIVERS OF OIL UNDERGROUND? — HOW IS OIL DISCOVERED? — HOW MUCH OIL CAN BE OBTAINED FROM AN OIL POOL? — WHAT IS THE “BIGGEST” OIL WELL ON RECORD IN ILLINOIS? — HOW MUCH OIL IS PRODUCED IN ILLINOIS AND HOW VALUABLE IS IT? — IS OIL PRODUCTION INCREASING OR DECREASING IN ILLINOIS?
4. 4.COAL — WHAT IS COAL AND HOW IS IT FORMED? — HOW DO WE KNOW THAT COAL WAS DERIVED FROM PLANT MATERIALS? — HOW MANY COAL SEAMS ARE PRESENT IN ILLINOIS? — HOW IS ILLINOIS COAL MINED? — HOW DOES ILLINOIS RANK AS A COAL PRODUCER? — HOW MUCH COAL IS PRODUCED IN ILLINOIS ANNUALLY AND HOW VALUABLE IS IT? — HOW LONG WILL OUR COAL SUPPLIES LAST? — WHAT IS COAL USED FOR? — WHAT IS COKE? — HOW IMPORTANT IS COKE AND HOW IS IT USED?
5. 5.STONE AND STONE PRODUCTS — WHAT TYPES OF STONE ARE PRODUCED IN ILLINOIS? — WHAT ARE LIMESTONE AND DOLOMITE? — WHERE ARE LIMESTONE AND DOLOMITE QUARRIES LOCATED IN ILLINOIS? — ARE ANY STONE QUARRIES LOCATED IN THE AREA UNDERLAIN BY THE ILLINOIS BASIN? — HOW AND WHERE ARE LIMESTONE AND DOLOMITE USED? — HOW MUCH STONE DOES ILLINOIS PRODUCE?
6. 6.CLAY — WHAT IS CLAY AND HOW IS IT FORMED? — HOW EXTENSIVE ARE CLAY DEPOSITS IN ILLINOIS? — HOW IS ILLINOIS CLAY USED? — WHAT IS THE VALUE OF THE CLAY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED IN ILLINOIS?
7. 7.SAND AND GRAVEL — WHERE DO SAND AND GRAVEL COME FROM? — WHAT IS THE VALUE OF COMMON ILLINOIS SAND AND GRAVEL PRODUCTION?
8. 8.SILICA SAND — WHAT IS SILICA SAND? — HOW IS SILICA SAND USED? — HOW VALUABLE IS SILICA SAND TO THE ECONOMY OF THE STATE?
9. 9.TRIPOLI — WHAT IS TRIPOLI AND WHERE IS IT FOUND? — WHAT ARE SOME OF THE USES FOR TRIPOLI?
10. 10.FLUORSPAR — WHAT IS FLUORSPAR? — WHERE ARE FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS LOCATED AND HOW IMPORTANT IS ILLINOIS PRODUCTION? — WHAT ARE FLUORSPAR PELLETS? — WHAT IS FLUORSPAR USED FOR?
11. 11.LEAD AND ZINC — WHAT ORES YIELD LEAD AND ZINC IN ILLINOIS? — WHERE ARE LEAD AND ZINC MINES LOCATED AND HOW LONG HAVE THESE ORES BEEN MINED? — WHAT IS THE VALUE OF THESE METALS PRODUCED IN ILLINOIS?
12. 12.GROUND WATER — WHAT IS GROUND WATER? — WHAT KINDS OF ROCKS YIELD GROUND WATER? — IS WATER FOUND IN UNDERGROUND LAKES AND RIVERS IN ILLINOIS? — WHY DO WELLS SOMETIMES GO DRY? — WHAT IS AN ARTESIAN WELL? — WILL YOU ALWAYS FIND WATER IF YOU GO DEEP ENOUGH? — HOW CAN GROUND WATER BE FOUND?
13. 13.ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY — WHY IS GEOLOGY IMPORTANT? — WHAT ARE SOME OF THE SERVICES AVAILABLE FROM THE SURVEY? — WHAT IS THE CHARGE FOR THESE SERVICES?
14. 14.Transcriber’s Notes

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