Review of lignite resources of western Tennessee and the Jackson Purchase area, western Kentucky
Paul C. Hackley, Peter D. Warwick, Roger E. Thomas, Douglas J. Nichols
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1078
Introduction: This review of the lignite deposits of western Tennessee and the Jackson Purchase area in western Kentucky (Fig. 1) is a preliminary report on part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Coal Resource Assessment of the Gulf Coastal Plain Coal Province. Lignite deposits of western Kentucky and Tennessee...
Preliminary gravity inversion model of basins east of Yucca Flat, Nevada Test Site, Nevada
Geoffrey A. Phelps, Carter W. Roberts, Barry C. Moring
2006, Open-File Report 2005-1313
A Preliminary Investigation of The Structure of Southern Yucca Flat, Massachusetts Mountain, and CP Basin, Nevada Test Site, Nevada, Based on Geophysical Modeling
Geoffrey A. Phelps, Leigh Justet, Barry C. Moring, Carter W. Roberts
2006, Open-File Report 2005-1367
New gravity and magnetic data collected in the vicinity of Massachusetts Mountain and CP basin (Nevada Test Site, NV) provides a more complex view of the structural relationships present in the vicinity of CP basin than previous geologic models, helps define the position and extent of structures in southern Yucca...
Oregon geology — Parent of the soil, foundation for the vine
Ray Wells
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1069
This presentation describes USGS geologic mapping in western Oregon, geologic map products, a thumbnail sketch of geologic history, a discussion of new mapping in progress in northwest Oregon, a tour of northwest Oregon geologic units, their relation to new American Viticultural Areas, and online sources of information....
Geology, hydrology, and water quality of the glacial drift aquifer in the vicinity of the Nelson landfill near Yorkville, Illinois
Robert T. Kay
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1045
The geologic and hydrologic characteristics of the sand-and-gravel deposits that compose the glacial drift aquifer in the vicinity of the Nelson Landfill site in Yorkville, Illinois indicate that the aquifer could be developed as a source of public water supply. The geology of these deposits within the Newark Bedrock Valley...
Calibration of PS09, PS10, and PS11 trans-Alaska pipeline system strong-motion instruments, with acceleration, velocity, and displacement records of the Denali fault earthquake, 03 November 2002
John R. Evans, E. Gray Jensen, Russell Sell, Christopher D. Stephens, Douglas J. Nyman, Robert C. Hamilton, William C. Hager
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1028
In September, 2003, the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company (APSC) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) embarked on a joint effort to extract, test, and calibrate the accelerometers, amplifiers, and bandpass filters from the earthquake monitoring systems (EMS) at Pump Stations 09, 10, and 11 of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS)....
The Rabaul Volcano Observatory real-time GPS upgrade
Eliot Endo
2006, Open-File Report 2005-1232
Field comparison of optical and Clark cell dissolved oxygen sensors in the Tualatin River, Oregon, 2005
Matthew W. Johnston, John S. Williams
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1047
Burial and thermal history of the central Appalachian basin, based on three 2-D models of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia
Elisabeth L. Rowan
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1019
Introduction: Three regional-scale, cross sectional (2-D) burial and thermal history models are presented for the central Appalachian basin based on the detailed geologic cross sections of Ryder and others (2004), Crangle and others (2005), and Ryder, R.T., written communication. The models integrate the available thermal and geologic information to...
Challenges facing the North American iron ore industry
J.D. Jorgenson
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1061
Summary: This report is derived from a presentation the author presented in late September at the Iron Ore 2005 Conference sponsored by The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and held in Fremantle, Western Australia. Some slight revisions have been made for the new audience....
Dialog on science impact: benchmarking external efforts and organizations
Nathan Wood
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1013
Gravity and magnetic data in the vicinity of Virgin Valley, southern Nevada
Robert L. Morin
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1042
This report contains 10 interpretive cross sections and an integrated text describing the geology of parts of the Colorado, White River, and Death Valley regional ground-water flow systems, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona. The primary purpose of the report is to provide geologic framework data for input into a numerical ground-water...
Maps of quaternary deposits and liquefaction susceptibility in the Central San Francisco Bay Region, California
Robert C. Witter, Keith L. Knudsen, Janet M. Sowers, Carl M. Wentworth, Richard D. Koehler, Carolyn E. Randolph, Suzanna K. Brooks, Kathleen D. Gans
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1037
This report presents a map and database of Quaternary deposits and liquefaction susceptibility for the urban core of the San Francisco Bay region. It supercedes the equivalent area of U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-444 (Knudsen and others, 2000), which covers the larger 9-county San Francisco Bay region. The...
Quantitative x-ray diffraction mineralogy of Los Angeles basin core samples
James R. Hein, Brandie R. McIntyre, Brian D. Edwards, Orion I. Lakota
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1036
This report contains X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis of mineralogy for 81 sediment samples from cores taken from three drill holes in the Los Angeles Basin in 2000-2001. We analyzed 26 samples from Pier F core, 29 from Pier C core, and 26 from the Webster core. These three sites provide...
Preliminary isostatic gravity map of the Sonoma volcanic field and vicinity, Sonoma and Napa Counties, California
V.E. Langenheim, C. W. Roberts, C.A. McCabe, D.K. McPhee, J. E. Tilden, R.C. Jachens
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1056
This isostatic residual gravity map is part of a three-dimensional mapping effort focused on the subsurface distribution of rocks of the Sonoma volcanic field in Napa and Sonoma counties, northern California. This map will serve as a basis for modeling the shapes of basins beneath the Santa Rosa Plain and...
Sensitivity of Earthquake Loss Estimates to Source Modeling Assumptions and Uncertainty
Paul A. Reasenberg, Nan Shostak, Sharon Terwilliger
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1020
Introduction: This report explores how uncertainty in an earthquake source model may affect estimates of earthquake economic loss. Specifically, it focuses on the earthquake source model for the San Francisco Bay region (SFBR) created by the Working Group on California Earthquake Probabilities. The loss calculations are made using HAZUS-MH,...
Vitrinite Reflectance Data for the Wind River Basin, Central Wyoming
Thomas M. Finn, Laura N.R. Roberts, Mark J. Pawlewicz
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1015
Introduction: The Wind River Basin is a large Laramide (Late Cretaceous through Eocene) structural and sedimentary basin that encompasses about 7,400 mi2 in central Wyoming. The basin boundaries are defined by fault-bounded Laramide uplifts that surround it, including the Owl Creek and Bighorn Mountains to the north, Wind River...
Estimating landslide losses - preliminary results of a seven-State pilot project
Lynn M. Highland
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1032
Introduction: In 2001, the U.S. Geological Survey Landslide Hazards Program provided funding for seven State geological surveys to report on the status of landslide investigation strategies in each of their States, and to suggest improved ways to approach the tracking of landslides, their effects, losses associated with the...
Locatable mineral reports for Colorado, South Dakota, and Wyoming provided to the U.S.D.A. Forest Service in fiscal years 2003-2005
Anna B. Wilson
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1018
Introduction: The U.S. Geological Survey is required by Congress (under Public Law 86-509) to provide Locatable Mineral Reports to the U.S.D.A. Forest Service whenever National Forest System lands are sold or exchanged. This volume is a compilation of the reports already provided to the Forest Service by the...
An evaluation of a field-based method to prepare fresh water samples for analysis of sulfite and thiosulfate by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
Anne L. Bates, William H. Orem, Harry E. Lerch, M.D. Corum, Marisa Beck
2006, Open-File Report 2005-1436
Potentiometric Surface of the Upper Floridan Aquifer in the St. Johns River Water Management District and Vicinity, Florida, May 2005
Sandra L. Kinnaman
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1006
INTRODUCTION This map depicts the potentiometric surface of the upper Floridan aquifer in the St. Johns River Water Management District and vicinity for May 2005. Potentiometric contours are based on water level measurements collected at 598 wens during the period May 5 - 31, near the end of the dry season....
Notes from an international workshop on the foreign policy implications of Arctic warming
John Kelmelis, Emily Becker, Sandra Kirtland
2006, Open-File Report 2005-1447
Preliminary geologic map of the Albuquerque 30’ x 60’ quadrangle, north-central New Mexico
Paul L. Williams, J. C. Cole
2006, Open-File Report 2005-1418
No abstract available....
Preliminary Utah oil shale database
John R. Dyni, J. R. Donnell, Vanden Berg, D.E. Tabet
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1295
No abstract available....
Quality-assurance plan for the analysis of fluvial sediment by the U.S. Geological Survey New Mexico Water Science Center Sediment Laboratory
Jessica A. Stiles
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1333
This report describes laboratory procedures used by the U.S. Geological Survey New Mexico Water Science Center Sediment Laboratory for the processing and analysis of fluvial-sediment samples for concentration of sand and finer material. The report details the processing of a sediment sample through the laboratory from receiving the sediment sample,...
