For Sale : South Dakota State Geology Publications

South Dakota Geological Survey : Bulletins (B)

SD B 10 : 1922 : The possibilities of Oil in South Dakota, a preliminary discussion. By Roy A. Wilson. 9x6”, 97p., illustrated including fold-out map. This is also numbered as University of South Dakota bulletin series 22, no. 3. (Generally VG, but spine is lightly water marked. Content appears to be untouched. Gypsy Oil Company stamps) $7

SD B 17 : 1965 : Geology and ground-water supplies in Sanborn County, South Dakota; Part I: Geology and ground-water supply . Steece, F.V. Howells, L.W. 182 p., 7 pl., 32 fig., 6 tables, 2 app. Plates in pocket. (lower spine end rough). $4

South Dakota Geological Survey : Educational Series (ES)

SD ES 2 : 1968 : Record of Life $1
SD ES 4 : 1970 : History of the South Dakota Geological Survey $2

South Dakota Geological Survey : Misc. Investigations (MI)

SD MI 3 : 1961 : New Miocene formation in SD. $4

SD MI 4 : 1962 : South Dakota's ground water needs and supplies. $2

South Dakota Geological Survey : Reports of Investigations (RI)

SD RI 36 : 1940 : Bentonite in southwestern South Dakota. 56 p., 2 pl., 9 fig., 2 tables, fold-out map. (staple bound) $11

SD RI 66 : 1950 : Magnetic observations in South Dakota. 35 p., 9 fig., 4 tables. Plate in pocket. (pencil note on cover). $6

SD RI 76 : 1954 : Preliminary report on the Reva Gap Anticline. 11 p., 5 fig. $3

SD RI 87 : 1961 : Geology and ground water resources of glacial deposits in the Flandreau Area. Maps in pocket. 117 p., 3 pl., 3 fig., 9 tables, 2 app. $4

SD RI 90 : 1961 : Shallow ground water resources in the Wagner area, Charles mix and Douglas counties, SD.53 p., 2 pl., 12 fig., 5 app. Maps in pocket. (Noticeably bumped corner) $5

SD RI 91 : 1961 : Shallow outwash deposits in the Huron - Wolsey area, Beadle county, SD.44 p., 8 fig., 2 tables, 4 app. $3

SD RI 92 : 1964 : Geology of the Bridger area, west central SD. Map in pocket. 17 p., 2 pl., 2 fig. $2

SD RI 95 : 1964 : Evaluation of exploration methods for coarse aggregate in E SD.84 p., 29 fig., 2 tables, 1 app. $2

SD RI 96 : 1967 : Miocene Batesland formation named in SW SD. 10 p., 3 fig., 2 tables $1

SD RI 98 : 1968 : Red dog Loess named in SW SD. 17 p., 9 fig. $1

SD RI 102 : 1971 : Hydrology of Lake Poinsett. 69 p., 1 pl., 19 fig., 2 tables, 6 app. Map in pocket $3

SD RI 103 : 1971 : Hydrology of Lake Kampeska. 84 p., 20 fig., 1 table, 6 app. Map in pocket. $3

SD RI 109 : 1973 : Ground-water resources of the western half of Fall River county, SD. Map in pocket. 82 p., 1 pl., 17 fig., 5 app. $3

SD RI 111 : 1974 : Miocene channels in the Cedar Pass area, Jackson county, SD. 10 p., 9 fig. $1

South Dakota Geological Survey : Special Reports (SR) ($1 each)

SD SR 26 : 1964 : Ground water supply for the city of Harrisburg
SD SR 27 : 1964 : Ground water supply for the city of Marion
SD SR 29 : 1964 : Ground water supply for the city of Langford
SD SR 30 : 1964 : Ground water supply for the city of Bowdle
SD SR 31 : 1964 : Ground water supply for the city of Canton
SD SR 32 : 1965 : Ground water supply for the city of Ipswich

South Dakota Geological Survey : Water Resources Reports (WRR)

South Dakota Geology Publications : Misc.~9x6" unless otherwise noted, many are offprints.

Devonian – Mississippian Englewood formation in Black Hills, South Dakota. by Gilbert Klapper and W.M. Furnish. 9162, Extracted from Bulletin AAPG vol. 46(11), pages 2071-2078, illus. $2

Geology, Paleontology, paleohydrology, and sedimentology of a Quaternary Mammoth site, Hot Springs, South Dakota : 1974-1979 excavations. by Larry D. Agenbroad and Robert L. Laury. 1975. Extracted from National Geographic Society Research Reports, Volume 16. 31p., illus. $5

Gypsum Spring formation, Northwestern Black Hills, Wyoming and South Dakota. by W.J. Mapel and M.H. Bergendahl. 1956, Extracted from Bulletin AAPG, vol. 40(1), pages 84-93, illus. $3

INQUA Guidebook 1 (SD) : 1965 : Field Conference C : Upper Mississippi Valley. INQUA 7th congress. $2

Japh’s pretty good fossil book of the Dakota territory. By Japheth B. Boyce and Terri Haag. 1991 RJB Rock Shop, Rapid City, South Dakota. Softcover, 11x8.5”, 58p., heavily illustrated. This is an excellent book for absolutely anyone interested in fossils. (Title page inscribed by author). $25

Mining industry of South Dakota. By Francis Church Lincoln, Walter G. Miser, and Joseph B. Cummings. 1937, South Dakota School of Mines Bulletin 17. 9x6”, softcover, 201p., 40 figures, 3 plates in pocket (Custer mining district, Hill City mining district, and Keystone mining district). Contents in five sections : Mining, Mining Law, Mining directory, Alphabetical index of mining properties, index by valuable material. (Fair. Generally VG, but cover is loose from page block and spine has been taped. Owner's stamps on cover). $25

Preliminary description of the geology and water resources of the southern half of the Black Hills and adjoining regions in South Dakota and Wyoming. By N. H. Darton. Extracted from Twenty-First Annual report of the USGS 1899-1900, Part IV - Hydrography, Pages 9-488, 57 plates, 271 figures. Photos, fold-outs, maps (some in color), more. (Poor - This is a reading copy, useable and a good value. The pages have been extracted from a bound volume. The main paper is tightly bound, but the title, table of contents, illustrations list, and index pages are loose. Some water and some water marking. Nothing stiff or stuck.) $10

Structure and origin of Black Hills Pre-cambrian granite domes (SD). 1943. J. Geol. 27p. photos. (last page present but detached). $4

USGS Water Supply Paper WS 90 Plates (SD) : Geology and water resources of part of the lower James River valley, South Dakota. 1904. Present here are the 3 folded plates only. No text. Included here : 1) Map of a portion of eastern South Dakota, showing depths to bed rock (Color). 2) Map of a portion of Eastern South Dakota showing depth to water at base of the till (color). 3) Map of a part of SE South Dakota comprising portions of Beadle, Kinsbury, Miner, Sanborn, Jerauld, Aurora, Davison, Hanson, and McCook counties, Showing Artesian conditions (Full color - a large and lovely map). (Three plates are very good, container is tattered) $12