Skip to content

Library / Chemistry / Guide to Rocks and Minerals of Illinois / Braille

Guide to Rocks and Minerals of Illinois ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

Download .brf — Grade 2 Download .brf — Grade 1 Plain-text reader .txt

76,442 braille cells · 76 embossed pages at 40×25 · 98 unrepresentable characters omitted

⠠⠑⠙⠥⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠁⠇⠀⠠⠎⠻⠊⠑⠎⠀⠼⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠛⠥⠊⠙⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠗⠕⠉⠅⠎⠀⠠⠠⠯⠀⠠⠠⠍⠔⠻⠁⠇⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠷⠀⠠⠠⠊⠇⠇⠔⠕⠊⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠊⠇⠇⠔⠕⠊⠎⠀⠠⠌⠁⠞⠑⠀⠠⠛⠑⠕⠇⠕⠛⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠠⠎⠥⠗⠧⠑⠽⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠊⠇⠇⠥⠌⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠒⠀⠥⠝⠉⠁⠏⠞⠊⠕⠝⠫⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠌⠁⠞⠑⠀⠷⠀⠠⠠⠊⠇⠇⠔⠕⠊⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠺⠊⠇⠇⠊⠁⠍⠀⠠⠛⠲⠀⠠⠌⠗⠁⠞⠞⠕⠝⠂⠀⠠⠛⠕⠧⠻⠝⠕⠗⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠙⠑⠏⠜⠞⠍⠢⠞⠀⠷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠗⠑⠛⠊⠌⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠯⠀⠠⠠⠑⠙⠥⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠧⠻⠁⠀⠠⠍⠲⠀⠠⠃⠔⠅⠎⠂⠀⠠⠙⠊⠗⠑⠉⠞⠕⠗⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠋⠊⠗⠌⠀⠏⠗⠔⠞⠬⠀⠼⠁⠊⠑⠊⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠎⠑⠉⠕⠝⠙⠀⠏⠗⠔⠞⠬⠀⠼⠁⠊⠋⠚⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠊⠇⠇⠔⠕⠊⠎⠀⠠⠠⠌⠁⠞⠑⠀⠠⠠⠛⠑⠕⠇⠕⠛⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠠⠠⠎⠥⠗⠧⠑⠽⠀⠀
⠠⠚⠕⠓⠝⠀⠠⠉⠲⠀⠠⠋⠗⠽⠑⠂⠀⠠⠡⠊⠑⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠥⠗⠃⠁⠝⠁⠂⠀⠠⠠⠊⠇⠇⠔⠕⠊⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠏⠗⠔⠞⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀
⠠⠁⠥⠹⠕⠗⠊⠞⠽⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠠⠌⠁⠞⠑⠀⠷⠀⠠⠊⠇⠇⠔⠕⠊⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠛⠥⠊⠙⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠠⠠⠗⠕⠉⠅⠎⠀⠠⠠⠯⠀⠠⠠⠍⠔⠻⠁⠇⠎⠀⠠⠠⠷⠀
⠠⠠⠊⠇⠇⠔⠕⠊⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠇⠇⠔⠕⠊⠎⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠎⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛⠀⠃⠑⠢⠀
⠅⠝⠪⠝⠀⠵⠀⠮⠀⠠⠏⠗⠁⠊⠗⠊⠑⠀⠠⠌⠁⠞⠑⠀⠞⠀⠁⠞⠀⠋⠊⠗⠌⠀⠀
⠛⠇⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠭⠀⠎⠑⠑⠍⠎⠀⠁⠀⠍⠕⠌⠀⠥⠝⠇⠊⠅⠑⠇⠽⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠀⠔⠀
⠱⠊⠡⠀⠞⠕⠀⠉⠕⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠀⠗⠕⠉⠅⠀⠯⠀⠀⠍⠔⠻⠁⠇⠀⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠍⠢⠎⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠃⠀⠠⠊⠇⠇⠔⠕⠊⠎⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠁⠀⠎⠥⠗⠏⠗⠊⠎⠬⠀⠺⠑⠁⠇⠹⠀⠷⠀⠗⠕⠉⠅⠀
⠯⠀⠍⠔⠻⠁⠇⠀⠗⠑⠎⠳⠗⠉⠑⠎⠂⠀⠝⠀⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠉⠕⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠫
⠀⠵⠀⠊⠝⠞⠻⠑⠌⠬⠀⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠍⠢⠎⠀⠃⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠏⠥⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀

These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.