Analytical results for 35 mine-waste tailings cores and six bed sediment samples, and an estimate of the volume of contaminated materials at Buckeye meadow on upper Basin Creek, northern Jefferson County, Montana
David L. Fey, Stan E. Church, Christopher J. Finney
1999, Open-File Report 99-537
Metal-mining related wastes in the Boulder River basin study area in northern Jefferson County, Montana have been implicated in their detrimental effects on water quality with regard to acid-generation and toxic-metal solubilization. Flotation-mill tailings in the meadow below the Buckeye mine, hereafter referred to as the Buckeye mill-tailings site, have...
Reconnaissance of chemical and physical characteristics of selected bottom sediments of the Caloosahatchee River and estuary, tributaries, and contiguous bays, Lee County, Florida, July 20-30, 1998
Mario Fernandez Jr., M. E. Marot, C. W. Holmes
1999, Open-File Report 99-226
This report summarizes a reconnaissance study, conducted July 20-30, 1998, of chemical and physical characteristics of recently deposited bottom sediments in the Caloosahatchee River and Estuary. Recently deposited sediments were identified using an isotopic chronometer, Beryllium-7 (7Be), a short-lived radioisotope. Fifty-nine sites were sampled in an area that encompasses the...
Organic metamorphism in the California petroleum basins; Chapter A, Rock-Eval and vitrinite reflectance
Leigh C. Price, Mark J. Pawlewicz, Ted A. Daws
1999, Bulletin 2174-A
The results of ROCK-EVAL and vitrinite reflectance analyses of a large sample base from more than 70 wells located in three oil-rich California petroleum basins are reported. The cores from these wells have a wide range of present-day burial temperatures (40 ? to 220 ? C). The rocks in these basins were deposited under highly variable conditions, sometimes resulting in...
Evaluation of high-resolution digital images for the landscape characterization of Colonia settlements
R.D. Sanchez
1999, Open-File Report 99-403
Geologic datasets for weights-of-evidence analysis in northeast Washington: 2. Mineral databases
D. E. Boleneus
1999, Open-File Report 99-384-A
Digital mineral databases are necessary to carry out weights-of-evidence modeling of mineral resources for epithermal gold and carbonate-hosted lead-zinc deposits in northeast Washington. This report describes spreadsheet tables consisting of: 1) training sites for epithermal gold, 2) placer gold sites, 3) training sites for carbonate-hosted lead-zinc, and 4) small lead-zinc...
Geologic datasets for weights-of-evidence analysis in northeast Washington; 2, Mineral databases
D. E. Boleneus
1999, Open-File Report 99-384-B
pick_xwell, a program for interactive picking of crosswell seismic and radar data
K.J. Ellefsen
1999, Open-File Report 99-534
Program 'pick_xwell' is used to interactively pick travel times in crosswell seismic and radar data. In addition, the traces and the travel times can be plotted on the computer screen or printed to a file in postscript format. The program is written in the IDL programming language, and it is executed,...
Geologic information and analytical results for samples of drill core from the Myszakow porphyry copper-molybdenum deposit, southern Poland
M.A. Chaffee, R. G. Eppinger, Krzysztof Lason, Jadwiga Slosarz
1999, Open-File Report 99-530-B
Geologic information and analytical results for samples of drill core from the Myszkow porphyry copper-molybdenum deposit, southern Poland
M.A. Chaffee, R. G. Eppinger, Krzysztof Lason, Jadwiga Slosarz
1999, Open-File Report 99-530-A
GPS and GIS-Based Data Collection and Image Mapping in the Antarctic Peninsula
Richard D. Sanchez
1999, Open-File Report 99-402
High-resolution satellite images combined with the rapidly evolving global positioning system (GPS) and geographic information system (GIS) technology may offer a quick and effective way to gather information in Antarctica. GPS- and GIS-based data collection systems are used in this project to determine their applicability for gathering ground truthing data...
Digital mining claim density map for federal lands in California: 1996
Paul C. Hyndman, Harry W. Campbell
1999, Open-File Report 99-409
This report describes a digital map generated by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to provide digital spatial mining claim density information for federal lands in California as of March 1997. Mining claim data is earth science information deemed to be relevant to the assessment of historic, current, and future ecological,...
A note on historic and Quaternary faults in western Taiwan
M. G. Bonilla
1999, Open-File Report 99-447
Geologic and hydrologic data for the municipal solid waste landfill facility, U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery Center and Fort Bliss, El Paso County, Texas
Cynthia G. Abeyta, P. F. Frenzel
1999, Open-File Report 99-271
Geologic and hydrologic data for the Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Facility on the U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery Center and Fort Bliss in El Paso County, Texas, were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Department of the Army. The 106.03-acre landfill has been in operation...
Hydrogeologic framework and ground-water levels, 1982 and 1996, middle Humboldt River basin, north-central Nevada
Russell W. Plume, David A. Ponce
1999, Water-Resources Investigations Report 98-4209
The Humboldt River Basin encompasses an area of nearly 17,000 mi2 in north-central Nevada; it is the only major river basin that begins and ends entirely within the State (fig. 1). The study area for this report is the middle Humboldt River Basin, which consists of 14 hydrographic areas that...
Digital mining claim density map for federal lands in Utah: 1996
Paul C. Hyndman, Harry W. Campbell
1999, Open-File Report 99-407
This report describes a digital map generated by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to provide digital spatial mining claim density information for federal lands in Utah as of March 1997. Mining claim data is earth science information deemed to be relevant to the assessment of historic, current, and future ecological,...
Geologic evaluation of the Oasis Valley basin, Nye County, Nevada
C. J. Fridrich, S.A. Minor, E. A. Mankinen
1999, Open-File Report 99-533-A
Geographic information systems (GIS) compilation of geophysical, geologic, and tectonic data for the circum-North Pacific
Mark L. Greninger, Simon L. Klemperer, Warren J. Nokleberg
1999, Open-File Report 99-422
The accompanying directory structure contains a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) compilation of geophysical, geological, and tectonic data for the Circum-North Pacific. This area includes the Russian Far East, Alaska, the Canadian Cordillera, linking continental shelves, and adjacent oceans. This GIS compilation extends from 120°E to 115°W, and from 40°N to...
U.S. Geological Survey Program on the South Florida Ecosystem; proceedings of South Florida Restoration Science Forum, May 17-19, 1999, Boca Raton, Florida
Sarah Gerould, Aaron Higer
1999, Open-File Report 99-181
The purpose of the forum is to highlight the powerful connection between science and management decisions in restoration efforts. The public's investment in science is paying off in support of better management decisions and restoration of imperiled south Florida Ecosystems, including the internationally recognized, globally significant Everglades. The forum affords...
Notes on numerical reliability of several statistical analysis programs
J.M. Landwehr, Gary D. Tasker
1999, Open-File Report 99-95
This report presents a benchmark analysis of several statistical analysis programs currently in use in the USGS. The benchmark consists of a comparison between the values provided by a statistical analysis program for variables in the reference data set ANASTY and their known or calculated theoretical values. The ANASTY data...
Construction and calibration of numerical ground-water-flow models of the western half of the Milford-Souhegan glacial-drift aquifer, Milford, New Hampshire
P. T. Harte, R. H. Flynn, Thomas J. Mack
1999, Open-File Report 99-462
No abstract available....
Water-quality data for the Talkeetna River and four streams in National Parks, Cook Inlet basin, Alaska, 1998
Steven A. Frenzel, Joseph M. Dorava
1999, Open-File Report 99-459
Five streams in the Cook Inlet Basin, Alaska, were sampled in 1998 to provide the National Park Service with baseline information on water quality. Four of these streams drain National Park Service land: Costello and Colorado Creeks in Denali National Park and Preserve, Johnson River in Lake Clark National Park...
Elemental analyses of modern dust in southern Nevada and California
M.C. Reheis, J. R. Budahn, P. J. Lamothe
1999, Open-File Report 99-531
Selected samples of modern dust collected in marble traps at sites in southern Nevada and California (Reheis and Kihl, 1995; Reheis, 1997) have been analyzed for elemental composition using instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) and inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS). For...
Digital mining claim density map for federal lands in New Mexico: 1996
Paul C. Hyndman, Harry W. Campbell
1999, Open-File Report 99-411
This report describes a digital map generated by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to provide digital spatial mining claim density information for federal lands in New Mexico as of March 1997. Mining claim data is earth science information deemed to be relevant to the assessment of historic, current, and future...
Digital mining claim density map for federal lands in Colorado: 1996
Paul C. Hyndman, Harry W. Campbell
1999, Open-File Report 99-410
This report describes a digital map generated by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to provide digital spatial mining claim density information for federal lands in Colorado as of March 1997. Mining claim data is earth science information deemed to be relevant to the assessment of historic, current, and future ecological,...
Geologic map of Precambrian rocks of the Hartville Uplift, southeastern Wyoming, with a section on mineral deposits in the Hartville Uplift
Terry L. Klein
1999, IMAP 2661
No abstract available....
