Ground water in the Mohall area, Bottineau and Renville Counties, North Dakota
P.D. Akin
1951, Open-File Report 51-91
The Mohall area includes about 120 square miles in Bottineau and Renville Counties in northwestern North Dakota. Mohall, whose 1950 population was 1,073, is the only town in the area. The area is part of the Drift Prairie section of the Central Lowland physiographic province. It is characterized by the...
The design of the model V transmission fluorimeter
Mary H. Fletcher, Irving May, J.W. Anderson
1951, Open-File Report 51-65
Public water supplies in western Texas
W. L. Broadhurst, R.W. Sundstrom, D. E. Weaver
1951, Water Supply Paper 1106
This report gives a summarized description of the public water supplies in a region comprising 81 counties of western Texas and lying generally west of the hundredth meridian. It is the fourth and last of this series of reports concerning the public water supplies of the State. It gives the...
The water situation in the United States with special reference to ground water
Charles Lee McGuinness
1951, Circular 114
This report constitutes appendixes B and C of a report prepared in April 1950 by the Geological Survey at the request of the President’s Water Resources Policy Commission. The full report was entitled "Water facts in relation to a national water-resources policy.” The brief text, entitled "Water in relation to...
Geology of the Humboldt region and the Iron King mine, Bigbug mining district, Yavapai County, Arizona
Saville Cyrus Creasey
1951, Open-File Report 51-43
The Humboldt region is in central Yavapai County, Arizona. The intersection of the 112? 15' meridian and the 34? 30' N parallel is in the approximate geographical center of the region, and the Iron King mine is about 2000 feet west-northwest of the intersection. Pre-Cambrian rocks form the bedrock in...
Progress report, chemical quality of the surface waters in the Loup River basin, Nebraska
John G. Connor
1951, Circular 107
The Loup River and its tributaries transport moderate amounts of siliceous minerals from the sand hills region of north-central Nebraska to the Platte River near Columbus, Nebr. Predominant chemical characteristics of these waters are a high percentage of silica, moderate hardness, and a low percentage of sodium. The composition of...
A cooperative investigation of precision and accuracy in chemical, spectrochemical, and modal analysis of silicate rocks
H.W. Fairbairn, and others
1951, Bulletin 980
Apache Trail uranium prospect, White Signal district, Grant County, New Mexico
Herman L. Bauer Jr.
1951, Trace Elements Memorandum 121
The Apache Trail uranium prospect in the White Signal district, Grant County. N. Mex., was mapped by the Geological Survey in May 1950. Pre-Cambrian granite is cut by a diabase dike and a parallel quartz-hematite vein, both of which strike easterly and dip 60 to 65 degrees north. Small quantities...
Geochemical field method for determination of nickel in plants
L.E. Reichen
1951, Analytical Chemistry (23) 727-729
The use of biogeochemical data in prospecting for nickel emphasizes the need for a simple, moderately accurate field method for the determination of nickel in plants. In order to follow leads provided by plants of unusual nickel content without loss of time, the plants should be analyzed and the results...
Determination of molybenum in soils and rocks: A geochemical semimicro field method
F. N. Ward
1951, Analytical Chemistry (23) 788-790
Reconnaissance work in geochemical prospecting requires a simple, rapid, and moderately accurate method for the determination of small amounts of molybdenum in soils and rocks. The useful range of the suggested procedure is from 1 to 32 p.p.m. of molybdenum, but the upper limit can be extended. Duplicate determinations on...
Rodent repellency
J.B. DeWitt, J.F. Welch, E. Bellack
1950, Modern Packaging (23) 123-126
In the course of studies involving more than 2,500 chemical repellents, it has been found that certain groups of- compounds containing nitrogen or sulfur are repellent to rats under the , test conditions and it appears probable that some of these compounds might be used for the protection of packaged...
Reconnaissance for trace elements in North Dakota and eastern Montana. Part 1. Geology and radioactivity. Part 2. Reserves and summary
Donald G. Wyant, Ernest P. Beroni
1950, Trace Elements Investigations 61
A reconnaissance for sources of radioactive material in North Dakota and eastern Montana was made in 1948. This reconnaissance was followed by a more detailed survey of parts of Golden Valley and Slope counties, southwestern North Dakota, in June 1949. The radioactivity of representative sections of all formations known to be...
Chemical composition of Texas surface waters, 1949
Burdge Irelan
1950, Open-File Report 50-78
This report is the fifth the a series of publications by the Texas Board of Water Engineers giving chemical analyses of the surface waters in the State of Texas. The samples for which data are given were collected between October 1, 1948 and September 30, 1949. During the water year...
Geology and paleontology of the Santa Maria district, California
W. P. Woodring, M. N. Bramlette
1950, Professional Paper 222
Stratigraphy, paleontology, and geologic history.-A basement' consisting of igneous rocks of the Jurassic(?) Franciscan formation and sediments of the Upper Jurassic Knoxville formation, and formations of Tertiary and Quaternary age are exposed in the Santa Maria district. The outcrop section, exclusive of the Franciscan, has a maximum thickness of about...
Geology and ground-water hydrology of the Heart River irrigation project and the Dickinson area, North Dakota
Paul C. Tychsen, Herbert A. Swenson
1950, Circular 34
The Heart River irrigation project, in southwestern North Dakota, lies in the Missouri Plateau section of the Great Plains physiographic province, which extends from the Missouri escarpment to and beyond the western border of the State. The area ranges in altitude from 1,620 to 2,275 feet and locally has strong...
Ground-water resources of Gregg County, Texas, with a section on Stream runoff
W. L. Broadhurst, S.D. Breeding
1950, Water Supply Paper 1079-B
Field work in the island of St. Croix, V. I., was carried on from December 1938 to April 1939 in connection with a test-drilling program for water sup- plies. The island is 21 miles long and has a maximum width of 6 miles. Its western part consists of a range...
Ground-water geology of the Gonaives Plain, Haiti
George C. Taylor Jr., Remy C. Lemoine
1950, Report
The Gonaives Plain lies in northern Haiti at the head of the Gulf of Gonaives. Ground water in the plain is used widely for domestic and stock purposes but only to limited extent for irrigation. The future agricultural development of the plain will depend in large measure on...
Some effects of deformation in the central Appalachians
J. E. Gair
1950, Geological Society of America Bulletin (61) 857-876
Deformation in the folded Cambrian to Devonian sedimentary rocks of the central Appalachians has been investigated, mainly in the Potomac River Valley. Interpretations of deforming mechanisms are based on the study of folds, rock cleavages, faults, and lineations. An attempt is made to present a kinematic analysis of deformation. Effects...
Report of the Committee on Runoff, 1949–1950
C. C. McDonald
1950, Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union (31) 930-934
The Weather Bureau activities in the runoff field during the 1949–1950 year centered largely around its flood and water supply forecasting activities. A new River Forecast Center was inaugurated at Portland, Oregon in January, 1950 to provide service for the Columbia River Basin and adjacent coastal areas. The first custom‐made...
An improved fluorimeter for the determination of uranium in fluoride melts
Mary H. Fletcher, Irving May
1950, Trace Elements Investigations 120
The Model R fluorimeter has been modified to increase its stability and sensitivity. The new instrument* is about ten times as sensitive as the original fluorimeter, but it can also be employed conveniently at a sensitivity level comparable to or less than that of the Model R fluorimeter. *The modified fluorimeter...
The design of the Model V transmission fluorimeter
Mary H. Fletcher, Irving May, Joseph W. Anderson
1950, Trace Elements Investigations 133
The transmission fluorimeter for the measurement of the fluorescence of uranium in fluoride melts is described. The instrument incorporates several improved features which have not been published previously. Unlike the earliest models, the design of the new fluorimeter, with its close machining of parts, reduces the possibility of light leakage...
Fifth special report of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory of the Hawaiian Volcano Research Association and the U.S. Geological Survey: Abrasion hardness
T. A. Jaggar
1950, Report
After reviewing the work of sclerometry, this paper shows that yielding and relative softness are the mechanical basis of what should be called malacometry. The experiments have been made with diamond drills, ring cuts, end millers and grinding wheels.Auerbach's "limited scope of the Mohs list" is quantitatively confirmed. The wear...
Modification to Tracerlab Automatic Sample Changer
F.J. Flanegan, J. M. Nelson, J.J. Warr Jr.
1950, Trace Elements Memorandum 142
The U.S. Geological Survey has recently modified the Tracerlab Automatic Sample Changer so that the geometry is greatly improved for counting larger low-activity samples in finely ground form. The larger sample and larger Geiger Mueller tubes allow a greater number of samples to be counted per hour with the same...
Rodent-repellent studies. III. Advanced studies in the evaluation of chemical repellents
E. Bellack, J.B. DeWitt
1949, Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific Edition (39) 197-202
In order to bridge the gap between preliminary screening of chemicals for potential rodent repellency and the application of these compounds to paper cartons, more advanced studies in the evaluation of promising materials have been carried out. These studies have resulted in: (1) a modification of the food acceptance technique...
Ground-water supplies of the Ypsilanti area, Michigan
Charles L. McGuinness, O.F. Poindexter, E. G. Otton
1949, Water Supply Paper 1078
As of the date of this report (August 1945), the major water users in the Ypsilanti area are: (1) the city of Ypsilanti, (2) the Willow Run bomber plant, built by the Federal Government and operated by the Ford Motor Co., and (3) the war housing project of the Federal...
