Reconnaissance of the water resources and potential effects of mining of the Joliet-Fromberg coal tract, Carbon County, Montana
M. R. Cannon
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4155
The Joliet-Fromberg coal tract in Carbon County, Montana, contains subbituminous to bituminous coal suitable for underground mining. A reconnaissance study of the area was conducted to identify water resources of the coal tract and to determine general effects that underground mining could have on the water resources. Surface-water resources consist...
Geohydrology and potential hydrologic effects of underground coal mining in the Rapid Creek Basin, Mesa County, Colorado
Tom Brooks
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4172
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management may lease additional coal tracts in the Rapid Creek basin, Colorado. Springs in this basin are used as a water supply for the town of Palisade. The geohydrology of the basin is described and the potential hydrologic effects of underground coal mining in the...
Isopach and structure contour mapping of thin bentonite and shale beds in an area of mapped lineaments, central South Dakota
A.F. Chleborad
1986, Open-File Report 86-414
The N aquifer is an important source of water in the 5,400 square-mile Black Mesa area on the Navajo and Hopi Indian Reservations, Arizona. The Black Mesa monitoring program is designed to monitor long-term effects on the groundwater resources of the mesa as part of withdrawals from the aquifer by...
Ground-water data for the Hanna and Carbon basins, south-central Wyoming, through 1980
P. B. Daddow
1986, Open-File Report 85-628
Groundwater resources in the Hanna and Carbon Basins of Wyoming were assessed in a study from 1974 through 1980 because of the development of coal mining in the area. Data collected from 105 wells during that study, including well-completion records, lithologic logs, and water levels, are presented. The data are...
Chemical quality of ground water in Salt Lake Valley, Utah, 1969-85
K.M. Waddell, R. L. Seiler, D. K. Solomon
1986, Open-File Report 86-138
During 1979-84, 35 wells completed in the principal aquifer in the Salt Lake Valley, Utah, that had been sampled during 1962-67 were resampled to determine if water quality changes had occurred. The dissolved solids concentration of the water from 13 of the wells has increased by more than 10% since...
Methods for hydrologic monitoring of surface mining in the central-western United States
J.T. Turk, R. S. Parker, R.S. Williams Jr.
1986, Open-File Report 84-600
The regulations promulgated pursuant to the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act require the monitoring of potentially impacted hydrologic systems before, during, and after mining operations. This report details characteristics and processes that commonly determine the most acceptable approaches to hydrologic monitoring in the arid and semiarid central-western United States....
A preliminary evaluation of the geohydrology and water quality of the Greenacres Landfill area, Spokane County, Washington
W. E. Lum II, G. L. Turney, R. C. Alvord
1986, Open-File Report 85-496
The Greenacres Landfill, located about 11 mi east of the city of Spokane, Washington, was used for the disposal of waste from 1951 to 1972. Materials in the landfill include household and industrial waste materials, and various hazardous wastes. In 1983 the landfill was designated by the U.S. EPA as...
Hydrologic, lithologic, and chemical data for sediment in the shallow alluvial aquifer at two sites near Fallon, Churchill County, Nevada, 1984-85
M.S. Lico, A. H. Welch, J. L. Hughes
1986, Open-File Report 86-250
The U.S. Geological Survey collected an extensive amount of hydrogeologic data from the shallow alluvial aquifer at two study sites near Fallon, Nevada, from 1984 though 1985. These data were collected as part of a study to determine the geochemical controls on the mobility of arsenic and other trace elements...
Shallow ground-water conditions, Tom Green County, Texas
J.N. Lee
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4177
Most of the water needs of Tom Green County, Texas, are supplied by ground water; however, the city of San Angelo is supplied by surface water. Groundwater withdrawals during 1980 (latest year for which data are available) in Tom Green County totaled about 15,300 acre-feet, all derived from shallow aquifers....
Changes in ground-water quality resulting from surface coal mining of a small watershed in Jefferson County, Ohio
Janet Hren
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4108
Two samples were collected from each of six wells in a small watershed in Jefferson County, Ohio, in 1984. The watershed was mined and reclamation begun in 1980. Data collected from 1976 through 1982 indicate that ground-water quality was still changing at that time. The purpose of this study was...
Geophysical maps of the Dos Cabezas Mountains Wilderness Study Area, Cochise County, Arizona
G. A. Abrams
1986, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1873-A
The Dos Cabezas Mountains Wilderness Study Area, Arizona, lies along part of the crest and northeast flank of the Dos Cabezas Mountains, Cochise County, near the southeast corner of Arizona (fig. 1). The U.S. Bureau of Land Management requested mineral surveys of about 11,921 acres of the approximately 15,000 acre...
Potential effects of surface coal mining on the hydrology of the Little Bear Creek area, Moorhead coal field, southeastern Montana
N. E. McClymonds
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4201
The Little Bear Creek area of the Moorhead Coal Field, 27 miles south of Ashland, Montana, contains large reserves of Federally owned coal that have been identified for potential lease sale. A hydrologic study was conducted in the area to describe existing hydrologic system and to assess potential effects of...
Potentiometric-surface map of the Wyodak-Anderson coal bed, Powder River structural basin, Wyoming, 1973-84
Pamela B. Daddow
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4305
Previous water level maps of shallow aquifers in the Powder River structural basin in Wyoming were based on water levels from wells completed in different stratigraphic intervals within thick sequences of sedimentary rocks. A potentiometric surface using water levels from a single aquifer had never been mapped throughout the basin....
Geohydrology of the aquifers that may be affected by the surface mining of coal in the Fruitland Formation in the San Juan Basin, northwestern New Mexico
R. G. Myers, E.D. Villanueva
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4251
A monitoring network of 50 wells was installed from 1975 to 1979 in the surface-mineable coal area. The purpose of the network was to collect hydrologic data and to establish a data base. The hydrologic data consist of water level measurements, water chemistry, and selected aquifer characteristics. The four aquifers...
Hydrology of Hunters Lake, Hernando County, Florida
S.E. Henderson
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4242
The size and shape of Hunters Lake, Florida has been significantly altered by development of the surrounding Spring Hill residential community. The lake is the largest in Hernando County, enlarged by lakeshore excavation and connection to nearby ponds to an area of 360 acres at an average stage of 17.2...
Hydrogeochemistry of sulfide and arsenic-rich tailings and alluvium along Whitewood Creek, South Dakota (Part 1 of 3 parts)
F. M. M. Morel, J. Rouse, J. L. Schnoor, M. G. Wolman, J. A. Cherry
1986, Mineral & Energy Resources (29)
During 100 years prior to 1977, Whitewood Creek, SD, received about 1 billion tons of arsenic-rich and sulfide-mineral rich tailings from gold mining operations. A hydrogeochemical investigation conducted in 1983-84 focused on four local study areas on the flood plain where tailings deposits exist on top of moderately permeable alluvium....
Paleomagnetism of Middle Tertiary volcanic rocks from the Western Cascade Series, northern California
Myrl E. Beck Jr., Russell F. Burmester, Douglas E. Craig, C. Sherman Gromme, Ray E. Wells
1986, Journal of Geophysical Research B: Solid Earth (91) 8219-8230
The Western Cascade Series (WCS) is a 3.5‐km‐thick, crudely homoclinal (east dipping) calcalkaline volcanic sequence of mid‐Oligocene to early Miocene age that crops out near the southern tip of the Cascade Range in northern California. The mean direction of remanent magnetization in the WCS is D, 4.9°; I, 57.6° (N,...
Raman spectrum of natural and synthetic stishovite
R.J. Hemley, Ho-kwang Mao, E. C. T. Chao
1986, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals (13) 285-290
Raman spectra of natural and synthetic samples of stishovite have been measured with a micro-optical spectrometer system. These spectra have a pattern that is characteristic of rutile-structured oxides. The spectrum of synthetic stishovite is characterized by well-resolved bands at 231, 589, 753, and 967 cm-1, which are assigned as the...
Cyclic terpenoids of contemporary resinous plant detritus and of fossil woods, ambers and coals
Bernd R. T. Simoneit, J.O. Grimalt, T.-G. Wang, R.E. Cox, Patrick G. Hatcher, A. Nissenbaum
1986, Organic Geochemistry (10) 877-889
Cyclic terpenoids present in the solvent extractable material of fossil woods, ambers and brown coals have been analyzed. The sample series chosen consisted of wood remains preserved in Holocene to Jurassic sediments and a set of of ambers from the Philippines (copalite), Israel, Canada and Dominican Republic. The brown coals...
Paleomagnetism of the Tertiary Clarno Formation of central Oregon and its significance for the tectonic history of the Pacific Northwest
C. Sherman Gromme, Myrl E. Beck Jr., Ray E. Wells, David C. Engebretson
1986, Journal of Geophysical Research B: Solid Earth (91) 14089-14103
The Clarno Formation, a mostly Eocene and partly early Oligocene sequence of andesitic lavas and volcaniclastic rocks, is the oldest Tertiary formation exposed in north central Oregon. Remanent magnetization directions at 46 sites in the lavas provide a paleomagnetic pole at 84°N, 278°E with a 95% confidence cone of 7°....
Influences of quaternary climatic changes on processes of soil development on desert loess deposits of the Cima volcanic field, California
L. D. McFadden, S. G. Wells, J. C. Dohrenwend
1986, Catena (13) 361-389
Soils formed in loess are evidence of both relict and buried landscapes developed on Pliocene-to-latest Pleistocene basalt flows of the Cima volcanic field in the eastern Mojave Desert, California. The characteristics of these soils change systematically and as functions of the age and surface morphology of the lava flow. Four...
Guidelines to classification and nomenclature of Arabian felsic plutonic rocks
C.R. Ramsay, D. B. Stoeser, A.R. Drysdall
1986, Journal of African Earth Sciences (4) 13-20
Well-defined procedures for classifying the felsic plutonic rocks of the Arabian Shield on the basis of petrographic, chemical and lithostratigraphic criteria and mineral-resource potential have been adopted and developed in the Saudi Arabian Deputy Ministry for Mineral Resources over the...
THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ASPECTS OF ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION.
James R. O’Neil
1986, Reviews in Mineralogy (16) 1-40
Essential to the interpretation of natural variations of light stable isotope ratios is knowledge of the magnitude and temperature dependence of isotopic fractionation factors between the common minerals and fluids. These fractionation factors are obtained in three ways: (1) Semi-empirical calculations using spectroscopic data and the methods of statistical mechanics....
Characteristics of faults and shear zones in deep mines
R. E. Wallace, H. T. Morris
1986, Pure and Applied Geophysics PAGEOPH (124) 107-125
The characteristics of fault and shear zones to depths of 2.5 km are well documented in deep mines in North America. The characteristics may be summarized as follows. (a) Fault zones usually are irregular, branched, anastomosed, and curved rather than simple and planar. (b) Faults are generally composed of one...
Plutonium, americium, and neptunium speciation in selected groundwaters
J.M. Cleveland, T.F. Rees, K.L. Nash
1985, Nuclear Technology (69) 380-387
As part of a continuing study, plutonium, americium, and neptunium speciation was determined at 25 and 90°C in four groundwaters from diverse sources: the Sparta aquifer in Louisiana, near the Vacherie salt dome; Mansfield No. 2 well in the Palo Duro Basin, Texas; the Stripa mine in Sweden; and the...
