Clay mineralogy of soils developed from Quaternary deposits of the eastern Sierra Nevada, California
Peter W. Birkeland, Richard J. Janda
1971, GSA Bulletin (82) 2495-2514
Satellite relay telemetry of seismic data in earthquake prediction and control
Wayne H. Jackson, Jerry P. Eaton
1971, Conference Paper, International Workshop on Earth Resources Survey Systems
The Satellite Telemetry Earthquake Monitoring Program was started in FY 1968 to evaluate the applicability of satellite relay telemetry in the collection of seismic data from a large number of dense seismograph clusters laid out along the major fault systems of western North America. Prototype clusters utilizing phone-line telemetry were...
Petroleum possibilities of Yukon-Koyukuk Province, Alaska: region 1
William W. Patton Jr.
1971, Book chapter, Future petroleum provinces of the United States--their geology and potential (AAPG Memoir 15)
The Yukon-Koyukuk province covers 100,000 sq mi (259,000 sq km) along the west coast of Alaska, extending from the Brooks Range to the Yukon delta, but excluding the Seward Peninsula. It is essentially a vast tract of Cretaceous rocks locally veneered by Quaternary alluviated beds and volcanic rocks. The Cretaceous...
Principal facts for a gravity survey made in northeastern Oklahoma and southeastern Kansas during 1948
K. L. Cook, A.J. Hoskinson, G.R. Shelton
1971, Report
Observed gravity values, station locations, elevations, theoretical gravity, and free-air anomaly values are provided in tabular form for 554 gravity locations in northeastern Oklahoma-southeastern Kansas....
Geology and water resources of the Spanish Valley area, Grand and San Juan Counties, Utah
C. T. Sumsion
1971, Technical Publication 32
This water-resources investigation was initiated in order to provide an estimate of the average annual water yield of the Mill Creek-Pack Creek drainage basin, the parts of that total yield available as surface water and ground water, the amount of ground water that might be recovered for beneficial use, and...
Principal Facts for Gravity Stations in the San Francisco Bay Area, California
G.M. Greve, W. G. Clement
1971, Report
Observed gravity values, station locations, terrain corrections, and Bouguer gravity data are provided as computer printout tabulations for the San Francisco Bay area, California....
Principal facts for gravity stations in the La Sal Mountains area, Grand and San Juan Counties, Utah, and Mesa and Montrose Counties, Colorado
H.R. Joesting, J. E. Case
1971, Report
Observed gravity values, station locations, terrain corrections, and Bouguer gravity data are provided as computer printout tabulations for the La Sal Mountains area, Utah-Colorado....
Gravity observations and Bouguer anomaly values for eastern Tennessee
J. S. Watkins, Zvi Yuval
1971, Report
Principal facts for gravity data in eastern Tennessee are presented in computer printout format. These data were used in preparation of Watkins, J. S., 1964, Regional geologic implications of the gravity and magnetic fields of a part of eastern Tennessee....
Water wells in the Harper, Superior, and Cuddeback Valley areas, San Bernardino County, California
W. R. Moyle
1971, Bulletin 91-19
This bulletin is one of a series on water wells and springs in southern California desert areas. The series is prepared by the U. S. Geological Survey and published by the California Department of Water Resources. Each bulletin locates water wells and springs in a part of the southern California...
Gravity observations by U.S. Geological Survey in Kentucky prior to October 1, 1961
Joel S. Watkins
1971, Report
Principal facts for gravity data in Kentucky are presented in computer printout format....
Water resources data for California, 1970; Part 2: Water quality reports
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1971, Water Data Report CA-70-2
Water-resources investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey include the collection of water-quality data on the chemical and physical characteristics of surface- and ground-water supplies of the Nation. These data for the 1970 water year for the quality of surface water in California are presented in this report. Data for a...
Water resources data for California, 1970; Part 1: Surface water records; Volume 2: Northern Great Basin and Central Valley
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1971, Water Data Report CA-70-1-2
Surface water records for the 1970 water year for California, including records of streamflow or reservoir storage at gaging stations, partial-record stations, and miscellaneous sites, are given in this report. Records for a few pertinent gaging stations in bordering States also are included. The records were collected and computed by...
Water resources data for California, 1970; Part 1: Surface water reports; Volume 1: Colorado River Basin, Southern Great Basin, and Pacific Slope Basins excluding Central Valley
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1971, Water Data Report CA-70-1-1
Surface water records for the 1970 water year for California, including records of streamflow or reservoir storage at gaging stations, partial record stations, and miscellaneous sites, are given in this report. Records for a few pertinent gaging stations in bordering States also are included. The records were collected and computed...
Hydrogeologic data for the Upper Connecticut River Basin, Connecticut
Robert B. Ryder, L.A. Weiss
1971, Connecticut Water Resources Bulletin 25
This report contains geologic, ground-water, and quality-of-water data collected and compiled for a water resources investigation of the upper Connecticut River basin, Connecticut by the U.S. Geological Survey in financial cooperation with the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. These data, together with surface-water data, were collected at sites shown on...
Program design for San Francisco Bay Region environment and resources planning study
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1971, Open-File Report 1640
The "Program Design" for the San Francisco Bay Region Environment and Resources Planning Study represents a refinement, elaboration, and extension of the plans which formed the basis for the cooperative program between the Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Research...
Water table in Long Island, New York, March 1971
Edward J. Koszalka, Ellis Koch
1971, Report
The geologic framework and the hydrologic situation in Long Island are periodically reviewed by the U.S. Geological Survey as new knowledge is obtained from current investigations. This work is done through cooperative programs with Nassau and Suffolk County agencies and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. A unique...
Results of subsurface exploration in the Mid-Island area of western Suffolk County, Long Island, New York
Julian Soren
1971, Long Island Water Resources Bulletin LIWR-1
The water table on Long Island, New York, in March 1970
G.E. Kimmel
1971, Long Island Water Resources Bulletin LIWR-2
Hydrogeologic data from selected wells and test holes in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York
H.M. Jensen, Julian Soren
1971, Long Island Water Resources Bulletin LIWR-3
Radiometric age determinations on Pliocene/Pleistocene formations in the lower Omo basin, Ethiopia
F. H. Brown, K. R. Lajoie
1971, Nature (229) 483-485
THE potassium–argon ages presented here were obtained during 1966 to 1969 in order to provide an absolute time scale for the stratigraphic work by the international Omo Research Expedition in the Pliocene/Pleistocene formations (unpublished work of F. H. B., J. de Heinzelin and F. C. Howell)...
Reduction of lithologic-log data to numbers for use in the digital computer
C.O. Morgan, J.M. McNellis
1971, Journal of the International Association for Mathematical Geology (3) 79-86
The development of a standardized system for conveniently coding lithologic-log data for use in the digital computer has long been needed. The technique suggested involves a reduction of the original written alphanumeric log to a numeric log by use of computer programs. This numeric log can...
Distribution of elements in biotite-hornblende pairs and in an orthopyroxene-clinopyroxene pair from zoned plutons, northern Sierra Nevada, California
A. Hietanen
1971, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology (30) 161-176
Distribution of major and minor elements has been determined for five hornblende-biotite pairs from hornblende-biotite quartz diorite and monzotonalite and for a clinopyroxene-orthopyroxene pair from pyroxene diorite collected from the border zones and centers of zoned plutons in the northern Sierra Nevada, California. The distribution coefficients K d [Mg/Fe] for biotite/hornblende are of...
Primary distribution of silver and copper in native gold from six deposits in the Western United States
G. A. Desborough, Robert H. Heidel, W. H. Raymond, J. Tripp
1971, Mineralium Deposita (6) 321-334
Electron-microprobe analyses and mineragraphic studies of native gold demonstrate considerable variations in the primary intergrain and intragrain distribution of silver. The gold grains have from 1–55 weight percent silver; copper is present in grains from only one locality and ranges from 0.1–0.6 weight percent. Some gold...
Nesting by a yearling Canada goose
L. C. Hall, Frank B. McGilvrey
1971, Journal of Wildlife Management (35) 835-836
A free-flying Canada goose (Branta canadensis interior), known to be just under a year old, laid a clutch of four eggs at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. At least half of the 2-year-old females nest at Patuxent, and almost all of the 3-year-olds nest. As far as we know, this...
Unusual geese in the Pacific Coast states
S.R. Wilbur, C.F. Yocom
1971, Murrelet (52) 16-19
No abstract available. ...