Notes on a coal deposit on the Beluga River, Alaska
Farrell F. Barnes
1955, Open-File Report 55-5
This report is based on a brief examination of a locality on the Beluga River, about 50 miles west of Anchorage, Alaska (fig. 1), that had been reported to contain a coal bed of exceptional thickness and quality, possibly suitable for large-scale strip mining. I visited the locality on August...
Geology of the southeastern part of the Robinson Mountains, Yakataga district, Alaska
Don John Miller
1955, Open-File Report 55-114
This report gives the results of geologic investigations in the Yakataga district on the south coast of Alaska, including detailed geologic mapping in the southeastern part of the Robinson Mountains, and reconnaissance study of the stratigraphy and structure of adjoining areas. The geologic map that accompanies this report covers an...
Photogeologic procedures in geologic interpretation and mapping
Richard G. Ray
1955, Open-File Report 55-144
In the past few years increasing use has been made of aerial photographs for geologic interpretation and mapping within the U.S. Geological Survey. As a specialized technique in interpretation and mapping, however, photogeologic procedures were extensively used (1947-1953) in the Survey's geologic mapping of Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4 in...
Occurrence of diatomaceous earth near Kenai, Alaska
George Plafker
1955, Open-File Report 55-139
Diatomaceous earth occurs in post-glacial lake deposits exposed along the shore of Cook Inlet north of the village of Kenai, Alaska. Diatomaceous earth is an unconsolidated earthy deposit formed by accumulation of the minute siliceous tests (skeletons) of diatoms, a type of algae. Diatomaceous earth is sometimes referred to...
Subsurface exploration for stripping coal on Lower Deep Creek, Homer district, Kenai coal field, Alaska
Farrell F. Barnes, Daniel Sokol
1955, Open-File Report 55-6
The area described in this report is on the west side of the Kenai Peninsula in south-central Alaska, near the mouth of Deep Creek, a stream of moderate size that enters Cook Inlet about 2 miles south of the village of Ninilchik (pl. 1). It is 37 miles by highway...
Reconnaissance of ground-water possibilities in the Juneau area, Alaska
Roger Milton Waller
1955, Open-File Report 55-187
A brief reconnaissance of the Juneau area, Alaska, was made to investigate the ground-water conditions. Particular reference was made to the availability of small water supplies to meet the standards of the Alaska Department of Health....
Phosphate deposits in northern Alaska
William Wallace Patton Jr.
1955, Open-File Report 55-132
Deposits of low and medium grade phosphate rock were found recently at seven localities on the Arctic slope of Alaska. They were reported by field parties of the U.S. Geological Survey during the mapping of Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4 and adjacent areas. The deposits are sedimentary in origin and...
Preliminary geologic evaluation of the Chena area, Alaska
John R. Williams
1955, Open-File Report 55-198
It seems fitting at this session of the Alaska Science Conference, the first to be held in the Fairbanks area, to give a preliminary summary of the practical results of a geologic investigation of the Chena area east of Fairbanks. The work was done by the Geological Survey in 1950....
Geologic investigations of radioactive deposits, semiannual progress report for June 1 to November 30, 1955
1955, Trace Elements Investigations 590
This report is a statement of progress during the six-months period from June 1 to November 30, 1955 on investigations of radioactive materials in the United States and Alaska, undertaken by the U.S. Geological Survey under the sponsorship of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. During the period the Geological Survey's program...
Reconnaissance for radioactive deposits in southeastern Alaska, 1952
Joseph Rollins Houston, Robert S. Velikanje, Robert G. Bates, Helmuth Wedow Jr.
1955, Trace Elements Investigations 293
Selected annotated bibliography and index map of thorium and rare-earth deposits in the United States and Alaska
Katharine L. Buck
1955, Trace Elements Investigations 531
Origin of the upland silt near Fairbanks, Alaska
T. L. Pewe
1955, GSA Bulletin (66) 699-724
Silt mantles the upland slopes and ridge tops throughout the unglaciated interior of Alaska, reaching maximum thickness along the north side of the Tanana River Valley. The silt is probably loess deposited during glacial advances by south winds blowing from the glaciated Alaska Range across outwash plains in the Tanana...
Mineral resources of Alaska, 1951-53
Robert R. Coats
1955, Bulletin 989
No abstract available....
Reconnaissance for radioactive deposits in Alaska, 1953
John J. Matzko, Robert G. Bates
1955, Trace Elements Investigations 442
During the summer of 1953 the areas investigated for radioactive deposits in Alaska were on Nikolai Creek near Tyonek and on Likes Creek near Seward in south-central Alaska where carnotite-type minerals had been reported; in the headwaters of the Peace River in the eastern part of the Seward Peninsula and...
Iliamna Volcano and its basement
Werner Juhle
1955, Open-File Report 55-77
No abstract available....
Correlation of the cretaceous formations of Greenland and Alaska
Ralph W. Imlay, John B. Reeside
1954, Geological Society of America Bulletin (65) 223-246
Reconnaissance for radioactive deposits in the Manley Hot Springs-Rampart District, east-central Alaska, 1948
Robert M. Moxham
1954, Circular 317
Subsurface exploration in the Little Susitna district, Matanuska coal field, Alaska
Farrell F. Barnes, Daniel Sokol
1954, Open-File Report 55-7
Preliminary geologic mapping of the Little Susitna district in 1952 showed that an area of at least 140 square miles is underlain by coal-bearing rocks of Tertiary age, and indicated that coal beds of minable quality and thickness might be present at several localities. Detailed exploration with a bulldozer and...
Iron deposits of North America, Cuba, and Puerto Rico
Carl E. Dutton
1954, Open-File Report 54-73
The accompanying report on the iron deposits of the North American continent also includes information concerning the deposits of the West Indies. The geogrphic order of desription is as follows: Alaska, Canada, United States, Mexico, Cuba, and Puerto Rico.A map of each country shows the generalized geologic pattern of the...
Magnetite deposits at Tuxedni Bay, Alaska
Arthur Grantz
1954, Open-File Report 54-103
The magnetite deposits on an island in Tuxedni Bay occur in contact-metamorphosed volcanic and sedimentary rocks near their contact with a quartz diorite batholith which underlies large areas of the adjacent Aleutian Range. The deposits are pyrometasomatic in origin and are localized along northeast-trending fractures. The eastern deposit is a...
Results of petroleum exploration in Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4 and adjacent areas, Alaska
George Gryc, R.C. Jensen
1954, Open-File Report 54-107
No abstract available....
The Kathleen-Margaret (K-M) copper prospect on the upper Maclaren River, Alaska
Robert M. Chapman, Robert H. Saunders
1954, Circular 332
Preliminary report on the water-power possibilities of the Seldovia River, Alaska
Fred A. Johnson
1954, Open-File Report 54-134
Preliminary report of geologic factors affecting highway construction in the area between the Susitna and Maclaren rivers, Alaska
Reuben Kachadoorian, David Moody Hopkins, D.R. Nichols
1954, Open-File Report 54-137
Reconnaissance for radioactive deposits in eastern Alaska, 1952
Arthur E. Nelson, Walter S. West, John J. Matzko
1954, Circular 348
