LITERATURE
An extensive literature is available concerning the geology, minerals, ores, etc., of North America, but only a few of the more important publications can here be referred
to. The numerous publications of the United States Geological Survey, the Geological Survey of Canada, and the Geological Survey of Mexico contain vast amounts of valuable information. Several of the States of the United States have independent surveys and have published numerous reports. Of journals containing articles of American geology, the more important are: The Journal of Geology, published at the University of Chicago; The American Geologist, published at Minneapolis, Minn.; The American Journal of Science, published at New Haven, Conn. The publications of a large number of learned societies in Canada and the United States should also be consulted.
The most useful bibliographies of North American geology are:
- Darton, N. H. Catalogue and Index of Contributions to North American Geology, 1732-1891. Published as Bulletin No. 127 of the United States Geological Survey, Washington, D. C., 1896.
- Dowling, D. B. General Index to the Reports of Progress [of the Geological Survey of Canada], 1863-1884. Published by the Canadian Geological Survey, Ottawa, Canada, 1900.
- Warman, P. C. Catalogue and Index of the Publications of the United States Geological Survey, 1880 to 1901. Published as Bulletin No. 177 of the United States Geological Survey, Washington, D. C., 1901.
- Weeks, F. B. Bibliography of North American Geology, Paleontology, Petrology, and Mineralogy for the Years 1892-1900, Inclusive. United States Geological Survey, Bulletins No. 188 and 189, Washington, D. C., 1902.
Of the numerous general treatises on the geology, the following will be found especially helpful to the student:
- Dana, J. D. Manual of Geology. Fourth edition. American Book Company, New York, 1895.
- Kemp, J. F. The Ore Deposits of the United States and Canada. Scientific Publishing Company, New York, 1900.
- Le Conte, J. Elements of Geology. Fifth edition, revised and partly rewritten by Prof. H. L. Fairchild. D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1903.
- Merrill, G. P. A Treatise on Rocks, Rock-Weathering, and Soils. The Macmillan Company, New York, 1897.
- Shaler, N. S. Outlines of the Earth's History. D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1898.