Uranium in the Upper Cambrian black shale of Sweden
Vincent Ellis McKelvey
1955, Trace Elements Investigations 495
The Peltura zone of the Upper Cambrian black shales of Sweden contains about 0.02 percent uranium. Maximum amounts are present in rocks deposited in an embayment in the sea and in rocks in or closely adjacent to that part of the vertical sequence that contains maximum amounts of distillable oil,...
Sediment investigations of the Platte River near Overton, Nebraska
C.D. Albert, H.P. Guy
1955, Report
This report contains results of sediment-transport investigations on the Platte River near Overton,. Nebr. from January 1950 to September 1953. The basic data of suspended-sediment studies, results of bed-material analyses, and determinations of water-surface slopes from staff readings are given. The data indicate that a reliable determination of suspended sediment, hence...
Geology and ground-water resources of Wichita and Greeley Counties, Kansas
G.C. Prescott Jr., J.R. Branch, W.W. Wilson
1954, Kansas Geological Survey Bulletin (108)
This report describes the geography, geology, and ground-water resources of Wichita and Greeley counties in western Kansas. The area consists of a flat to gently rolling plain, which slopes eastward [at] about 15 feet per mile. A short reach of Ladder Creek (Beaver) is the only perennially flowing stream in...
Progress report on selected ground-water basins in Utah
H.A. Waite, W.B. Nelson, B. E. Lofgren, John Henry Frederick Feth
1954, Technical Publication 9
This technical publication consists essentially of the interpretation of data collected in connection with a detailed inventory of ground-water pumpage and water-level trends in four irrigation districts in southern Utah. Much of this information was assembled in a preliminary report entitled "Inventory of ground-water pumpage in three irrigation districts in...
Results of core drilling for uranium-bearing lignite, Mendenhall area, Harding County, South Dakota
James R. Gill
1954, Trace Elements Investigations 456
Core drilling for data on uranium-bearing lignite in the Mendenhall area, Harding County, S. Dak. , was conducted by the U. S. Bureau of Mines during the period October 1952 to July 1953. Forty-two core holes totaling 9, 683 feet drilled in an area of about six square miles indicate...
Uranium-bearing lignite and its relation to the White River and Arikaree formations in northwestern South Dakota and adjacent states
N.M. Denson, G.O. Bachman, H. D. Zeller
1954, Trace Elements Investigations 467
In northwestern South Dakota and adjacent areas uranium-bearing lignite beds occur at many horizons in the Hell Creek formation of late Cretaceous age and the overlying Ludlow, Tongue River, and Sentinel Butte members of the Fort Union formation of Paleocene age. Uranium analyses of 275 surface and auger samples and...
Water-loss investigations; Lake Hefner studies, base data report
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1954, Professional Paper 270
Floods in Devils and Pecos River basins of Texas, June 27-28, 1954 - miscellaneous data
S.D. Breeding
1954, Open-File Report 54-27
Record-breaking floods occurred June 27, 28, 1954, in the Devils and lower Pecos Rivers and in some tributaries to those streams, caused by heavy rainfall of June 26-28. At the time of the flood the geological Survey was not operating a gaging station in the Devils River basin or in...
Landslide conditions along the Ferry County highway parallelling Lake Roosevelt from Kettle Falls to the mouth of the Spokane River, Washington
Fred O. Jones
1954, Open-File Report 54-136
As part of the program of the U.S. Geological Survey, landslides are being studied in several localities in the United States. These studies are directed toward assembling criteria for recognition of landslides, classification, and cataloging of remedial or control methods that have been effective. In the gorge of the Columbia...
Geologic map and recent drilling data of the Durango area, Dubuque County, Iowa
Arthur Emerson Flint, C. Ervin Brown
1954, Open-File Report 54-90
No abstract available....
Ground-water resources of the Raft River basin, Cassia County, Idaho - a summary of unpublished data
Raymond L. Nace
1954, Open-File Report 54-219
Geologic interpretation of seismic data for relocation of Route 2, cut, stations 250-266 in Athol, Massachusetts
C.R. Tuttle
1954, Open-File Report 54-319
No abstract available. ...
Geology and geologic interpretation of seismic data for relocation of Route 2 in Athol, Massachusetts, cut, stations 112-138
C.R. Tuttle
1954, Open-File Report 54-320
No abstract available. ...
Geology and coal deposits of the Shelburn quadrangle, Sullivan County, Indiana
Courtney Waddell
1954, Coal Map 17
The Shelburn quadrangle is the fifth in a series of quadrangle maps prepared as a part of a program by the Geological Survey, Indiana Department of Conservation, and the U.S. Geological Survey to appraise the coal resources of Indiana. The field work was done by the writer, assisted by Dick...
Geologic and seismic investigation for relocation of Route 8, cut, stations 0-18 in Sandisfield, Mass.
James E. May
1954, Open-File Report 54-192
In December 1952 preliminary geologic and seismic reconnaissance were made if this site. Six seismic profiles were made at this time and a report on this work was transmitted by James E. Maynard and Russell F. Kaiser. The seismic data obtained at this time was derived from a continuous series...
Geologic and seismic investigation for southeast expressway, stations 600-603 in Quincy, Mass.
James E. May
1954, Open-File Report 54-195
At this site the southbound lane of the proposed highway will be located approximately 75 feet to the left (south) of the base line. This will place it close to the base of a mound of granite quarry waste with very steep slopes. As a cut of considerable depth will...
Geologic interpretation of seismic data, relocation of Route 3 at Route 62, northwest ramps and approach for Route 62 in Bedford, Mass.
James E. May
1954, Open-File Report 54-191
Geologic and seismic studies were made at this site in October 1961 primarily for obtaining data that would aid in estimating the quantities of materials to be excavated from the cut required for the construction of Route 3. A report in the geology of the site together with the interpretation...
Geology and geologic interpretation of seismic data, relocation of Route 102 in Lee, Mass., proposed cut, stations 30-36
James E. May, Robert M. Hazelwood
1954, Open-File Report 54-196
Geologic and seismic studies were made at this site for the purpose of obtaining data that would aid in determining the kinds of material underlying the site, and estimating the amounts of these materials to be excavated. The work was done in May 1952 as part of a cooperative program...
Geologic and seismic investigations for relocation of Route 20 (Springfield Bypass) Alden Street to Chicopee River, proposed cuts, stations 783-788, and 790-796 in Ludlow, Mass.
James E. May, Daniel Linehan
1954, Open-File Report 54-197
This work was done to obtain geologic and seismic data that would aid in establishing a grade for the proposed highway and, also, be of value in preparing estimates on the quantities of materials to be excavated from the cuts. Seismic work was done at two sites, namely, stations 783-788;...
Geologic and seismic investigations for relocation of Route 138 in Brockton, Mass., prospective cut, stations 169 to 180
James E. May, Raymond Miller
1954, Open-File Report 54-199
This work was done to obtain geologic and seismic data that would aid in establishing grade for a segment of Route 138 between stations 169 and 180, and that would also be of value in estimating the nature and quantities of subsurface materials to be estimating the nature and quantities...
Geologic and seismic investigations, relocation of Route 3, grade separation at Route 62, southeast ramp in Bedford, Mass.
James E. May
1954, Open-File Report 54-190
The relocation of Route 3 in Bedford, Mass. requires extensive cuts for a grade separation at Route 62. This report contains only the results of the geologic and seismic studies that were made for the purpose of obtaining information that would aid in the construction of the inner and outer...
Geologic interpretation of seismic data, relocation of Route 3: cut, stations 364-382 in Billerica, Mass.
James E. May
1954, Open-File Report 54-189
Geologic and seismic studies were made of this site in October 1951, primarily for the purpose of obtaining data what would aid in establishing a grade for the proposed highway. A report on the geology of the site together with the interpretation of the seismic data that were obtained at...
Geologic interpretation of seismic data for relocation of Route 2 in Athol, Massachusetts, cut, stations 215-245
C.R. Tuttle
1954, Open-File Report 54-318
No abstract available. ...
Ground-water data collected in the Missouri River basin units in Kansas during 1953
B.J. Mason
1954, Open-File Report 54-187
Ground-water studies in the Missouri River basin were begun by the United States Geological Survey during the fall of 1945 as a part of a program for the development of the resources of the basin by the United States Bureau of Reclamation and other Federal Agencies. The studies of the...
Geologic and seismic investigations for relocation of Route 128 at Route 1A in Dedham, Mass.
James E. May
1954, Open-File Report 54-193
The proposed relocation of Route 128 in Dedham, Mass. requires a grade separation with long approach cuts at its crossing with Route 1A. In order to obtain information on the configuration and depths of the bedrock surfaces, and on the nature of the overlying material, a geologic study was made...
