For Sale : Alaska State geology publications

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Alaska DNR Division of Mines and Minerals : Annual Reports (AR)
All but first are 11x8.5", some illustrations. $2 each. Complete run of 8 years for $10

AK AR 1960 : 88p. (Spot on cover, bumped corner).
AK AR 1961 : 108p.
AK AR 1962 : 119p. (cover edge nicked)
AK AR 1963 : 87p. (bumped corner, mild temporary warp from crooked storage).
AK AR 1964 : 107p. (mild temporary warp from crooked storage)
AK AR 1965 : 99p. (mild temporary warp from crooked storage)
AK AR 1966 : 115p. (mild temporary warp from crooked storage)
AK AR 1967 : 98p. (mild temporary warp from crooked storage, cover faintly varigated)

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Alaska DNR Division of Mines and Minerals : Geologic Reports (GR)
11x8.5”, illustrated

AK GR 18 : 1966 : Geology of Chromite-bearing ultramafic rocks near Eklutna, Anchorage quadrangle, Alaska. By A. W. Rose. 22p., 2 tables, 3 figures (one in pocket). $4

AK GR 38 : 1969 : Uranium in Alaska. By Gilbert R. Eakins. 50p., 3 figures (1 in pocket). $1

AK GR 75 : 1982 : Bedrock geology of the Ambler district, Southwestern Brooks Range, Alaska. By M. W. Hitzman, T. E. Smith, and J. M. Proffett. Two plates (one is a large full-color map) in a printed envelope. scale 1:166,667. (Plates are VG, envelope has bumped edges) $2

Alaska DNR Division of Mines and Minerals : Information Circulars (IC)
11x8.5”, illustrated, staple bound

AK IC 3 : 1968 : Hand placer mining methods – panning. 4p. of text, 3p. of illustrations (rocker, sluices, riffles. Out of print, rarely found. $5

AK IC 4 : 1968 : Uranium prospecting in Alaska. 5p. Out of print, rarely found. $2

AK IC 7 : 1972 : Alaskan companies and prospectors, 1973. 19p. This early - 1973 - version of the Information Circular is out of print and rarely found. (The circular was up-dated and printed again in 1983 under the same circular number)

Alaska Geological Materials: Maps
Maps of Alaska from various sources

Map of Alaskan Military Reconnaissance of 1898. Prepared by direction of Hon. G. D. Meiklejohn. Scale 1 inch = 12 ½ miles. The Norris Peters Company Photo-Litho, Washington D. C. Topography drawn by E. Mahlo, Title and border by C. H. Ourand. This is NO publication number or any other indication that this is part of some other publication OR that it is a reprint, thus I believe it is an 1898 original. The map is black and white, showing only those bits of topography deemed important from a military standpoint. (Good/Fair. Paper is nice and only faintly tanned. Many of the fold junctions have small tears, plus one of the exterior corner squares (when folded) is nearly loose along folds. Some of the folds have been neatly taped on the backside - this tape has not discolored the paper, so it likely is acid-free tape. Outside of map (when folded) is lightly soiled but this does not show on front). $48

MAP : Reconnaissance map of the Broad Pass Region, Alaska, showing topography and camera stations. This is Plate 2 from USGS Bulletin 657 : 1917 : Use of the panoramic camera in topographic surveying with notes on the application of photogrammetry to Aerial surveys. By James W. Bagley. Measures about 20” x 16”. (minor tears at fold junctions). $3

MAP : Reconnaissance map of Fairbanks quadrangle, Yukon-Tanana region Alaska. This is Plate 4 from USGS Bulletin 337 : 1908 : The Fairbanks and Rampart quadrangles, Yukon-Tanana region, Alaska By Prindle, Hess and Covert. It measures about 32” x 32” $5

MAP : Reconnaissance map of Rampart quadrangle, Yukon-Tanana region Alaska. This is Plate 5 from USGS Bulletin 337 : 1908 : The Fairbanks and Rampart quadrangles, Yukon-Tanana region, Alaska By Prindle, Hess and Covert. It measures about 32” x 20” and covers primarily the area between the two rivers where they join. $3

MAP : Topographic and geologic reconnaissance map of the York Tin Region, Seward Peninsula, Alaska. This is Plate 1 from USGS Bulletin 733 : 1922 : Geology of the York Tin deposits, Alaska. By Edward Steidtmann and S. H. Cathcart. Full Color, folded. (Lower blank margin has faint water mark. The rest of the map is in great condition with very light tanning, just enough to make it look old). $3

MAP : Topographic map of Port Valdez District, Alaska. This is Plate 1 from USGS Bulletin 657 : 1917 : Use of the panoramic camera in topographic surveying with notes on the application of photogrammetry to Aerial surveys. By James W. Bagley. The map is a lovely pairing of warm brown and blue, showing interesting topographic features and glaciers and water bodies. It would be lovely framed, measures about 22” x 30” (minor tears at fold junctions). $10

MAP GROUP : These 5 maps are from the USGS Bulletin 500 : 1912 : Geology and coal fields of the lower Matanuska Valley, Alaska. The group of maps consists of : Three copies of Plate 18, which is the “Map of the Lower Matanuska Valley.” One copy of Plate 4, which is Topographic map of the Lower Matanuska valley. One copy of Plate 5, which is a full color Geologic map of the Lower Matanuska Valley. (Paper is tanned, plate number written on back side edge, some minor tears at edges and fold junctions) $8

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Alaska Geological and Historical Materials : Misc. ~9x6" softcover unless noted, some are offprints.

Altiplanation terraces of early quaternary age near Fairbanks, Alaska. 1970. U Ariz reprint series 86. 7p. $1

Basic data on the ultramafic rocks of the Eagle quadrangle, east-central Alaska. By Keith, T.E.C., and Foster, H.L., 1973 U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report: Technical Data Unit classification number 581, 4 large folded sheets. $8

Central and South Central Alaska : Guidebook for Field Conference F. INQUA : International Association for Quaternary Research : 7th congress. 1965. 8x5.5", 141p., illus., fold-outs, road logs, more. $16

City of Bethel – an Alaskan frontier. By Michael Rowan. No date on the publication, but I can tell from the text that it was written in the 1960’s. 11x8.5”, 8p., 7 photos. This is a charmer about the town and the Eskimo people who live there. SCARCE. $8

Cretaceous biostratigraphy of northern Alaska. By Helen Tappan. Extracted from Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Bull. AAPG), 9x6”, illus. 1960, Vol. 44(3) pages 273-297. $6

Cycle of earthquake-induced aggradation and related tidal channel shifting, upper Turnagain Arm, Alaska, USA. By Susan Bartsch-Winkler. 1988. Extracted from Sedimentology 35, pages 621-628. 10x7”, illus. $1

Final environmental impact statement / Preliminary fishery management plane : King and Tanner crabs of the Eastern Bering Sea. 1977 U.S. Dept of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service. No covers, staple bound, 11x8.5”, 84p., illus. SCARCE. (good, outer pages lightly soiled) ac $9

Geochemistry of carbonate cements in the Sag River and Shublik Formations (Triassic/Jurassic), North Slope, Alaska : implications for the geochemical evolution of formation waters. By Peter S. Mozley and Kaj Hoernle. 1990. Extracted from Sedimentology 37, pages 817-836. 10x7”, illus. $4

Geological background of the Iyatayet archeological site, Cape Denbigh, Alaska. By D. M. Hopkins and J. L. Giddings, Jr. 1953, Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, volume 121(11). 9x6”, 33p., 2 tables, 4 plates, 7 figures. (has a mild curve) $9

Geological literature on the North Slope of Alaska by J.C. Mather and W.M. Trollman. 1970 AAPG. 11x8.5", comb-bound to open flat. 133p., plus a few loose pages in supplement. This is a bibliography by topic for this region. (tiny spot on cover). $16

Geology and tectonic setting of lower Kuskokwim-Bristol bay region, Alaska. By Joseph M. Hoare. Extracted from Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Bull. AAPG), 9x6”, illus. 1961, Vol. 45(5), pages 594-611. $3

Glacial geology Tarr Inlet and vicinity, Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska, 1975. by George M. Haselton. 1975. Extracted from National Geographic Society Research Reports, Volume 16. 6p., map. $1

Interpretation of the configuration of the Aleutian ridge. By Olcott Gates and William Gibson. 1956. Extracted from Bulletin GSA vol. 67, pages 127-146, illus, plus large fold-out map. $8

Muir Glacier. Extracted from National Geographic magazine vol 14(12) : 1903. 5p. great photos. Illustration showing ice position in 1890 and 1903. (faint smudges, short edge tear) $2

Notes on some eruptive rocks from Alaska. 1891. Natl Geog. 12p. includes map of Glacier Bay. (cover edge chipped) $2

Nuka formation of late Mississippian to late Permian age, new formation in northern Alaska. by Irvin Tailleur and Edward Sable. . Extracted from Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Bull. AAPG), 9x6”, illus. 1963, Vol. 47(4), pages 632-642. $3

Placer Examination : Principles and practice. By John H. Wells, Mining Engineer, Bureau of Land Management. 1975 reprint by North American Geology Publications. Flexible black leatherette cover, 8.5x5”, 209p., illus, index. Text includes : Review of Placer theory and geology; Types of Placers; Sampling and Evaluation; Sample Washing Equipment; Panning and Assay procedures; Notes on General Practice; Check list for Placer Investigations; Glossary of Placer Terms; Placer Drilling data; Gold Price and value data; and more. (Very Good). $15

Proceedings of the Geological seminar on the North Slope of Alaska. 1970 Pacific Section of the AAPG. 11x8.5", softbound, paged in sections - about 200p., illus. $20

Selected contents of the Geological seminar on the North Slope :
Fold belts of Alaska and Siberia and drift between North America and Asia.
Thermal considerations in permafrost.
The Prudhoe Bay field
Biostratigraphy and dolomite porosity trends of the Lisburne Group.
Sedimentary history of Sadlerochit and Shublik formations in northeastern Alaska.
Sag River sandstone and Kuparuk River sands, two important subsurface units in the Prudhoe Bay field.
And more.

Proposed Oil and Gas Exploration within the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska : Final Environmental Impact Statement and preliminary final regulations. 1983 U.S. Dept. of the Interior. This ia a massive, softbound book. 11x8.5", paged in sections - about 600p., illus, fold-outs, plates in pocket including two full-color maps (Dominant landcover categories. and Vegetation and land cover.). (inside is very good. Library markings on cover and spine, library pocket inside. Bumped corner, nick on edge of cover). $41

Recovery of vegetation at Kodiak. By Robert F. Griggs. 1918 National Geographic Society Katmai expeditions. Offprint from the Ohio Journal of Science vol. 19(1). 10x6.5”, 57p., nicely illustrated with photographs. Partly Uncut. (Owner’s stamps on cover). $18

Report on coal and lignite of Alaska. 1896 USGS. By William Healey Dall. About 11.5x7.5”. Pages 763-908, 11 plates (a number are two-page color maps), 3 figures. Includes three appendices : Report on the fossil plants collected in Alaska in 1895 plus earlier, Report on Paleozoic fossils from Alaska, AND Report on the Mesozoic fossils. This original paper has been extracted from the “Seventeenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey 1895-96, in three parts. Part I - Director's report and other papers.” The spine is neatly taped. I have included a photocopy of the title page of the entire volume and the index to the entire volume. This is a convenient way to own this report without having to deal with the entire huge volume. $28

Salinity Study, Cook Inlet Basin, Alaska. by Don L. McGee. 1977. Alaska Geologic Report 52. 11x8.5", Illus., 6p. plus 5 folded plates in pocket. (cover sunned, edge noticeably bumped). $10

Tanana Lowlands : Reconnaissance gravity survey. Summer 1977. 11x8.5", spiral bound, 15p., Illus., photographic cover. This appears to be an in-company study proposal by PhotoGravity Company, Inc. of Houston, TX (back cover sunned). $6

Trans-Alaska pipeline and West Coast petroleum supply, 1977-1982. This was published in 1974 - a forecast. A staff analysis prepared at the request of Henry M. Jackson, Chairman of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, United States Senate. 1974 U.S. Government Printing Office. Softcover, 9x6”, 520p. This in-depth report includes : Consequences of the Arab embargo; Forecasts of Trans-Alaska pipeline throughput; Production of District V; Marketing plans – Sohio; Correspondence from various senators and others; Various Bills and Motions from the Alaska Department of Natural Resources including Pool Rules for the Prudhoe Bay field; and much, much more. (Fair. Front cover coffee stained, edge of page block has minor soil. All else VG) - $10

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