A summary interpretation of geologic, hydrologic, and geophysical data for Yucca Valley, Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada
Verl Richard Wilmarth, D.L. Healey, A. Clebsch Jr., I.J. Winograd, L. Zietz, H. W. Oliver
1960, Open-File Report 60-156
Low-flow frequency data in Tennessee
W. Robert Eaton
1960, Open-File Report 60-47
Maps showing magnetic data for southern Dickinson County, Michigan
Carl E. Dutton
1960, Open-File Report 60-46
No abstract available. ...
Progress report on use of water by riparian vegetation, Cottonwood Wash, Arizona
E. L. Hendricks, William Kam, James E. Bowie
1960, Circular 434
Measurements of streamflow, ground-water levels, and meterological data obtained in a 4.1-mile reach of the flood plain of Cottonwood Wash, Mohave County, Ariz., define the use of water by riparian vegetation in that part of the stream valley. The computed evapotranspiration loss during the growing season of 1959 was 175...
A comprehensive system of automatic computation in magnetic and gravity interpretation
R.G. Henderson
1960, Geophysics (25) 569-585
In the interpretation of magnetic and gravity anomalies, downward continuation of fields and calculation of first and second vertical derivatives of fields have been recognized as effective means for bringing into focus the latent diagnostic features of the data. A comprehensive system has been devised for the calculation of any or all of these...
Municipal water supplies on the Mesabi and Vermillion Iron Ranges, northeastern Minnesota
R. D. Cotter, L.H. Young
1960, Report
No abstract available....
The chief oxide-burgin area discoveries, East Tintic district, Utah; A case history
J.B. Bush, D.R. Cook, T. S. Lovering, H. T. Morris
1960, Economic Geology (55) 1507-1540
In 1955 exploration for base and precious metals was undertaken by Bear Creek Mining Company immediately north of the Main Tintic district, Utah. During the course of this work Bear Creek became interested in the East Tintic district, primarily as a result of the activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in...
Mapping mean areal precipitation
D.R. Dawdy, W. B. Langbein
1960, International Association of Scientific Hydrology - Bulletin (5) 16-23
A method is presented for using point mean precipitation data to estimate areal values in regions of high relief. Variation of precipitation with altitude is determined. Local anomalies from this relationship are mapped, and lines of equal anomaly are drawn. By use of the mean relation corrected for the local anomaly, the mean precipitation at...
Part I, the development of the method
I. Friedman, R. Smith
1960, American Antiquity (25) 476-493
A freshly exposed surface of obsidian will take up water from the atmosphere to form a hydrated surface layer. This layer has a different density and refractive index than does the remainder of the obsidian. Using special techniques, a thin section of the obsidian cut at right angles to the...
Factual data for public-supply wells and selected irrigation wells in Monmouth County, New Jersey
Leo A. Jablonski
1960, New Jersey Division of Water Policy and Supply Water Resources Circular 4
The investigation of the ground-water resources of Monmouth County is part of a Statewide water-resources program. This study was made by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the new Jersey Department of Conservation and Economic Development, Division of Water Policy and Supply. It was under the general direction of...
A geologic-profile plotter
O.T. Marsh
1960, Economic Geology (55) 201-204
Design and uses are described of an easy-to-construct instrument that facilitates construction of profiles of land surfaces, geologic formations, or other features such as profiles of geophysical or geochemical anomalies. Response to data from users of the instrument indicates that it is both faster and more convenient than previous methods. ...
Automatic measurements and computations for radiochemical analyses
J. N. Rosholt, J. R. Dooley Jr.
1960, Analytical Chemistry (32) 1093-1098
In natural radioactive sources the most important radioactive daughter products useful for geochemical studies are protactinium-231, the alpha-emitting thorium isotopes, and the radium isotopes. To resolve the abundances of these thorium and radium isotopes by their characteristic decay and growth patterns, a large number of repeated alpha activity measurements on...
Potentiometric titration and equivalent weight of humic acid
A. M. Pommer, Irving A. Breger
1960, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (20) 30-44
The “acid nature” of humic acid has been controversial for many years. Some investigators claim that humic acid is a true weak acid, while others feel that its behaviour during potentiometric titration can be accounted for by colloidal adsorption of hydrogen ions. The acid character of humic acid has been...
Characteristic constants of 2,2',4'-trihydroxyazobenzene-5-sulfonic acid, a reagent for spectrophotometric analysis
Mary H. Fletcher
1960, Analytical Chemistry (32) 1822-1827
The dye 2,2',4'-trihydroxyazobenzene-5-sulfonic acid, has shown promise as a reagent for the determination of zirconium. As the literature contains very little information about this dye, basic data pertinent to its use as a reagent were determined. The sulfonic acid group and all three of the hydroxy groups show acidic characteristics....
Gravity and seismic exploration in Yucca Valley, Nevada test site, January-April, 1959
William H. Diment, D.L. Healey, J.C. Roller
1959, Trace Elements Investigations 545
The thickness of the alluvial and tuffaceous deposits that overlie bedrock in Yucca Valley has been inferred from gravity and seismic measurements. Preliminary interpretations indicate that these deposits are thickest in a narrow north-trending trough in the eastern part of the valley. The gravity data delineate a buried north-trending ridge...
Summary of some physical data from five vertical drill holes over the U12b.04 (Evans) explosion chamber, Nevada test site, Nye County, Nevada
Forrest Graham Poole, John C. Roller
1959, Trace Elements Investigations 762
No abstract available....
Comparison of thickness, grade, and depth of radioactive layers as determined by gamma-ray logging and by core sampling
Carl M. Bunker
1959, Trace Elements Investigations 612
Thickness, grade, and depth data were obtained by analyzing gamma-ray logs and core samples from 56 diamond drill holes penetrating uranium deposits in the Colorado Plateau. The data from the two methods were compared to determine variations found in gamma-ray log interpretation and chemical and radiometric analyses of the drill core. Correlations within each parameter...
Production data for the upper Mississippi Valley lead-zinc district
A.V. Heyl Jr., A.F. Agnew, E.J. Lyons, C. H. Behre Jr.
1959, Open-File Report 59-53
Surface waters of Illinois River basin in Arkansas and Oklahoma
L.L. Laine
1959, Open-File Report 59-76
The estimated runoff from the Illinois River basin of 1,660 square miles has averaged 1,160,000 acre-feet per year during the water years 1938-56, equivalent to an average annual runoff depth of 13.1 inches. About 47 percent of the streamflow is contributed from drainage in Arkansas, where an average of 550,000...
Radioactive rare-earth deposit at Scrub Oaks mine, Morris County, New Jersey
Harry Klemic, A.V. Heyl Jr., Audrey R. Taylor, Jerome Stone
1959, Bulletin 1082-B
A deposit of rare-earth minerals in the Scrub Oaks iron mine, Morris County, N. J., was mapped and sampled in 1955. The rare-earth minerals are mainly in coarse-grained magnetite ore and in pegmatite adjacent to it. Discrete bodies of rare-earth-bearing magnetite ore apparently follow the plunge of the main magnetite...
A comparison among caliper-log, gamma-ray-log, and other diamond-drillhole data
C. M. Bunker, H.C. Hamontre
1959, Bulletin 1052-G
Ground-water data from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
I.G. Grossman
1959, Open-File Report 59-45
Study and interpretation of the chemical characteristics of natural water
John David Hem
1959, Water Supply Paper 1473
The chemical composition of natural water is derived from many different sources of solutes, including gases and aerosols from the atmosphere, weathering and erosion of rocks and soil, solution or precipitation reactions occurring below the land surface, and cultural effects resulting from activities of man. Some of the processes of...
Floods in North and South Dakota: Frequency and magnitude
John A. McCabe, Orlo A. Crosby
1959, Open-File Report 59-80
The magnitude of a flood of a selected frequency for any point in the two states may be determined by methods outlined in this report, with two limitations. These methods are not applicable for regulated streams or for small-drainage areas (in general, less than 100 square miles). The determination of...
Hydrologic budget of the Beaverdam Creek basin, Maryland
W. C. Rasmussen, Gordon E. Andreasen
1959, Water Supply Paper 1472
A hydrologic budget is a statement accounting for the water gains and losses for selected periods in an area. Weekly measurements of precipitation streamflow, surface-water storage, ground-water stage, and soil resistivity were made during a 2year period, April 1, 1950, to March 28, 1952, in the Beaverdam Creek basin, Wicomico...