Delaware: Its Rocks, Minerals, And Fossils

Author(s)DGS Staff
Date Accessioned2008-11-06T20:24:42Z
Date Available2008-11-06T20:24:42Z
Publication Date1992
DescriptionHelpful Hints for Identification and Collectionen
AbstractMinerals are naturally occurring, inorganic substances with characteristic physical and chemical properties. Common examples found in Delaware are quartz (hard, glassy luster), mica (cellophane like pieces), and feldspar (waxy or pearly luster, cleavage). In nature minerals are usually found in mixtures with other minerals. A natural specimen containing several minerals is called "a rock." A common example is granite, which is a mixture of quartz, feldspar, mica, and usually other dark minerals. Fossils are any evidence, direct or indirect, of a pre-existing plant or animal in the rock record. The most popular area for collecting fossils in Delaware is the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal area.en
URLhttp://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/3588
dc.languageen_USen_US
PublisherNewark, DE: Delaware Geological Survey, University of Delawareen
Part of SeriesSpecial Publication;19
KeywordsDelaware rocksen
KeywordsDelaware mineralsen
KeywordsDelaware fossilsen
Keywordsquartzen
Keywordsmicaen
Keywordsfeldsparen
Keywordssteinkernsen
TitleDelaware: Its Rocks, Minerals, And Fossilsen
TypeTechnical Reporten
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