Water resources program of the U.S. Geological Survey related to agriculture in Louisiana
T.L. Huntzinger
1982, Open-File Report 82-554
Surveillance activities of the U.S. Geological Survey Louisiana District include long-term, hydrologic-data-collection sites that serve a current-purpose, management function and (or) that furnish a data base for interpretative studies. The proposed program for 1982 includes a network of 69 surface-water data sites (continuous gaging stations), 250 flood-data sites (crest-stage stations),...
Geology of the Jabal Riah area, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
J. D. Wells
1982, Open-File Report 82-1049
The Jabal Riah area is in the southern part of the Jibal al Hamdah quadrangle (lat 19?00'00'' to 19?07'S0'' N., long 45?37'30'' to 43?45'00' E.) in the southeastern Precambrian Shield, Asir Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Jabal Mahanid group of ancient gold mines, which is part of the Jabal...
Digital data base application to porphyry copper mineralization in Alaska; case study summary
Charles M. Trautwein, David D. Greenlee, Donald G. Orr
1982, Open-File Report 82-801
The purpose of this report is to summarize the progress in use of digital image analysis techniques in developing a conceptual model for assessing porphyry copper mineral potential. The study area consists of approximately the southern one-half of the 1? by 3? Nabesna quadrangle in east-central Alaska. The digital geologic...
The depositional environment and petrology of the White Rim Sandstone Member of the Permian Cutler Formation, Canyonlands National Park, Utah
B. A. Steele-Mallory
1982, Open-File Report 82-204
The White Rim Sandstone Member of the Cutler Formation of Permian age in Canyonlands National Park, Utah, was deposited in coastal eolian and associated interdune environments. This conclusion is based on stratigraphic relationships primary sedimentary structures, and petrologic features. The White Rim consists of two major genetic units. The first...
Two BASIC computer programs for the determination of in situ stresses using the CSIRO hollow inclusion stress cell and the USBM borehole deformation gage
W. K. Smith
1982, Open-File Report 82-489
The mathematical method of determining in-situ stresses by overcoring, using either the U.S. Bureau of Mines Borehole Deformation Gage or the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Hollow Inclusion Stress Cell, is summarized, and data reduction programs for each type of instrument, written in BASIC, are presented. The BASIC programs...
Hydrologic investigations and data-collection network in strippable coal-resource areas in northwestern New Mexico
H.R. Hejl
1982, Open-File Report 82-358
This report presents hydrologic investigations and data collections conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey in the strippable coal areas of northwestern New Mexico. Streamflow, ground-water, and quality-of-water data were collected to provide information about baseline or prevailing hydrologic conditions. A network of hydrologic data-collection sites in the strippable coal areas...
Water-quality assessment of the American River, California
M.V. Shulters
1982, Open-File Report 82-763
Based on an analysis of water-quality data from more than 168 sites, the American River was found to be of overall good quality and suitable for all beneficial uses specified by the State of California, even though its natural condition has been altered by man 's activities in the basin....
Chemical composition of bulk precipitation in the North-Central and Northeastern United States, December 1980 through February 1981
Norman E. Peters, Joseph E. Bonelli
1982, Circular 874
Samples of bulk precipitation were collected at 179 sites in the North-Central and Northeastern United States for 3 months during winter 1980-81 to provide data on the distribution of chemical constituents. Concentrations and average daily loads of 29 dissolved constituents were determined. Sodium and chloride deposition was relatively high in...
Water quality of coal deposits and abandoned mines, Saginaw County, Michigan
A.H. Handy
1982, Open-File Report 82-511
Surface water arid;ground water from an area underlain by coal- bearing rocks in the vicinity of St. Charles Michigan, were analyzed to determine the quality characteristics of these water resources and to assess the relation between the two. Data for 15 constituents, including boron, phenol, lithium, strontium and manganese, were...
Plan for hydrologic study of an area to be surface mined for coal in northwestern Colorado
Robert S. Williams, Nancy E. Driver
1982, Open-File Report 82-874
A data-collection network was established in 1980 in northwestern Colorado in a drainage basin which may be surface mined for coal. This report describes the work plan set up to study the premining hydrology of this area near Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado. The bedrock, alluvial, and surface-water systems as...
Heat-flow measurements at shot points along the 1978 Saudi Arabia seismic deep-refraction line; Part I, Results of the measurements
M. E. Gettings, Abdullah Showail
1982, Open-File Report 82-793
Heat-flow measurements were made at five onland shot points of the 1978 Saudi Arabian seismic deep-refraction line, which sample major tectonic elements of the Arabian Shield along a profile from Ar Riyad to the Farasan Islands. Because of the pattern drilling at each shot point, several holes (60 m deep)...
Hydrology of potential mining areas in the Warrior coal field, Alabama
Celso Puente, J.G. Newton
1982, Open-File Report 82-105
Hydrologic data for four small basins and for numerous other sites in the Warrior coal field are used to define the potential impact of surface mining on water resources. Bear and Blue Creek basins are underlain predominantly by relatively impermeable consolidated rocks in the Pottsville Formation. Turkey and Yellow Creek...
Assessment of hydrologic conditions in potential coal-lease tracts in the Warrior coal field, Alabama
Celso Puente, John F. Newton, Roy H. Bingham
1982, Open-File Report 81-540
Assessing the hydrology of potential Federal coal-lease tracts, because of their dissemination and limited data, requires some predictive capability. Four tracts assessed were located in the outcrop of three coal groups and of other relatively impermeable rocks in the Pottsville Formation. Physical settings of the tracts and most other areas...
A recommended procedure for the preparation of oriented clay-mineral specimens for X-ray diffraction analysis; modifications to Drever's filter-membrane peel technique
R. M. Pollastro
1982, Open-File Report 82-71
Extremely well-oriented clay mineral mounts for X-ray diffraction analysis can be prepared quickly and without introducing segregation using the filter-membrane peel technique. Mounting problems encountered with smectite-rich samples can be resolved by using minimal sample and partial air-drying of the clay film before transfer to a glass slide. Samples containing...
Geologic report and recommendations for the cobalt mission to Morocco sponsored by The Trade and Development Program of the International Development Cooperation Agency
M. P. Foose, Darwin L. Rossman
1982, Open-File Report 82-618
A mission sponsored by the Trade and Development Program (TDP) of the International Development Cooperation Agency (IDCA) went to Morocco to evaluate the possibility of finding additional sources of cobalt in that country, as well as other types of mineralization. Information obtained during this trip shows Morocco to be a...
The Alaska Mineral Resource Assessment Program: Guide to information about the geology and mineral resources of the Ketchikan and Prince Rupert quadrangles, southeastern Alaska
Henry C. Berg
1982, Circular 855
The Ketchikan and Prince Rupert 1-degree by 2-degree quadrangles, which encompass about 16,000 km2 at the south tip of southeastern Alaska, have been investigated by integrated field and laboratory studies in the disciplines of geology, geochemistry, geophysics, and Landsat data interpretation to determine their mineral-resource potential. Mineral deposits in the...
Map showing relation of carbon dioxide-rich springs and gas wells to the tectonic framework of the conterminous United States
W. P. Irwin, Ivan Barnes
1982, IMAP 1301
Hydrology of coal-resource areas in the southern Wasatch Plateau, central Utah
T. W. Danielson, D.A. Sylla
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4009
The study defines the surface and groundwater hydrology of coal-resources areas in the Southern Wasatch Plateau in Central Utah and, where possible, predicts the hydrologic impacts of underground mining. Discharge data at four streamflow gaging stations indicated that from 5 to 29% of the average annual precipitation on a drainage...
Data for ground-water test hole near Zamora, Central Valley Aquifer Project, California
J.J. French, R. W. Page, G.L. Bertoldi
1982, Open-File Report 82-510
Preliminary data are presented for the first of seven test holes drilled as a part of the Central Valley Aquifer Project which is part of the National Regional Aquifer Systems Analysis Program. The test hole was drilled in the SW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec. 34, T. 12 N. , R....
Geologic, geochemical and mineral resource potential map of the Piney Creek Wilderness, Stone and Barry counties, Missouri
Walden P. Pratt, Ralph L. Erickson, Kenneth C. Thomson, Clarence Ellis
1982, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1494
There is no evidence of significant metallic-mineral deposits in the rock units that are exposed at the surface in the wilderness, but there may be some potential for mineral deposits of two different types at depths from 400ft (120 m) to more than 2,100 ft (640 m) below the surface....
Tertiary volcanic rocks and uranium in the Thomas Range and northern Drum Mountains, Juab County, Utah
David A. Lindsey
1982, Professional Paper 1221
The Thomas Range and northern Drum Mountains have a history of volcanism, faulting, and mineralization that began about 42 m.y. (million years) ago. Volcanic activity and mineralization in the area can be divided into three stages according to the time-related occurrence of rock types, trace-element associations, and chemical composition of...
Radioactivity and geochemistry of selected mineral-spring waters in the Western United States; basic data and multivariate statistical analysis
J.K. Felmlee, R. A. Cadigan
1982, Open-File Report 82-324
Multivariate statistical analyses were performed on data from 156 mineral-spring sites in nine Western States to analyze relationships among the various parameters measured in the spring waters. Correlation analysis and R-mode factor analysis indicate that three major factors affect water composition in the spring systems studied: (1) duration of water...
Ground-water quality in east-central Idaho valleys
D. J. Parliman
1982, Open-File Report 81-1011
From May through November 1978, water quality, geologic, and hydrologic data were collected for 108 wells in the Lemhi, Pahsimeroi, Salman River (Stanley to Salmon), Big Lost River, and Little Lost River valleys in east-central Idaho. Data were assembled to define, on a reconnaissance level, water-quality conditions in major aquifers...
Chemical quality of water in the upper part of the Floridan aquifer, Duval County, Florida
Thomas H. Thompson
1982, Open-File Report 82-119
The Floridan aquifer is the principle source of freshwater in Duval County (fig. 1). Most water-supply wells penetrate only the upper 600 feet of the aquifer because highly mineralized water is found in the deeper zone. Earlier investigations have shown that within the upper 600 feet of the aquifer, the...
Mineral-resource assessment of the Iron River 1° x 2° quadrangle, Michigan and Wisconsin
W.F. Cannon
1982, Open-File Report 82-223
The Iron River 1° x 2° quadrangle contains identified resources of copper and iron. Copper-rich shale beds in t1n north part of the quadrangle contain 12.2 billion pounds (5.5 billion kg) of copper in well-studied deposits including 9.2 billion pounds (4.2 billion kg) that are economically mineable by 1980 standards....
