General Interest Publications on Missouri Geology

Listed below are some of the more popular publications and maps offered to the public by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geology and Land Survey.

Fact Sheets

Brochures

(Single copies are free of charge; additional copies $.10 each)

Missouri Resources Trading Cards

Special Interest Books and Reports

  1. WR-29, Springs of Missouri $22
  2. SP-2, Missouri Water Atlas $26
  3. The Terrestrial Natural Communities of Missouri $7.50
  4. Common Fossils of Missouri (U. of Mo. Press) $10.95
  5. Common Rocks and Minerals of Missouri (U. of Mo. Press) $10.95
  6. The New Madrid Earthquakes (U. of Mo. Press) $15.50
  7. Indians and Archaeology of Missouri (U. of Mo. Press) $19.95
  8. Missouri Geology - Three Billion Years of Volcanoes, Seas, Sediments, and Erosion $24.95
  9. The Wilderness Underground - Caves of the Ozark Plateau (U. of Mo. Press) $34.95
  10. Exploring Missouri’s Legacy - State Parks and Historic Sites (U. of Mo. Press) $39.95

EDUCATIONAL BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS

  1. ED-1, Missouri Ice Age Animals $10
  2. ED-4, Geologic Wonders and Curiosities of Missouri $34
  3. ED-5, Water in Missouri $3
  4. ED-6, Diaspore - A Depleted Non-Renewable Mineral Resource of Missouri $4
  5. RI-35, The Grundel Mastodon $4
  6. MP-6, Introduction to the Geologic History of Missouri $.80
  7. ED-7, Missouri Landscapes: A Tour Through Time $25
  8. V-40 (Revised), The Strategraphic Succession in Missouri $16

Geology Guidebooks

Self-guiding tours to interesting geologic areas in the State

  1. RI-31, Guidebook to the Geology of the Kansas City Group (Pennsylvanian) at Kansas City $8
  2. RI-58, Guidebook to the Geology and Ore Deposits of Selected Mines in the Vibumum Trend, Missouri $10
  3. RI-62, Guidebook to the Geology Along Interstate-55 in Missouri $18
  4. RI-67, Guidebook to the Geology and Ore Deposits of the St. Francois Mountains, Missouri $14
  5. OFR-82-16-MR, Field Trip Guidebook to the St. Francois Mountains and the Historic Boone Terre Mine $4.90
  6. SP-5, Geological Society of America 1989 Field Trip Guidebook $26
  7. SP-6, The Geological Story of the St. Louis Riverfront $10
  8. RI-71, Guidebook to the Geology Along Interstate 44 (I-44) in Missouri $14

Note icon.  NOTE: Bibliographies of the geology of Missouri are available and are specifically listed in the Catalog of Publications.

Wall Maps

Note icon.  NOTE: Shipping rates apply.  Maps will arrive folded.  If you would like the map rolled, please add $1.50 (per order, not per map) for the mailing tube.

Scale: 1:500,000 (1" = 8 miles); 42" x 54" in color

Special Interest Maps

Note icon.  NOTE: Shipping rates apply.  Maps will arrive folded.  If you would like the map rolled, please add $1.50 (per order, not per map) for the mailing tube.

All maps (except the Groundwater Map Packet) are at a scale of 1:1,000,000

Topographic Quadrangle Maps

Topographic maps of Missouri are highly detailed maps of the Missouri landscape, showing hills, valleys, forest cover, roads, streams, houses, barns, etc. Topographic quadrangle maps should be ordered by name, because there are more than a thousand individual maps available. Many areas are covered by maps of three scales: 7.5’, 30' x 60', 1º x 2º. Please refer to the Index to Topographic Maps of Missouri (free upon request), then order by quadrangle name and map scale. Quad listing for 7.5-minute Missouri topographic quadrangles.

7.5' TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE MAPS ARE $6 EACH. 30' X 60' and 1º x 2º Maps are $7.

Note icon.  NOTE: Topographic quadrangle maps do not follow county boundaries, but they can be pieced together to make county maps. However, for those who do not need the extreme detail provided by topographic maps, the County Highway Maps offered by the Missouri Department of Transportation Commission may be acceptable. These can be purchased from DGLS for $1 each.

Shipping Rates

Order 

Amount
In-State  

 Amount
Out-of-State
$0.01 - $15  $3.95  $4.95
$15.01 - $30 $4.95 $6.95
$30.01 - $50 $5.95 $7.95
$50.01 - $75 $6.95 $8.95
$75.01 - $100 $7.95 $9.95
$100.01 - $125 $8.95 $10.95
$125.01 - $250 $10.95 $12.95
$250.01 - $500 $12.95 $15.95
$500.01 - $1000 $14.95 $18.95
$1000.01 - up $18 $20

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