Mercury in soil gas and air--A potential tool in mineral exploration
Joseph Howard McCarthy, W.W. Vaughn, R. E. Learned, J. L. Meuschke
1969, Circular 609
The mercury content in soil gas and in the atmosphere was measured in several mining districts to test the possibility that the mercury content in the atmosphere is higher over ore deposits than over barren ground. At Cortez, Nev., the distribution of anorhalous amounts of mercury in the air collected...
Results of geological and geochemical investigations in an area northwest of the Chulitna River, central Alaska Range
C. C. Hawley, A. L. Clark, M.A. Herdrick, S. H. B. Clark
1969, Circular 617
Sedimentary and volcanic rock units of Paleozoic and Mesozoic age, faults, and elongate bodies of intrusive rock, particularly serpentinites, have a dominant northeasterly trend in an area northwest of the Chulitna River between Eldridge Glacier and Bull River. The serpentinites locally contain abnormal (as much as 0.5 percent) concentrations of...
Evaluation and control of corrosion and encrustation in tube wells of the Indus Plains, West Pakistan
Frank Eldridge Clarke, Ivan Barnes
1969, Water Supply Paper 1608-L
Seepage from rivers and irrigation canals has contributed to waterlogging and soil salinization problems in much of the Indus Plains of West Pakistan. These problems are being overcome in part by tube-well dewatering and deep leaching of salinized soils. The ground waters described here are anaerobic and some are supersaturated...
Laboratory theory and methods for sediment analysis
Harold P. Guy
1969, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations 05-C1
The diverse character of fluvial sediments makes the choice of laboratory analysis somewhat arbitrary and the pressing of sediment samples difficult. This report presents some theories and methods used by the Water Resources Division for analysis of fluvial sediments to determine the concentration of suspended-sediment samples and the particle-size distribution...
Water-resources appraisal of Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
F. J. Frank, A.B. Harris
1969, Open-File Report 69-95
Crater Lake National Park is on the crest of the Cascade Range in southwestern Oregon. Except for small areas of glacial deposits, the area is underlain by volcanic rocks of Tertiary and Quaternary age. The principal rock types are andesitic and basaltic lavas, pumiceous volcanic flow breccias, tuffs, and airborne...
A ground-water reconnaissance of the Republic of Ghana, with a description of geohydrologic provinces
H.E. Gill
1969, Water Supply Paper 1757-K
This report gives a general summary of the availability and use of ground water and describes the occurrence of ground water in five major geohydrologic provinces lying in the eight administrative regions of Ghana. The identification and delineation of the geohydrologic provinces are based on their distinctive characteristics with respect...
Gold in minerals and the composition of native gold
Robert Sprague Jones, Michael Fleischer
1969, Circular 612
Gold occurs in nature mainly as the metal and as various alloys. It forms complete series of solid solutions with silver, copper, nickel, palladium, and platinum. In association with the platinum metals, gold occurs as free gold as well as in solid solution. The native elements contain the most gold,...
Well logging with californium-252
W. Scott Keys, A. R. Boulogne
1969, Conference Paper, SPWLA 10th Annual Logging Symposium
Californium 252 is an isotopic neutron source that has only recently become available for experimental well logging. One curie of 252Cf emits 4.4 x 109 neutrons per second by spontaneous fission, 300 times the emission rate of any other one curie radioisotopic source. California 252 has several other advantages...
Massive sulfide deposits and volcanism
Charles A. Anderson
1969, Economic Geology (64) 129-146
Massive sulfide deposits, consisting of pyrite and/or pyrrhotite and various ratios of chalcopyrite, sphalerite, and galena, are commonly associated with volcanic rocks that accumulated in eugeosynclines. Later deformation may leave an imprint of regional metamorphism. Two-thirds of the deposits mentioned in this review are about equally divided between silicic and...
Active metamorphism of upper Cenozoic sediments in the Salton Sea geothermal field and the Salton Trough, southeastern California
L.J. Patrick Muffler, Donald E. White
1969, Geological Society of America Bulletin (80) 157-181
The Salton Sea geothermal system is entirely within Pliocene and Quaternary sediments of the Colorado River delta at the north end of the Gulf of California. At the time of deposition, these sediments consisted of sands, silts, and clays of uniform original mineralogic composition, but under the elevated temperatures and...
The determination of the acoustic parameters of volcanic rocks from compressional velocity measurements
R. D. Carroll
1969, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts (6) 557-579
A statistical analysis was made of the relationship of various acoustic parameters of volcanic rocks to compressional wave velocities for data obtained in a volcanic region in Nevada. Some additional samples, chiefly granitic rocks, were also included in the study to extend the range of parameters and the variety of...
Dissolved-mineral inflow to Great Salt Lake and chemical characteristics of the salt lake brine: Summary for water years 1960, 1961, and 1964
D. C. Hahl
1968, Utah Geological and Mineralogical Survey Water-Resources Bulletin 10
The investigation of dissolved-mineral inflow to Great Salt Lake during the water years 1960, 1961, and 1964 was conducted during conditions of streamflow that were representative of the lowest and the average recorded during the water years 1934-64. The study conducted during the 1960 and 1961 water years was limited...
Water resources inventory of Connecticut Part 3: lower Thames and southeastern coastal river basins
Chester E. Thomas Jr., Michael A. Cervione Jr., I.G. Grossman
1968, Connecticut Water Resources Bulletin 15
The lower Thames and southeastern coastal river basins have a relatively abundant supply of water of generally good quality which is derived from streams entering the area and precipitation that has fallen on the area. Annual precipitation has ranged from about 32 inches to 65 inches and has averaged about...
Stratigraphy of Slick Rock district and vicinity, San Miguel and Dolores Counties, Colorado
Daniel R. Shawe, George C. Simmons, Norbert L. Archbold
1968, Professional Paper 576-A
The Slick Rock district covers about 570 square miles in western San Miguel and Dolores Counties, in southwestern Colorado. It is at the south edge of the salt-anticline region of southwestern Colorado and southeastern Utah and of the Uravan mineral belt.Deposition of Paleozoic sedimentary rocks in the district and vicinity...
Ground-water hydrology of the Chad Basin in Bornu and Dikwa Emirates, northeastern Nigeria, with special emphasis on the flow life of the artesian system
Raymond E. Miller, R.H. Johnston, J.A.I. Olowu, J.U. Uzoma
1968, Water Supply Paper 1757-I
Bornu and Dikwa Emirates lie in the Nigerian sector of the Chad Basin, a vast region of interior drainage encompassing about 600,000 square miles of north-central Africa. The report area includes about 25,000 square miles of the basin that lie in Nigeria. Most of the area is a featureless plain...
Interpreting pan-concentrate analysis of stream sediments in geochemical exploration for gold
Richard Philip Fischer, Frederick S. Fisher
1968, Circular 592
A study of methods of collecting and processing samples to determine whether or not gold is present in areas of moderate size was undertaken in the northwestern part of the San Juan Mountains, Colo. As part of this study, 57 samples of pan concentrates were taken from streams draining three...
Water for the growing needs of Harrison County, Mississippi
Roy Newcome Jr., Donald E. Shattles, Carney P. Humphreys Jr.
1968, Water Supply Paper 1856
The potential for water-supply development in Harrison County is almost unlimited. During an average year, more than 350 billion gallons of water flow into the Gulf of Mexico from the streams of the county. With storage reservoirs these streams have a potential sustained supply of hundreds of millions of. gallons...
Anomalous concentrations of gold, silver, and other metals in the Mill Canyon area, Cortez quadrangle, Eureka and Lander Counties, Nevada
James E. Elliott, John David Wells
1968, Circular 606
The Mill Canyon area is in the eastern part of the Cortez window of the Roberts Mountains thrust belt in the Cortez quadrangle, north-central Nevada. Gold and silver ores have been mined from fissure veins in Jurassic quartz monzonite and in the bordering Wenban Limestone of Devonian age. Geochemical data...
Geology and ground-water resources of the lower Bighorn Valley, Montana
Louis J. Hamilton, Q.F. Paulson
1968, Water Supply Paper 1876
The Bighorn River has incised a deep, broad valley in Cretaceous strata along its 65-mile lower reach below the mouth of Bighorn Canyon in south-central Montana. It ceased downcutting at six different levels 100-200 feet apart, widening its flood plain and alluviating each level with about 30 feet of sandy...
Flow pattern and related chemical quality of ground water in the "500-foot" sand in the Memphis area, Tennessee
Edwin Allen Bell, Dale J. Nyman
1968, Water Supply Paper 1853
The '500-foot' sand is the major source of water supply for the Memphis area. Thick layers of impervious clay above and below the sand confine the water in the aquifer under artesian pressure and also protect the aquifer from contamination. Recharge from rainfall enters the '500-foot' sand in the outcrop,...
Ground-water geology of Kordofan Province, Sudan
Harry G. Rodis, Abdulla Hassan, Lutfi Wahadan
1968, Water Supply Paper 1757-J
For much of Kordofan Province, surface-water supplies collected and stored in hafirs, fulas, and tebeldi trees are almost completely appropriated for present needs, and water from wells must serve as the base for future economic and cultural development. This report describes the results of a reconnaissance hydrogeologic investigation of the...
Water-mineral relations of Quaternary deposits in the Lower Platte River drainage area in eastern Nebraska
Ivan Barnes, Ray Bentall
1968, Water Supply Paper 1859-D
The partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PCO2), the degree of saturation with respect to calcite (IAP/K calcite), the pH, and the concentrations of selected constituents in solution were determined for water from 52 wells and the Platte River. Compared to the PCO2 in the atmosphere, the average PCO2 in the...
Analysis of water quality of the Mahoning River in Ohio
Gene A. Bednar, Charles R. Collier, William Perry Cross
1968, Water Supply Paper 1859-C
The Mahoning River drains the densely populated and industrialized Warren-Youngstown area in northeastern Ohio. Significant chemical constituents and physical properties generally regarded as important in establishing water-quality standards for the Mahoning River are evaluated on the basis of hydrologic conditions and water use. Most of the interpretations and the appraisal...
Ground-water resources of the Acu Valley, Rio Grande Norte, Brazil
Harry G. Rodis, Jonas Maria. de Castro Araujo
1968, Water Supply Paper 1663-C
The Acu Valley is the lower part of the Rio Piranhas valley in the northwestern part of the State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. It begins where the Rio Piranhas leaves the crystalline Precambrian rocks to flow across the outcrop of sedimentary rocks. The area considered in this report...
New theory of recharge to the artesian basin of the Dakotas
F. A. Swenson
1968, Geological Society of America Bulletin (79) 163-182
The artesian basin of the Dakotas has been studied for many years. The widely held concept has been that recharge enters the equivalents of the Dakota Sandstone, where they are exposed on the flanks of the Black Hills, and moves through this formation to the area of maximum development of the aquifer in eastern North Dakota and South Dakota. Some anomalies, difficult...
