Early Triassic (Smithian) ammonites of paleoequatorial affinity from the Chulitna terrane, south-central Alaska
K. M. Nichols, Norman J. Silberling
1979, Professional Paper 1121-B
Sediment transport in the Tanana River in the vicinity of Fairbanks, Alaska, 1977-78
Robert L. Burrows, Bruce Parks, William W. Emmett
1979, Open-File Report 79-1539
Measurements of the sediment load of the Tanana River in the vicinity of Fairbanks, Alaska, show that suspended-sediment transport rate in tons per day, relates to water discharge, in cubic feet per second, as: Suspended-sediment transport rate (tons/day) = 5.717 x 10 to the minus 8th power x water discharge...
Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Cordova Quadrangle, Alaska
Edward Huntington Cobb
1979, Open-File Report 79-973
This summary of references is designed to aid in library research on metallic and nonmetallic (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) mineral occurrences in the Cordova quadrangle, Alaska. References to most reports of the Geological Survey, U. S. Bureau of Mines, and State of Alaska Division of Geological and...
Geologic road log, Alyeska haul road, Alaska, June-August 1975
Thomas D. Hamilton
1979, Open-File Report 79-227
No abstract available....
Preliminary report on the petrography and geochemistry of basalt from the Pribilof Islands and vicinity, southern Bering Sea
Florence Lee-Wong, T.L. Vallier, D.M. Hopkins, M.L. Silberman
1979, Open-File Report 79-1556
Alkali basalt from the Pribilof Islands has been described by several workers (Washington and Keyes, 1930; Barth, 1956; Cox and others, 1966; and Kay, 1977). This report complements the previous reports by providing new petrographic and geochemical data for samples from St. Paul and St. George Islands and from two...
Igneous and metamorphic rocks of the Serpentine Hot Springs area, Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Travis Hudson
1979, Professional Paper 1079
Interim report on the St. Elias, Alaska earthquake of 28 February 1979
John C. Lahr, George Plafker, C.D. Stephens, K. A. Foglean, M. E. Blackford
1979, Open-File Report 79-670
On 28 February 1979 an earthquake with surface wave magnitude (Ms) of 7.7 (W. Person, personal communication, 1979) occurred beneath the Chugach and St. Elias mountains of southern Alaska (fig. 1). This is a region of complex tectonics resulting from northwestward convergence between the Pacific and North American plates. To...
Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Gulkana Quadrangle, Alaska
Edward Huntington Cobb
1979, Open-File Report 79-1247
These summaries of references are designed to aid in library research on metallic and nonmetallic (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) mineral occurrences in the Gulkana quadrangle, Alaska. All references to most reports of the Geological Survey, the U.S. Bureau of Mines, and the State of Alaska Division of...
Lag deposits of boulders in Stefansson Sound, Beaufort Sea, Alaska
Erk Reimnitz, Robin Ross
1979, Open-File Report 79-1205
Columbia Glacier stake location, mass balance, glacier surface altitude, and ice radar data, 1978 measurement year
L.R. Mayo, D.C. Trabant, Rod March, Wilfried Haeberli
1979, Open-File Report 79-1168
A 1 year data-collection program on Columbia Glacier, Alaska has produced a data set consisting of near-surface ice kinematics, mass balance, and altitude change at 57 points and 34 ice radar soundings. These data presented in two tables, are part of the basic data required for glacier dynamic analysis, computer...
Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Kenai and Tyonek quadrangles, Alaska
Edward Huntington Cobb
1979, Open-File Report 80-86
This summary of references is designed to aid in library research on metallic and nonmetallic (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) mineral deposits in the Kenai and Tyonek quadrangles, Alaska. References to most reports of the Geological Survey, U.S. Bureau of Mines, and State of Alaska Division of Geological...
The origin, distribution, and depositional history of gravel deposits on the Beaufort Sea Continental Shelf, Alaska
Craig A. Rodeick
1979, Open-File Report 79-234
Two distinct gravel populations are present on the Beaufort Sea continental shelf. First, a geographically arcuate deposit that is convex seaward has been designated as the Chert Facies. This deposit is restricted to landward of the 10 meter bathymetric contour and west of Heald Point. The Chert Facies, originally a...
Availability of palynomorph and foraminifera microscope slides from test wells of National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska; group 1
Roger J. Witmer
1979, Open-File Report 80-193
The first group of palynomorph (pollen, spores, dinoflagellates, acritarchs) and Foraminifera microscope slides prepared from test wells drilled during the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (N.P.R.A.) program and the earlier Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4 (N.P.R.-4) program are now being made available for examination. Jurisdiction of N.P.R.-4 was transferred from...
Reconnaissance snow surveys of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, April 1977 and April-May 1978
Charles E. Sloan, Dennis Trabant, William Glude
1979, Open-File Report 79-1342
Reconnaissance snow surveys of the NPRA (National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska) were made in April 1977 and April-May 1978 to ascertain general snow characteristics and distribution patterns. Thirty-nine sites in 1977 and forty-one sites in 1978 were sampled to determine snow depth, density, structure, and snow-soil interface temperature. In addition,...
Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Seldovia Quadrangle, Alaska
1979, Open-File Report 80-87
These summaries of references are designed to aid in library research on metallic and nonmetallic (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) mineral occurrences in the Seldovia quadrangle, Alaska. All references to most reports of the Geological Survey, the U.S. Bureau of Mines, and the State of Alaska Division of...
Core descriptions and preliminary observations of vibracores from the Alaskan Beaufort Sea Shelf
Peter W. Barnes, Erk Reimnitz, L.J. Toimil, D. K. Maurer, David McDowell
1979, Open-File Report 79-351
Resource report for proposed OCS lease sale 57: Norton Basin, Alaska
Michael A. Fisher, W.W. Patton, D.R. Thor, M.L. Holmes, E. W. Scott, C.H. Nelson, C.L. Wilson
1979, Open-File Report 79-720
This report is a summary of information about an area of the northern Bering Sea continental shelf that is bounded by the Seward Peninsula on the north, by the line of the United States-Russia Convention of 1867 on the west, and by St. Lawrence Island and the coastline that rims...
Hydrogeologic data for the Eagle River-Chugiak area, Alaska
Paula R. Johnson
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-59
Water for the Eagle River-Chugiak area is provided by private, subdivision and trailer court wells. Data from these wells were stud-ied to determine aquifer materials, yield, well depth and depth to water. The aquifer material is unconsolidated glacial or alluvial gravel and sand and bedrock from the McHugh Complex, the...
Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Valdez Quadrangle, Alaska
Edward Huntington Cobb
1979, Open-File Report 79-1241
These summaries of references are designed to aid in library research on metallic and nonmetallic (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) mineral occurrences in the Valdez quadrangle, Alaska. All references to most reports of the Geological Survey, the U.S. Bureau of Mines, and the State of Alaska Division of...
Catalog of earthquakes in southern Alaska: January-March 1978
C.D. Stephens, J.C. Lahr, K.A. Fogleman, M.A. Allan, S.M. Helton
1979, Open-File Report 79-718
The National Center for Earthquake Research of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) began a program of telemetered seismic recording in south-central Alaska in 1971. The principal objectives of this program have been to use data recorded by this network to precisely locate earthquakes in the active seismic zones of southern...
Spectrographic and chemical analyses of geochemical samples collected during 1978 from the Lake Clark Quadrangle, Alaska
W.D. Crim, E.F. Cooley, J.O. Hampton, S.K. McDanal, R. M. O’Leary
1979, Open-File Report 79-871
Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas information program; Pacific index
Mitre
1979, Open-File Report 79-1327
The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act of 1953, as amended in 1978, (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), grants to the Secretary of the Interior the authority to issue leases for minerals on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). It provides the authority and guidelines which the Secretary utilizes for expeditious...
Observations on the geology and petroleum potential of the Cold Bay-False Pass area, Alaska Peninsula
Hugh James McLean
1979, Open-File Report 79-1605
Upper Jurassic strata in the Black Hills area consist mainly of fossiliferous, tightly cemented, gently folded sandstone deposited in a shallow marine environment. Upper Cretaceous strata on Sanak Island are strongly deformed and show structural features of broken formations similar to those observed in the Franciscan assemblage of California. Rocks...
Spectrographic data for the ash of ground birch (Betula rotundifolia Sarg.) leaves and black spruce (Picea mariana B.S.P.) needles collected from the Tanacross 1:250,000-scale quadrangle, Alaska
Gordon W. Day, Gary C. Curtin, Theodore M. Billings
1979, Open-File Report 79-1355
No abstract available....
Outer continental shelf oil and gas information program; Alaska index (December 1974 - June 1979)
J. Benton, T. McDowell, W. Conner
1979, Open-File Report 79-1345
As part of a national goal to reduce dependence on foreign energy sources, the United States is currently managing a program for leasing of OCS oil and gas resources. The areas potentially affected, consisting of 22 coastal states and Pennsylvania, can be grouped into four major areas: Alaska, Atlantic, Gulf...