Quaternary stratigraphic sections with radiocarbon dates, Killik River Quadrangle, Alaska
T. D. Hamilton
1982, Open-File Report 82-606
Schlumberger soundings in the Medicine Lake area, California
Adel A. R. Zohdy, Robert J. Bisdorf
1982, Open-File Report 82-887
Prediction of earthquake response spectra
W. B. Joyner, David M. Boore
1982, Open-File Report 82-977
We have developed empirical equations for predicting earthquake response spectra in terms of magnitude, distance, and site conditions, using a two-stage regression method similar to the one we used previously for peak horizontal acceleration and velocity. We analyzed horizontal pseudo-velocity response at 5 percent damping for 64 records of 12...
1981 annual index of current earthquake literature
B.S. Hayashida, Mari L. Kauffmann, William Hung Kan Lee
1982, Open-File Report 82-316
Supplement to the New Mexico three-dimensional model
Glenn A. Hearne
1982, Open-File Report 82-857
The computer program documented in Open-File Report 80-421 has continued to evolve in response to needs. By January 1981, changes included the following: (1) treatment of head-dependent boundaries and specified-flow boundaries and (2) code which executes on the CRAY-1 computer. This report provides instructions for compiling and executing the computer...
Hydrologic investigations and data-collection network in strippable coal-resource areas in northwestern New Mexico
H.R. Hejl
1982, Open-File Report 82-358
This report presents hydrologic investigations and data collections conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey in the strippable coal areas of northwestern New Mexico. Streamflow, ground-water, and quality-of-water data were collected to provide information about baseline or prevailing hydrologic conditions. A network of hydrologic data-collection sites in the strippable coal areas...
Estimation of response-spectral values as functions of magnitude, distance, and site conditions
W. B. Joyner, David M. Boore
1982, Open-File Report 82-881
We have developed empirical predictive equations for the horizontal pseudo-velocity response at 5-percent damping for 12 different periods from 0.1 to 4.0 s. Using a multiple linear-regression method similar to the one we used previously for peak horizontal acceleration and velocity, we analyzed response spectra period by period for 64...
Thermodynamic properties of selected uranium compounds and aqueous species at 298.15 K and 1 bar and at higher temperatures; preliminary models for the origin of coffinite deposits
B. S. Hemingway
1982, Open-File Report 82-619
Thermodynamic values for 110 uranium-bearing phases and 28 aqueous uranium solution species (298.15 K and l bar) are tabulated based upon evaluated experimental data (largely from calorimetric experiments) and estimated values. Molar volume data are given for most of the solid phases. Thermodynamic values for 16 uranium-bearing phases are presented...
A heat-pulse flowmeter for measuring minimal discharge rates in boreholes
A.E. Hess
1982, Open-File Report 82-699
The U.S. Geological Survey has tested a borehole-configured heat-pulse flowmeter which has good low-velocity flow-measuring sensitivity. The flowmeter was tested in the laboratory in 51-, 102-, and 152-millimeter-diameter columns using water velocities ranging from 0.35 to 250 millimeters per second. The heat-pulse flowmeter also was tested in a 15-meter-deep granite...
Paleoshorelines in the Upper Cretaceous Point Lookout Sandstone, southern San Juan Basin, New Mexico
R. S. Zech
1982, Open-File Report 82-135
LANDSAT images and aerial photography reveal several parallel linear features as much as 17 km long and 0.7 km wide. Detailed cross sections normal to a linear feature show it to be an exhumed paleoshoreline containing several overlapping sandstone units. Each unit tends to pinchout into the shales of the...
Heavy-metal contamination of Crassostrea virginica and associated sediments of the Corpus Christi Bay system, Texas
G. Harrison, E.A. Martin
1982, Open-File Report 82-1060
In a preliminary survey, Crassostrea virginica from areas of the Corpus Christi Bay system of Texas show significant concentrations of Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn in their tissues and shells; concentrations of these same metals in associated sediments are also high in certain areas of the bay system. Zn and...
Thermal springs in the Salmon River basin, central Idaho
H.W. Young, R.E. Lewis
1982, Open-File Report 82-104
The Salmon River basin drains approximately 13,000 square miles in central Idaho underlain by the Idaho batholith. Geologic units in the basin include igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks and granitic rocks predominate. Water from thermal springs ranges in temperature from 20.5 degrees to 94.0 degrees Celsius. The waters are slightly...
Ground-water storage depletion in Pahrump Valley, Nevada-California, 1962-75
James R. Harrill
1982, Open-File Report 81-635
During the 13-year period, February 1962 to February 1975, about 540,000 acre-feet of ground water was pumped from Pahrump Valley. This resulted in significant water-level declines along the base of the Pahrump and Manse fans where pumping was concentrated. Maximum observed net decline was slightly more than 60 feet. Much...
Reconnaissance geology of the Manjamah Quadrangle, sheet 18/41 A, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
D.G. Hadley
1982, Open-File Report 82-285
The Manjamah quadrangle (sheet 18/41 A) lies between lat 18?30' and 19?00' N. and long 41?00' and 41?30' E. and encompasses an area of 2,932 km2, of which about half is land and the remainder covered by the Red Sea. The geologic formations exposed in the quadrangle comprise Precambrian layered...
Reconnaissance geology of the Jabal Hashahish Quadrangle, sheet 17/41 B, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
D.G. Hadley
1982, Open-File Report 82-286
The Jabal Hashahish quadrangle (sheet 17/41 B) lies between lat 17?30' and 18?00' N. and long 41?30' and 42?00' E. and encompasses an area of 2,950 km2, of which only about 600 km2 is land; the remainder is covered by the Red Sea. The geologic formations exposed in the quadrangle...
A description of colored gravity maps of the Basin and Range Province, Southwestern United States
T.G. Hildenbrand, R.P. Kucks
1982, Open-File Report 82-500
Stratigraphic framework and distribution of lignite in the Claiborne Group, Calhoun County, Arkansas
B.S. Hackman
1982, Open-File Report 82-787
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Silver Plume Granite; possible source of uranium in sandstone uranium deposits, Tallahassee Creek and High Park areas, Fremont and Teller counties, Colorado
F. A. Hills, K. A. Dickinson
1982, Open-File Report 82-404
Anomalously high concentrations of thorium and of the light rare earth elements lanthanum and cerium suggest that the actinides and light lanthanides were enriched to an abnormal degree by the magmatic processes that formed the Proterozoic Y Silver Plume Granite in areas adjoining Tallahassee Creek and High Park. However, no...
Appraisal of the Pelican River sand-plain aquifer, western Minnesota
R. T. Miller
1982, Open-File Report 82-347
The Pelican River sand-plain area includes approximately 200 square miles of outwash deposits in parts of Decker, Otter Tail, and Clay Counties in west-central Minnesota. Saturated thickness of the outwash is as much as 140 feet and yields of properly constructed wells locally may exceed 1,200 gallons per minute. Recharge to...
The environment of south-central Tunisia as observed on Landsat scene 206/036
M. J. Grolier, P.A. Schultejann
1982, Open-File Report 82-130
One Landsat image in south-central Tunisia was analyzed to demonstrate the application of remote-sensing technology to regional development. A preliminary analysis included I) major landscape features; 2) gypsum-encrusted soils; and 3) phosphate-bearing beds exposed in the Gafsa mining district. The products specifically used for this report include: 1) A false-color...
Description of digital aeromagnetic data, U.S. Atlantic continental margin, survey of 1974-76
M. S. Grim, John C. Behrendt, Kim D. Klitgord
1982, Open-File Report 82-189
A field study of large-scale oscillation ripples in a very coarse-grained, high-energy marine environment
D.W. Hirschaut, J.R. Dingler
1982, Open-File Report 82-733
Monastery Beach, Carmel, California is a pocket beach that sits within 200 m of the head of Carmel Submarine Canyon. Coarse to very coarse sand covers both the beach and adjacent shelf; in the latter area incoming waves have shaped the sand into large oscillation ripples. The accessibility of this...
Investigation of trends in flooding in the Tug Fork basin of Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia
Robert Hirsch, Arthur G. Scott, Timothy Wyant
1982, Open-File Report 82-263
Statistical analysis indicates that the average size of annual flood peaks of the Tug Fork (West Virginia and Kentucky) has been increasing. However, additional statistical analysis does not indicate that flood levels exceeded typically once or twice a year in the period 1947-1979 are any more likely to be exceeded...
Progress report on the potash deposits of the Khorat Plateau, Thailand
R. J. Hite
1982, Open-File Report 82-1096
Origin of intraformational folds in the Jurassic Todilto Limestone, Ambrosia Lake uranium mining district, McKinley and Valencia counties, New Mexico
M. W. Green
1982, Open-File Report 82-69
The Todilto Limestone of Middle Jurassic age in the Ambrosia Lake uranium mining district of McKinley and Valencia Counties, New Mexico, is the host formation for numerous small- to medium-sized uranium deposits in joints, shear zones, and fractures within small- to large-scale intraformational folds. The folds probably were formed as...