Spectrographic and chemical analyses of geochemical samples from the Lake Clark Quadrangle, Alaska
Harley D. King, W.D. Crim, E.F. Cooley, S.K. McDanal, R. M. O’Leary, D.K. Cohen
1978, Open-File Report 78-788
Analytical results for 89 water samples from the Papago Indian Reservation, Arizona
Walter H. Ficklin, Wheeler Ashton, D. J. Preston, G.A. Nowlan
1978, Open-File Report 78-1092
Eighty-nine water samples were collected from the Papago Indian Reservation during 1977 and 1978 as a part of a mineral resource study. Each sample was analyzed for copper, zinc, molybdenum, arsenic, uranium, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, bicarbonate, sulfate, chloride, fluoride, and silica. Temperature, pH, and specific conductance were also measured....
Mixed-layer clay in the Pierre Shale and equivalent rocks, northern Great Plains region
Leonard Gene Schultz
1978, Professional Paper 1064-A
Spectrographic and chemical analyses of whole-rock and insoluble-residue samples, Rolla 1° x 2° quadrangle, Missouri: Drill hole No. 4
Elwin L. Mosier, J.G. Viets, S.K. McDanal
1978, Open-File Report 78-470-A
Geochemical studies of the Rolla, Mo., 1° x 2° quadrangle were begun in 1977 as a part of a joint multidisciplinary study of the quadrangle by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Division of Geology and Land Survey, Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The study is to assess the mineral...
Geological and geochemical appraisal of metallic mineral resources, southern National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska
Michael Churkin Jr., C.F. Mayfield, P. K. Theobald, Harlan Barton, W. J. Nokleberg, G. R. Winkler, Carl Huie
1978, Open-File Report 78-70-A
Reconnaissance evaluation of water resources for hydraulic coal mining, Grand Hogback coal field: Garfield and Rio Blanco Counties, Colorado
William M. Alley, Linda J. Britton, Elaine L. Boyd
1978, Open-File Report 78-885
Surface-water and ground-water data were compiled for the parts of the Colorado River and the White River basins in and adjacent to the Grand Hogback coal field. The data were evaluated to assess the quantity and quality of water resources available in the area for use in hydraulic coal mining....
Tabulation of geochemical data furnished by 109 laboratories for six geochemical exploration reference samples
Glenn H. Allcott, Hubert William Lakin
1978, Open-File Report 78-163
All of the data are tabulated here (Table 1-43) that we have received through August, 1977 on the six reference samples that were sent to 247 laboratories. Data were received from 109 laboratories.The data are tabulated by method of analysis and by element....
Selected hydrologic data, 1931-77, Wasatch Plateau-Book Cliffs coal-fields area, Utah
K.M. Waddell, H.L. Vickers, Robbin T. Upton, P. Kay Contratto
1978, Open-File Report 78-121
The Wasatch Plateau-Book Cliffs coal-fields area in east-central Utah includes a significant part of the State's coal resources and is currently (1977) the most active coal-mining area in the State.This report presents data gathered by the U.S. Geological Survey as part of a hydrologic reconnaissance carried out during the period...
The structure of the Olympic Mountains, Washington; analysis of a subduction zone
R. W. Tabor, Wallace Martin Cady
1978, Professional Paper 1033
The Potential for Prophyry Copper-Molybdenum Deposits in the Eastern United States
Robert Gordon Schmidt
1978, Professional Paper 907-E
Several significant porphyry-type deposits of Paleozoic age are known in New England and eastern Canada. Disseminated copper-molybdenum deposits of Paleozoic age are in the Southeastern United States, and copper is produced from porphyry-type deposits of both Precambrian and Paleozoic age in eastern Canada. Although these old deposits are surely less...
Regional geologic and geophysical base maps of western North America and adjacent oceans
Tau Rho Alpha
1978, Open-File Report 78-603
Schlumberger soundings in Fish Lake Valley area, Nevada
Stephan A. Manydeeds, V. J. Flanigan, K. R. Christopherson, V. Farkash
1978, Open-File Report 78-373
Effects of urbanization on streamflow and sediment transport in the Rock Creek and Anacostia River basins, Montgomery County, Maryland, 1962-74
Thomas H. Yorke, William J. Herb
1978, Professional Paper 1003
Land use, precipitation, streamflow, and sediment discharge data were collected from nine small drainage basins in Montgomery County, Maryland, to evaluate runoff and sediment response to sediment-control practices in areas undergoing urban development. Drainage basins ranged in size from 0.35 to 21.1 sq mi and land use ranged from rural...
Ground-water levels and quality data for Georgia, 1977
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1978, Open-File Report 79-213
This report begins a publication format that will present annually both water-level and water-quality data. In this format the information is presented in two-page units: the left page includes text which summarizes the information for an area or subject and the right page consists of one or more illustrations. Daily...
Columbia Glacier progress report; December 1977
Mark Frederick Meier, Austin Post, C. S. Brown, David Frank, S. M. Hodge, L.R. Mayo, Lowell A. Rasmussen, E.A. Senear, W. G. Sikonia, D.C. Trabant, R.D. Watts
1978, Open-File Report 78-264
Water-quality records for the Hubbard Creek watershed, Texas, October 1974 - September 1976
Helen J. Davidson
1978, Open-File Report 78-98
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the West Central Texas Municipal Water District and the Texas Department of Water Resources, is conducting a continuing program to determine the chemical quality of surface waters in the Hubbard Creek watershed. This report provides a compilation of the records for the period...
Estimated oil and gas reserves, Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, January 1, 1977
Floyd T. Bryan, John H. Knipmeyer, E. Kenneth Schluntz
1978, Open-File Report 78-87
As of January 1, 1977, nearly 35 trillion cubic feet of gas and about 2.7 billion barrels of oil* are estimated to be the remaining reserves in 294 fields in the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf off Texas and Louisiana. Twenty-seven additional fields, discovered since January 1, 1976, in...
Physiography of lower Cook Inlet, Alaska
Arnold H. Bouma, M. A. Hampton, J.W. Whitney, W.G. Noonan
1978, Open-File Report 78-728
Radiometric results and areal distribution for granitic samples from the Granite Mountains, Wyoming
John S. Stuckless, Carl M. Bunker, George Van Trump, Charles A Bush
1978, Open-File Report 78-803
Analyses of surface samples from the Granite Mountains, Wyoming, generally agree with the findings from drilling at two different localities. The dominant Precambrian granitic rock type is the biotitic phase of the granite of Lankin Dome. This rock type is characterized by high potassium and anomalously high thorium concentrations, and...
Massive sulfides of Virginia field trip: guidebook
Jacob Eugene Gair, editor(s)
1978, Open-File Report 78-1068
Lithologic and geophysical logs of holes drilled during 1977 in the Savery Quadrangle and southeastern part of the Baggs Quadrangle, Carbon County, Wyoming
C.S. Venable Barclay, Larry A. Shoaff
1978, Open-File Report 78-660
1978 Water Quality Laboratory services catalog
Linda C. Friedman
1978, Open-File Report 78-502
The information in this catalog is provided to assist field personnel in the selection of determinations, the estimation of costs, the calculation of sample volume requirements, the identification of the necessary sample treatment and in the evaluation of the precision of the laboratory data. The major section of the catalog...
Geochronologic data for the Arabian Shield
Lyman Thomas Aldrich, Glen F. Brown, Carl Hedge, Richard Marvin
1978, Open-File Report 78-75
The radiometric ages reported below were completed during the period 1957-1936. the rock samples were provided and examined petrographically by Glen F. Brown and his associates at the U.S. Geological Survey. The 25 Rb-Sr ages of biotites and feldspars and the 25 K-Ar ages of biotites, hornblendes, and total rock...
Historic ground failures in Northern California triggered by earthquakes
T. Leslie Youd, Seena N. Hoose
1978, Professional Paper 993
A major source of earthquake-related damage and casualties in northern California has been ground failures generated by the seismic shaking, including landslides, lateral spreads, ground settlement, and surface cracks. The historical record shows that, except for offshore shocks, the geographic area affected and the quantity and general severity of ground...
Field determination of vertical permeability to air in the unsaturated zone
Edwin P. Weeks
1978, Professional Paper 1051
The vertical permeability to air of layered materials in the unsaturated zone may be determined from air pressure data obtained at depth during a period when air pressure is changing at land surface. Such data may be obtained by monitoring barometric pressure with a microbarograph or surveying altimeter and simultaneously...