Groundwater flow model for the Little Plover River basin in Wisconsin’s Central Sands
Ken Bradbury, Michael N. Fienen, Maribeth Kniffin, Jacob Krause, Stephen M. Westenbroek, Andrew T. Leaf, Paul M. Barlow
2017, Bulletin 111
The Little Plover River is a groundwater-fed stream in the sand plains region of central Wisconsin. In this region, sandy sediment deposited during or soon after the last glaciation forms an important unconfined sand and gravel aquifer. This aquifer supplies water for numerous high-capacity irrigation, municipal, and industrial wells that...
The 2016 groundwater flow model for Dane County, Wisconsin
Michael J. Parsen, Kenneth R. Bradbury, Randall J. Hunt, Daniel T. Feinstein
2016, Bulletin 110
A new groundwater flow model for Dane County, Wisconsin, replaces an earlier model developed in the 1990s by the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey (WGNHS) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). This modeling study was conducted cooperatively by the WGNHS and the USGS with funding from the Capital Area...
Geologic framework of the Alaska Peninsula, southwest Alaska, and the Alaska Peninsula terrane
Frederic H. Wilson, Robert L. Detterman, Gregory D. DuBois
2015, Bulletin 1969-B
The Alaska Peninsula is composed of the late Paleozoic to Quaternary sedimentary, igneous, and minor metamorphic rocks that record the history of a number of magmatic arcs. These magmatic arcs include an unnamed Late Triassic(?) and Early Jurassic island arc, the early Cenozoic Meshik arc, and the late Cenozoic Aleutian...
Characterization of the Hosgri Fault Zone and adjacent structures in the offshore Santa Maria Basin, south-central California
C. Richard Willingham, Jan D. Rietman, Ronald G. Heck, William R. Lettis
2013, Bulletin 1995-CC
The Hosgri Fault Zone trends subparallel to the south-central California coast for 110 km from north of Point Estero to south of Purisima Point and forms the eastern margin of the present offshore Santa Maria Basin. Knowledge of the attributes of the Hosgri Fault Zone is important for petroleum development,...
Introduction to pathways of metal transfer from mineralized sources to biorecptors
Roger P. Ashley, Elizabeth A. Bailey, Laurie S. Balistrieri, Andrea L. Foster, Larry P. Gough, Floyd Gray, Randolph A. Koski, James J. Rytuba, Robert R. Seal II, Kathleen S. Smith, Lisa L. Stillings, Richard B. Wanty
2010, Bulletin 2191-1
Since 1995, the Mineral Resources Program of the U.S. Geological Survey has funded a number of studies in the western United States that address environmental issues associated with mineral deposits....
Impacts of historical mining in the Coeur d'Alene River Basin
Laurie S. Balistrieri, Stephen E. Box, Arthur A. Bookstrom, Robert L. Hooper, J. Brian Mahoney
2010, Bulletin 2191-6
Mining began in the late 1880s in the Coeur d'Alene mining district in northern Idaho (fig. 1). Although only two mines, the Galena and Lucky Friday, currently are operating, more than 90 historical mines exist in this region (Bennett and others, 1989)....
Laguna del Maule volcanic field: Eruptive history of a Quaternary basalt-to-rhyolite distributed volcanic field on the Andean rangecrest in central Chile
Wes Hildreth, Estanislao Godoy, Judy Fierstein, Brad Singer
2009, Bulletin 63
The Laguna del Maule (LdM) volcanic field, which surrounds the 54-km2 lake of that name, covers ~500 km2 of rugged glaciated terrain with Quaternary lavas and tuffs that extend for 40 km westward from the Argentine frontier and 30 km north-south from the Rio Campanario to Laguna Fea. The distributed...
Woodcock in the Southeast: Natural history and management for landowners
D.G. Krementz, J.J. Jackson
2009, Bulletin 1183
Mineral Resource Assessment of Marine Sand Resources in Cape- and Ridge-Associated Marine Sand Deposits in Three Tracts, New York and New Jersey, United States Atlantic Continental Shelf
James D. Bliss, S. Jeffress Williams, Matthew A. Arsenault
2009, Bulletin 2209-N
Demand is growing in the United States and worldwide for information about the geology of offshore continental shelf regions, the character of the seafloor, and sediments comprising the seafloor and subbottom. Interest in locating sand bodies or high quality deposits that have potential as sources for beach nourishment and ecosystem...
Modeling cape- and ridge-associated marine sand deposits: A focus on the U.S. Atlantic Continental Shelf
James D. Bliss, S. Jeffress Williams, Karen S. Bolm
2009, Bulletin 2209-M
Cape- and ridge-associated marine sand deposits, which accumulate on storm-dominated continental shelves that are undergoing Holocene marine transgression, are particularly notable in a segment of the U.S. Atlantic Continental Shelf that extends southward from the east tip of Long Island, N.Y., and eastward from Cape May at the south end...
Geologic controls on the growth of petroleum reserves
Neil S. Fishman, Christine E. Turner, Fred Peterson, Thaddeus S. Dyman, Troy Cook
2008, Bulletin 2172-I
The geologic characteristics of selected siliciclastic (largely sandstone) and carbonate (limestone and dolomite) reservoirs in North America (largely the continental United States) were investigated to improve our understanding of the role of geology in the growth of petroleum reserves. Reservoirs studied were deposited in (1) eolian environments (Jurassic Norphlet Formation...
Total Petroleum Systems of the Carpathian - Balkanian Basin Province of Romania and Bulgaria
Mark Pawlewicz
2007, Bulletin 2204-F
The U.S. Geological Survey defined the Moesian Platform Composite Total Petroleum System and the Dysodile Schist-Tertiary Total Petroleum System, which contain three assessment units, in the Carpathian-Balkanian Basin Province of Romania and Bulgaria. The Moesian Platform Assessment Unit, contained within the Moesian Platform Composite Total Petroleum System, is composed of Mesozoic...
Geology and Mineral Resources of the East Mojave National Scenic Area, San Bernardino County, California
Ted G. Theodore, editor(s)
2007, Bulletin 2160
The rocks of the East Mojave National Scenic Area (EMNSA) record a history of dynamic geologic events that span more than 1,800 million years (m.y.). These geologic events contributed significantly to development of the spectacular vistas and panoramas present in the area today. The oldest rocks underlie much of the...
Regional Studies of the Potwar Plateau Area, Northern Pakistan
Peter D. Warwick, Bruce R. Wardlaw
2007, Bulletin 2078
The papers in this volume are products of a cooperative program between the Geological Survey of Pakistan (GSP) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), sponsored by the Government of Pakistan and the U.S. Agency for International Development. The focus of the program, the Coal Resources Exploration and Assessment Program (COALREAP),...
U.S. industrial garnet
James G. Evans, Phillip R. Moyle
2006, Bulletin 2209-L
The United States presently consumes about 16 percent of global production of industrial garnet for use in abrasive airblasting, abrasive coatings, filtration media, waterjet cutting, and grinding. As of 2005, domestic garnet production has decreased from a high of 74,000 t in 1998, and imports have increased to the extent...
Geology and total petroleum systems of the Gulf of Guinea province of West Africa
Michael E. Brownfield, Ronald R. Charpentier
2006, Bulletin 2207-C
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) assessed the potential for undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources in the Gulf of Guinea Province, west-central Africa, as part of its World Petroleum Assessment 2000. The USGS estimated a mean of 1,004 million barrels of conventional undiscovered oil, 10,071 billion cubic feet of gas,...
Geology and total petroleum systems of the West-Central Coastal province (7203), West Africa
Michael E. Brownfield, Ronald R. Charpentier
2006, Bulletin 2207-B
The West-Central Coastal Province of the Sub-Saharan Africa Region consists of the coastal and offshore areas of Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Angola (including the disputed Cabinda Province), and Namibia. The area stretches from the east edge of the Niger Delta south...
Hydrogeochemical investigations in the Osgood Mountains, north-central Nevada
Richard B. Wanty, Byron R. Berger, Michele L. Tuttle, Paul H. Briggs, Allen L. Meier, James G. Crock, Lisa L. Stillings
2006, Bulletin 2210-B
Field investigations performed in the Osgood Mountains during the summers of 1999 and 2000 were designed to test methods of combining geologic, hydrologic, and geochemical investigations. The goals were to develop a more thorough understanding of the movement of water through the study area and to understand the water-rock reactions...
Pannonian Basin Province, Central Europe (Province 4808) -Petroleum Geology, Total Petroleum Systems, and Petroleum Resource Assessment
Gordon Dolton
2006, Bulletin 2204-B
This report deals with the Pannonian Basin Province of Central Europe and summarizes the petroleum geology, which was the basis for assessment, and presents results of that assessment. The Pannonian Basin Province consists of a large compound extensional basin of Neogene age overlying Paleogene basins and interior elements of the...
Total Petroleum Systems of the North Carpathian Province of Poland, Ukraine, Czech Republic, and Austria
Mark Pawlewicz
2006, Bulletin 2204-D
Three total petroleum systems were identified in the North Carpathian Province (4047) that includes parts of Poland, Ukraine, Austria, and the Czech Republic. They are the Isotopically Light Gas Total Petroleum System, the Mesozoic-Paleogene Composite Total Petroleum System, and the Paleozoic Composite Total Petroleum System. The Foreland Basin Assessment Unit...
A data viewer for stream-sediment and surface-water chemistry, geology, and geography of the Humboldt River basin, northern Nevada
Douglas B. Yager, Helen W. Folger, Lisa L. Stillings
2006, Bulletin 2210-F
The data and software utilized in this product permit the user to view and analyze the geographic relationships among chemistry of stream sediments and surface waters, geology, and various cartographic base information such as but not limited to cities, county boundaries, and land ownership. Data for this product were compiled...
Eocene to Miocene Composite Total Petroleum System, Irrawaddy-Andaman and North Burma Geologic Provinces, Myanmar
C. J. Wandrey
2006, Bulletin 2208-E
Oligocene–Miocene Maykop/Diatom Total Petroleum System of the South Caspian Basin Province, Azerbaijan, Iran, and Turkmenistan
L. S. Smith-Rouch
2006, Bulletin 2201-I
The South Caspian Basin encompasses the southern extension of the Caspian Sea, including land areas in eastern Azerbaijan, western Turkmenistan, and northern Iran. The region is endowed with abundant petroleum resources, and oil and gas production has played an important commercial role in the region for more than 150 yr,...
Chapter K: Progress in the Evaluation of Alkali-Aggregate Reaction in Concrete Construction in the Pacific Northwest, United States and Canada
Fred H. Shrimer
2005, Bulletin 2209-K
The supply of aggregates suitable for use in construction and maintenance of infrastructure in western North America is a continuing concern to the engineering and resources-management community. Steady population growth throughout the region has fueled demand for high-quality aggregates, in the face of rapid depletion of existing aggregate resources and...
Kinematics of the Short Hill fault — Late Paleozoic contractional reactivation of an Early Paleozoic extensional fault, Blue Ridge-South Mountain anticlinorium, northern Virginia and Southern Maryland
Scott Southworth
2005, Bulletin 2136
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