Lithotectonic assemblages as portrayed on the new bedrock geologic map of Massachusetts.
Norman L. Hatch Jr., E-An Zen, Richard Goldsmith, Nicholas M. Ratcliffe, Peter Robinson, Rolfe S. Stanley, David R. Wones
1984, American Journal of Science (284) 1026-1034
Scale of 1:250,000. The map units are grouped into eight lithotectonic packages. Five "zones" of older rocks that cover the whole state are, from west to east, the Taconic-Berkshire, Rowe-Hawley, Bronson Hill, Nashoba, and Milford-Dedham. In central and western Massachusetts, these zones are overlain by the Connecticut Valley and Merrimack...
Two courses will be offered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
G.S. Gutsell
1984, Fisheries (9) 41-41
No abstract available....
Potential primary and secondary hazards of avicides
E. W. Schafer Jr.
Dell O. Clark, editor(s)
1984, Conference Paper, Proceedings of the eleventh vertebrate pest conference
There are six chemicals or groups of chemicals that are currently registered as avicides that can be used in some or all of the U.S. Most of these chemicals, because of their diverse chemical composition and innate toxicological effects, present somewhat different primary and secondary hazards to avian and mammalian...
Florida: A Jurassic transform plate boundary
Kim D. Klitgord, Peter Popenoe, Hans Schouten
1984, Journal of Geophysical Research B: Solid Earth (89) 7753-7772
Magnetic, gravity, seismic, and deep drill hole data integrated with plate tectonic reconstructions substantiate the existence of a transform plate boundary across southern Florida during the Jurassic. On the basis of this integrated suite of data the pre-Cretaceous Florida-Bahamas region can be divided into the pre-Jurassic North American plate, Jurassic...
Blue Mountain Lake, New York, earthquake of October 7, 1983.
G. Wendt
1984, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (16) 23-23
The October 7 earthquake near Blue Mountain Lake in the central Adirondack Mountains registered a preliminary Richter magnitude of 5.2. It was widely felt throughout the Northeastern United States and Canada and occurred in an area that has been periodically shaken by earthquakes throughout recorded history. Since 1737, at least...
A tabulation of lead isotopic ratios for lead minerals from mines and prospects in the Belt-Purcell Basin in the United States and Canada
R. F. Marvin, R. E. Zartman
1984, Open-File Report 84-210
No abstract available....
Comparison of nonlinear least squares and log transformation procedures for calculating volatilization coefficients
R. E. Rathbun, D. Y. Tai
1984, Chemosphere (13) 715-730
A nonlinear least squares procedure and a log transformation procedure for calculating first-order rate coefficients from experimental concentration-versus-time data were compared using laboratory measurements of the volatilization from water of 1,1,1-trichloroethane and 1,2-dichloroethane and the absorption of oxygen by water. Ratios of the nonlinear least squares to log transformation volatilization...
Slope-stability analysis and creep susceptibility of Quaternary sediments on the northeastern United States continental slope
James S. Booth, Armand J. Silva, Stephen A. Jordan
1984, Conference Paper, Seabed mechanics: IUTAM symposium
The continental slope off the northeastern United States is a relatively steep, morphologically complex surface which shows abundant evidence of submarine slides and related processes. Because this area may be developed by the petroleum industry, questions arise concerning the potential for further slope failures or unacceptable deformations and the conditions...
Forecasting rates of hydrocarbon discoveries in a changing economic environment
J.H. Schuenemeyer, E. D. Attanasi
1984, Marine and Petroleum Geology (1) 313-318
A method is presented for the estimation of undiscovered oil and gas resources in partially explored areas where economic truncation has caused some discoveries to go unreported; therefore distorting the relationship between the observed discovery size distribution and the parent or ultimate field size distribution. The method is applied to...
JOINT DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL 1:100,000-SCALE DIGITAL CARTOGRAPHIC DATA BASE.
George M. Callahan, Frederick R. Broome
1984, Conference Paper, Technical Papers of the American Congress of Surveying and Mapping
The U. S. Geological Survey is beginning a major new program to create a nationwide digital cartographic data base from 1:100,000-scale maps by the end of the decade. This data base will supplement the currently available 1:2,000,000-scale national data base and the selected coverage at 1:24,000-scale. It is anticipated that...
The relationship of Landsat digital data to the properties of Arizona rangelands
Emil H. Horvath, D. F. Post, J. B. Kelsey
1984, Soil Science Society of America Journal (48) 1331-1334
Pedon descriptions, vegetation transect information, and Landsat digital data were obtained for 110 sites on the Tonto National Forest in central Arizona. Using the field and satellite data, 33 variables were evaluated and prediction models were generated using stepwise multiple regression techniques. The following six factors explained 84% of the...
Geochemical data for samples of rock, stream sediment, and nonmagnetic heavy-mineral concentrate from the Tunnel Ridge Wilderness Study Area, Klamath Mountains, California
M. F. Diggles, G. L. Kennedy, D.E. Detra, J. D. Sharkey
1984, Open-File Report 84-887
No abstract available....
Glaciotectonic origin of the Massachusetts coastal end moraines and a fluctuating late Wisconsinan ice margin
R. N. Oldale, C. J. O’Hara
1984, Geological Society of America Bulletin (95) 61-74
Late Wisconsinan end moraines on Cape Cod and islands south and west of Cape Cod are believed to be glaciotectonic features formed by advancing ice fronts. Evidence of a glaciotectonic origin includes the stratified drift composition of the moraines, dislocated preglacial and glaciolacustrine...
Effects of weather on breeding ducks in North Dakota
M.C. Hammond, Douglas H. Johnson
1984, Fish and Wildlife Technical Report 1
The present report quantifies relations between weather and several aspects of the breeding biology of four duck species: mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), gadwall (A. strepera), blue-winged teal (A. discors), and redhead (Aythya americana). Data were obtained from two locations in North Dakota,--the J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge, intermittently during 1936-68,...
Simulated effects of transplant removal from the River Mountains bighorn herd II
C. L. Douglas
1984, Technical Report CPSU/UNLV 025/6A
No abstract available at this time...
Geomorphic domains and linear features on Landsat images, Circle quadrangle, Alaska
S. L. Simpson
1984, Open-File Report 83-170-E
A remote sensing study using Landsat images was undertaken as part of the Alaska Mineral Resource Assessment Program (AMRAP). Geomorphic domains A and B, identified on enhanced Landsat images, divide Circle quadrangle south of Tintina fault zone into two regional areas having major differences in surface characteristics. Domain A is...
Evaluation of ryegrass cover crops in rearing ponds for Florida largemouth bass
C.W. Bowling, W.P. Rutledge, J. G. Geiger
1984, Progressive Fish-Culturist (46) 55-57
No abstract available. ...
Publications of the Geological Survey, 1983
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1984, Report
This catalog is a list of (1) books and maps that were published during 1983, and (2) articles by Geological Survey personnel in non-Geological Survey journals and books that came to our attention in 1983; it supplements the permanent catalogs "Publications of the Geological Survey, 1879-1961" and "Publications of the...
Mineral resource assessments of large regions: Now and in the future
Donald A. Singer
1984, Book chapter, U.S. —Japan Joint Seminar on Resources in the 1990's
No abstract available....
Alaska seismic studies
J. Rogers
1984, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (16) 28-33
Seismic monitoring in Alaska by the U.S Geological Survey consists of a network of 46 stations focused on the following four areas: Yakatut Bay to Prince William Sound, centered on the Yakatage seismic gap. Anchorage, and the surrounding region of rapid growth and development. The active Cook Inlet volcanoes-Iliamna,Redoubt and Spurr. (Two of...
Concentrations and isotope ratios of carbon, nitrogen and sulfur in ocean-floor basalts
H. Sakai, D.J.D. Marais, A. Ueda, J.G. Moore
1984, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (48) 2433-2441
Fresh submarine basalt glasses from Galapagos Ridge, FAMOUS area, Cayman Trough and Kilauea east rift contain 22 to 160 ppm carbon and 0.3 to 2.8 ppm nitrogen, respectively, as the sums of dissolved species and vesicle-filling gases (CO2 and N2). The large range of variation in carbon content is due to...
Eyewitness account of the 1931 great earthquake at Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand
H. Spall
1984, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (16) 12-20
No part of New Zealand is far from a known earthquake origin. The magnitude 7.9 earthquake of 1931 at Hawke's Bay, North Island, on February 3, 1931, was the most serious event recorded in New Zealand hsitory. It was responsible for 256 deaths. The Modified Mercalli intensity reached XI in...
Climbing in the high volcanoes of central Mexico
R. J. Secor
1984, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (16) 136-146
A chain of volcanoes extends across central Mexico along the 19th parallel, a line just south of Mexico City. The westernmost of these peaks is Nevado de Colima at 4,636 feet above sea level. A subsidiary summit of Nevado de Colima is Volcan de Colima, locally called Fuego (fire) it...
Mineral resources of the Atlantic Exclusive Economic Zone
William P. Dillon
1984, Conference Paper, Oceans Conference Record (IEEE)
Potential mineral resources of the Atlantic Exclusive Economic Zone (including the Gulf of Mexico and US Caribbean areas) include petroleum, sand and gravel, phosphorite, placer deposits of heavy mineral sands, ferromanganese nodules, and fresh water. Although major efforts have been made to search for petroleum, the oil and gas resources...
Ferromanganese micronodules from the surficial sediments of Georges Bank
L.J. Poppe, J.A. Commeau, F.T. Manheim, P. J. Aruscavage
1984, Journal of Marine Research (42) 463-472
Ferromanganese micronodules have been found on Georges Bank, off the U.S. northeast coast, distributed throughout the surficial sediments within an area about 125 km long and at least 12 km wide. These coarse, sand-sized concretions have precipitated from metal-rich interstitial waters and contain many of the textural and structural features...
