Silicate melt inclusions and glasses in lunar soil fragments from the Luna 16 core sample
E. Roedder, P.W. Weiblen
1972, Earth and Planetary Science Letters (13) 272-285
More than 2000 fragments were studied microscopically, and electron microprobe analyses were made of 39 selected areas, from a few square mm of polished surface, through 75- to 425-μm fragments of lunar soil from two samples of the Luna 16 core. The...
Radiative-neutron-capture gamma-ray analysis by a linear combination technique
A.B. Tanner, R.C. Bhargava, F. E. Senftle, J.M. Brinkerhoff
1972, Nuclear Instruments and Methods (102) 61-72
The linear combination technique, when applied to a gamma-ray spectrum, gives a single number indicative of the extent to which the spectral lines of a sought element are present in a complex spectrum. Spectra are taken of the sought element and of various...
Imaging experiment: The Viking Lander
T.A. Mutch, A.B. Binder, F.O. Huck, E.C. Levinthal, E. C. Morris, C. Sagan, A.T. Young
1972, Icarus (16) 92-110
The Viking Lander Imaging System will consist of two identical facsimile cameras. Each camera has a high-resolution mode with an instantaneous field of view of 0.04°, and survey and color modes with instantaneous fields of view of 0.12°. Cameras are positioned one meter...
Absolute stress measurements at the rangely anticline, Northwestern Colorado
R. V. de la Cruz, C.B. Raleigh
1972, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts (9) 625-634
Five different methods of measuring absolute state of stress in rocks in situ were used at sites near Rangely, Colorado, and the results compared. For near-surface measurements, overcoring of the borehole-deformation gage is the most convenient and rapid means of obtaining reliable values for the...
Oil development and conservation in Arctic America
J. C. Reed
1972, Biological Conservation (4) 369-371
As in his earlier article to which reference is made, the author stresses the need for more background information and a much greater research effort before problems of environmental protection from oil developments in northern Alaska can be effectively tackled. Meanwhile, there...
Microcoulometric measurement of water in minerals
M. Cremer, H.N. Elsheimer, E.E. Escher
1972, Analytica Chimica Acta (60) 183-192
A DuPont Moisture Analyzer is used in a microcoulometric method for determining water in minerals. Certain modifications, which include the heating of the sample outside the instrument, protect the system from acid gases and insure the conversion of all hydrogen to water vapor. Moisture analyzer...
Martian physical properties experiments: The Viking Mars Lander
R.W. Shorthill, R.E. Hutton, H. J. Moore, R.F. Scott
1972, Icarus (16) 217-222
Current data indicate that Mars, like the Earth and Moon, will have a soil-like layer. An understanding of this soil-like layer is an essential ingredient in understanding the Martian ecology.The Viking Lander and its subsystems will be used in a manner similar to that used by Sue Surveyor program to...
A probe for neutron activation analysis in a drill hole using 252Cf, and a Ge(Li) detector cooled by a melting cryogen
A.B. Tanner, R.M. Moxham, F. E. Senftle, J.A. Baicker
1972, Nuclear Instruments and Methods (100) 1-7
A sonde has been built for high-resolution measurement of natural or neutron-induced gamma rays in boreholes. The sonde is 7.3 cm in diameter and about 2.2 m in length and weighs about 16 kg. The lithium-compensated germanium semiconductor detector is stabilized at −185...
Determination of nanogram amounts of bismuth in rocks by substoichiometric isotope dilution analysis
L. Paul Greenland, E.Y. Campbell
1972, Analytica Chimica Acta (60) 159-165
A rapid procedure suitable for the routine determination of 1–10 ng of bismuth in a silicate rock matrix is described. Results for the U.S. Geological Survey standard rocks are presented. Rocks and minerals are dissolved in hydrofluoric-perchloric acid in the presence of 207Bi tracer and the...
Graphical methods for representing form and stability of aqueous metal ions
J.D. Hem
1972, Chemical Geology (9) 119-132
The equilibrium distributions of solute species of aluminum at 25°C and one atmosphere pressure are shown graphically in systems containing fluoride, as functions of the total dissolved aluminum and fluoride. The predominant form of complex and degree of complexing are also shown...
A repellent for protecting corn seed from blackbirds and crows
A.R. Stickley Jr., J.L. Guarineo
1972, Journal of Wildlife Management (36) 150-152
Methiocarb [4-(methylthio)-3,-5-xylyl N-methylcarbamate] was tested as a seed treatment for repelling blackbirds and crows (Corvus sp.) from sprouting corn in South Carolina. The test was conducted on eight fields within a 0.25-square-mile area. Marked repellency occurred; sprout damage averaged 44 percent in the control fields and 0.3 percent in the...
Duck hepatitis virus Interactions with DDT and dieldrin in adult mallards
Milton Friend, D.O. Trainer
1972, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (7) 202-206
There has been considerable speculation regarding possible imteractlons within biological systems between synthetic environmental pollutants and infectious disease agents (1-11). This type of interaction has been studied in our laboratory using the mallard, Anas platyrhynchos, as a test species (5,6). Since adult ducks are refractory to the overt manifestations of...
Annual compilation and analysis of hydrologic data for urban studies in the Austin, Texas, metropolitan area, 1970
J. K. VanZandt
1972, Report
No abstract available. ...
Ground-water discharge from the Edwards and associated limestones, San Antonio area, Texas, 1971
Celso Puente
1972, Edwards Underground Water District Bulletin 29
No abstract available....
Records of precipitation, water levels, and ground-water recharge to the Edwards and associated limestones, San Antonio area, Texas, 1971
Celso Puente
1972, Edwards Underground Water District Bulletin 30
No abstract available....
Cloudburst floods in Utah, 1939-69
Elmer Butler, Ray E. Marsell
1972, Report
During 1939-69, 836 cloudburst floods were reported in Utah. The largest number was in 1965, when 88 floods were reported; 63 floods were reported in 1968, and 56 were reported in 1961. The smallest number of floods reported was three in 1944. In 1942, 1948, and 1950, six floods were...
Water-quality data for the Flaming Gorge Reservoir area, Utah and Wyoming, 1969-72
E.L. Bolke, K.M. Waddell
1972, Utah Basic-Data Release 24
This report presents the basic data that were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey during a study of the chemical quality of water in Flaming Gorge Reservoir. An interpretive report will follow. The basic data were collected from the reservoir during six sampling runs between October 1970 and September 1972....
Virucidal activity of two Iodophors to salmonid viruses
Donald F. Amend, John P. Pietsch
1972, Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada (29) 61-65
Wescodyne® and Betadine®, organic iodine complexes, were compared in vitro for virucidal activity against infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN), infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN), and viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) viruses. Both iodophors were about equally effective on all three viruses. Each iodophor completely destroyed IHN virus within 30 sec at 12 ppm iodine, and was...
Some physiological consequences of handling stress in the juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and steelhead trout (Salmo gairdneri)
Gary Wedemeyer
1972, Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada (29) 1780-1783
The stress of handling juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and steelhead trout (Salmo gairdneri) in soft water and in water with added salts was evaluated using blood and tissue chemistry fluctuations as indices of metabolic and endocrine function. Changes in plasma glucose, chloride, calcium, and cholesterol levels indicated that significant...
Water inflow into hole UA-1, Amchitka Island, Alaska
Wilbur C. Ballance, W.A. Beetem
1972, Report
Chemical composition of water samples, temperature of inflow water, and theoretical calculations were compared to evaluate the water-contributing intervals to the zone to be mined--1,782.8 to 1,798.6 meters (5,849 to 5,901 feet)--in hole UA-1, Amchitka Island, Alaska. Chemical composition and temperature of inflow water indicated the contributing zones to have...
Hydraulic tests in hole UAe-6h, Amchitka Island, Alaska
Wilbur C. Ballance
1972, Report
Inflatable straddle packers were used to isolate and test 14 intervals ranging from 39 to 258 meters (127 to 846 feet) each in hole UAe-6h. Packer seats were poor in part of the hole because of unstable wall conditions. Thus, some zones had to be tested several times. The static...
Cheshire glass sand deposits in the Cheshire area, Massachusetts
Newton Earl Chute
1972, Open-File Report 72-68
A day and a half were spent on September 15 and 16, 1943 in a reconnaissance study of the old glass sand quarries in the Cheshire Quartzite near Cheshire, Massachusetts....
Ground-water outflow from Chino Basin, Upper Santa Ana Valley, southern California
James J. French
1972, Water Supply Paper 1999-G
Ground-water outflow from Chino basin was calculated ,by a direct method using the equation Q = PIA, in which Q is the quantity of ground-water outflow, P is the average coefficient of permeability of the sediments through which the flow occurs, I is the average hydraulic gradient, and A is...
Reconnaissance geologic map of the Solomon D-6 quadrangle, Seward Peninsula, Alaska
C.L. Sainsbury, Travis Hudson, Rodney Ewing, Thomas Richards
1972, Open-File Report 72-325
The Solomon D-6 15- by 30-minute quadrangle lies 20 miles northeast of Nome, Alaska, and adjoins on the east the Nome D-l quadrangle mapped by Hummel (1962b) and on the west the Solomon D-5 quadrangle mapped by Smith (1910).Placer gold has been produced from Iron Creek and many of its...
Channel changes of the Gila River in Safford Valley, Arizona, 1846-1970
D. E. Burkham
1972, Professional Paper 655-G
No abstract available....
