For Sale : U.S.G.S. Professional Papers 400-799
United States Geological Survey

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USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER / PAPERS FOR SALE:

USGS PP 400-A : 1960 : Geological Survey research 1960; synopsis of geologic results. Author / Director : Nolan. 136p., 4 figures. $1

USGS PP 401 : 1964 : Lake Lahontan – Geology of southern Carson Desert, Nevada. By R. B. Morrison. A stratigraphic study of the Cenozoic geology of part of the basin of Lake Lahontan, one of the great late Pleistocene lakes of Western United States. 156p., 12 plates in pocket, 39 figures, 12 tables. Text and plates are in a hard-shell folder. (All Good, but one hinge on hard-shell folder is partly cracked and could use tape) $7

USGS PP 404 : 1964 : Stratigraphy and structure of the northern and western flanks of the Black Hills uplift, Wyoming, Montana, and South Dakota. By Charles S. Robinson, William J. Mapel, and Maximilian H. Bergendahl. 134p., 5 plates in pocket, 8 figures, 1 table. $15

USGS PP 405 : 1962 : Saline minerals of the Green River Formation. Author: Fahey With a section on X-ray powder data for saline minerals of the Green River Formation. 50p. $1

USGS PP 406 : 1962 : The Eureka mining district, Nevada by Thomas B. Nolan. 78p., 11 plates (on a total of 13 sheets) in hardbound binder, 15 figures, 2 tables. Good (Binder spine faded and one hinge needs tape. Minor edge wear, owner's name.) - $65

USGS PP 411-C : 1961 : Transverse dispersion in liquid flow through porous media.. By Eugene S. Simpson. (Fluid movement in earth materials.) 30p., 29 figs., 1 table. $1

USGS PP 411-D : 1962 : Review of some elements of soil-moisture theory.. Author: Remson. Fluid movement in earth materials. 38p. $6

USGS PP 414-A : 1962 : Interpretation of the composition and a classification of the chlorites. By Margaret D. Foster. (Shorter contributions to general geology.) A study of the compositional relations of chlorites and a classification based on the two principal types of ionic replacement found in them. 33p., 9 figs., 2 tables. $1

USGS PP 414-B : 1962 : Mohrs theory of strength and Prandtls compressed cell in relation to vertical tectonics. By S. P. Kanizay. (Shorter contributions to general geology). Plastic mechanics of geologic deformation. 16p., 13 figs. $1

USGS PP 414-D : 1963 : Sierra Nevada batholith : a synthesis of recent work across the central part.. Author : Bateman and others. 46p. Great photos, 1 very large color map in pocket. (Fair/Poor : Entire blank margin of pages (on the side where you turn them) is rippled and damp discolored. Text, photos and map unaffected.) $2

USGS PP 414-G : 1963 : Redescription of three species of corals from the Lockport Dolomite in New York. Author: Oliver Shorter contributions to general geology. 1963. 18p. $1

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USGS PP 417-C : 1964 : Hydrology and hydrogeology of Navajo Lake, Kane County, Utah. By M. T. Wilson and H. E. Thomas. (Contributions to stream-basin hydrology. 26p., 3 plates in pocket, 15 figures, 5 tables. (bumped corners) $1

USGS PP 417-D : 1964 : Chemical quality of the surface waters of the Snake River basin. Author: Laird Contributions to stream-basin hydrology. 47p. 5 plates in pocket. $3

USGS PP 417-E : 1965 : Natural water loss and recoverable water in mountain basins of Southern California. Author: Crippen Contributions to stream-basin hydrology. 24p. $1

USGS PP 417-F : 1969 : A water budget of the Carson Valley, Nevada. Author: Piper Contributions to stream-basin hydrology. 8p. 1 plate in pocket. $2

USGS PP 420-A : 1965 : Geology of the Los Angeles Basin, California; an introduction. (Geology of the Eastern Los Angeles basin, southern California) The evolution of a most prolific oil district and the framework for several detailed reports on its geology and gravitational aspects. By Yerkes, R. F.; McCulloh, T. H.; Schoellhamer, J. E.; Vedder, J. G. 56p., frontispiece, 4 plates in pocket, 14 figures, 3 tables. $25

USGS PP 422-B : 1963 : Hydraulic geometry of a small tidal estuary. Author: Myrick Physiographic and hydraulic studies of rivers. 18p. $5

USGS PP 422-D : 1964 : Channel patterns and terraces of the Loup Rivers in Nebraska. Author: Brice Physiographic and hydraulic studies of rivers. 41p. $1

USGS PP 422-F : 1965 : Sediment yield of the Castaic Watershed, western Los Angeles County, California; a quantitative geomorphic approach. Author: Lustig. Physiographic and hydraulic studies of rivers. 23p. 2 plates in separate pocket. $2

USGS PP 422-G : 1965 : The distribution of branches in river networks. Author: Giusti Physiographic and hydraulic studies of rivers. 10p. $1

USGS PP 422-M : 1968 : Flood surge on the Rubicon river, California – hydrology, hydraulics and boulder transport. By Kevin M. Scott and George C. Gravlee, Jr. (Physiographic and hydraulic studies of rivers). 40p., 33 figs., 5 tables. (bumped corners) $1

USGS PP 424-A : 1961 : Geological Survey research, 1962. Author: Nolan. 194p. $15

USGS PP 424-D : 1961 : Geological Survey research, 1961. Short papers in the geologic and hydrologic sciences, Articles 293-435. 408p. $28

Sample content of USGS Professional Paper 424-D :
Potassic felspathization and thorium deposition in the Wet Mountains, Colorado.
Volcanic rocks of Ordovician age in the Mount Chase ridge, Island Falls quadrangle, Maine.
Variation in temperature of two streams on Long Island, New York.
Effects of a buried anticline on ground water in Navajo sandstone in the Copper Mine – Preston Mesa area, Coconino county, Arizona.
Landslides east of Funeral Mountains, near Death Valley Junction, California.
Central vent ash-flow eruption, western San Juan mountains, Colorado.
Deformation accompanying the Hebgen Lake, Montana, earthquake of August 17, 1959.
Recession of the Portage Glacier, Alaska.
Cave deposits of phosphate rock in central Java, Indonesia.
Polygonal features on bedrock, North Greenland,
Geologic ranges of Cenozoic nonmarine diatoms.
Electrical properties of a part of the Portage Lake lava series, Houghton county, Michigan.
Geochemical surveying for gold veins in the Atlantic district, Wyoming.
Disposal of uranium-mill effluent near Grants, New Mexico.

USGS PP 425 : 1963 : Geochemistry and petrology of the Alkalic igneous complex at Magnet cover, Arkansas.. By R. L. Erickson and L. V. Blade. 95p. 3 plates in pocket (1 large color), 11 figures, 71 tables. (VG. Minor edge nick on a few pages) $32

USGS PP 427-B : 1964 : Influences of strip mining on the hydrologic environment of parts of Beaver Creek basin, Kentucky, 1955-59. By Charles R. Collier and others. (Hydrologic influences of strip mining.) 85p., 2 plates in pocket, 50 figs., 40 tables. (bumped corners) $1

USGS PP 427-C : 1970 : Influences of strip mining on the hydrologic environment of parts of Beaver Creek basin, Kentucky, 1955-66. Author: Collier Hydrologic influences of strip mining. 80p. 2 plates in pocket. (Fair/Poor : Damp damage to text (mostly confined to one corner) - nothing stuck. Plates are fine.) $1

USGS PP 427-D : 1985 : Influences of strip mining on the hydrologic environment of parts of Beaver Creek basin, Kentucky, 1973-74. Author: Krieger Hydrologic influences of strip mining. 63p. (Very minor paper damage on small spot on back cover.) $1

USGS PP 428 : Geology and mineral deposits of the Jefferson City Quadrangle, Jefferson and Lewis and Clark counties, Montana. By George E. Becraft, Darrell M. Pinckney, and Sam Rosenblum. 101p., 18 plates in pocket, 50 figures, 12 tables.

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Good : Plates and text.(Hardshell Plate binder has minor exterior soil) - $28
PLATES ONLY in hardshell binder, text missing. 18 plates present. (binder has one cracked hinge that needs tape) - $14

USGS PP 431 : 1964 : Geology and mineral deposits of the Osgood Mountains quadrangle, Humboldt county, Nevada by Preston E. Hotz and Ronald Willden. Stratigraphy and structure of Paleozoic rocks, granitic intrusions, contact metamorphism, and deposits of tungsten, gold, and other minerals. 129p., 11 plates in pocket. (bumped corners) $32

USGS PP 433-B : 1964 : Dispersion of dissolved or suspended materials in flowing streams. Author: Glover Transport of radionuclides by streams. 32p. $1

USGS PP 433-E : 1968 : A laboratory investigation of open-channel dispersion processes for dissolved, suspended, and floating dispersants. Author: Sayre Transport of radionuclides by streams. 71p. $1

USGS PP 433-H : 1969 : Distribution of radionuclides in bottom sediment of the Clinch River, eastern Tennessee. Author: Pickering Transport of radionuclides by streams. 25p. $1

USGS PP 433-I : 1969 : Inventory of radionuclides in bottom sediment of the Clinch River, eastern Tennessee. Author: Carrigan Transport of radionuclides by streams. 18p. $1

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USGS PP 433-J : 1970 : Composition of water in Clinch River, Tennessee River, and Whiteoak Creek as related to disposal of low-level radioactive liquid wastes. Author: Pickering Transport of radionuclides by streams. 15p. (One corner bumped.) $1

USGS PP 433-K : 1970 : Stream dispersion at selected sites. Author: Godfrey Transport of radionuclides by streams. 38p. $1

USGS PP 433-L : 1973 : Distribution of radionuclides in bottom sediments of the Columbia River estuary. Author: Hubbell Transport of radionuclides by streams. 63p. 2 plates in separate pocket. (Corners bumped. Contrasty fading on front cover.) $2

USGS PP 433-N : 1973 : Radionuclides in transport in the Columbia River from Pasco to Vancouver, Washington. Author: Haushild Transport of radionuclides by streams. 43p. (Corners bumped.) $1

USGS PP 434-A : 1963 : Probability distribution of low flows. Author: Matalas Statistical studies in hydrology. 27p. $5

USGS PP 434-C : 1963 : Use of correlation to improve estimates of the mean and variance.. Author: Fiering. Statistical studies in hydrology. 9p. (Bent corner.) $1

USGS PP 434-F : 1971 : A flood-frequency relation based on regional record maxima. Author: Carrigan Statistical studies in hydrology. 1971. 22p. (One corner bent.) $1

USGS PP 440-K : 1963 : Data of geochemistry 6th edition, Chapter K : Volcanic emanations. Tabulation and discussion of about 300 chemical analyses of volcanic gases, volcanic sublimates, incrustations, and reaction products, and gases driven from igneous rocks by heating.. Author : White and Waring. 27p. (Bumped corner) $1

USGS PP 440-S : 1963 : Data of geochemistry 6th edition, Chapter S : Chemical composition of sandstones - excluding carbonate and volcanic sands.. Author : Pettijohn. 21p. (Bumped corners, may have notes on cover.) $1

USGS PP 440-Y : 1963 : Data of geochemistry 6th edition, Chapter Y : Marine evaporites. Author : Stewart. 52p. Plate in pocket. (Bumped corners, notes on cover.) $1

USGS PP 440-JJ : 1972 : Data of geochemistry 6th edition, Chapter JJ : Composition of Fluid Inclusions by Edwin Roedder. Review of world literature on analysis of fluid inclusions, applicability and limitation sof the methods used, published and unpublished data obtained, and their geological implications. 164p., 12 plates. $20

USGS PP 445 : 1965 : Ore deposits of the Coeur d’Alene district, Shoshone county, Idaho. By Verne Fryklund, Jr. With a section on the bleached rock in the Coeur d’Alene district by Paul Weis. 103p., 5 plates in pocket, 47 figures, 26 tables. SCARCE. (Spine taped, cover has mild soil) $48

USGS PP 447 : 1965 : The Comanche Series and associated rocks in the subsurface in central and South Florida. Author: Applin. 92p. 7 plates in pocket. (Back cover has extra wear.) $3

USGS PP 449 : 1964 : Geology of the central and northern parts of the Western Cascade Range in Oregon. By Dallas L. Peck, Allan B. Griggs, Herbert G. Schlicker, Francis G. Wells, and Hollis M. Dole. 56p., 1 plate in pocket, 36 figures, 9 tables. $1

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USGS PP 450-A : 1962 : Geological Survey research 1962; synopsis of geologic, hydrologic, and topographic results. Author: USGS Geological Survey research 1962. 257p. (Corner bent, edge of page block barely soiled, tiny tear on edge of front cover.) $3

USGS PP 450-B : 1962 : Short papers in geology, hydrology, and topography; Articles 1-59. Author: USGS Geological Survey research 1962. 144p. (Back cover very lightly soiled.) $16

USGS PP 450-C : 1962 : Short papers in geology and hydrology; Articles 60-119. Author: USGS Geological Survey research 1962. 147p. $15

USGS PP 450-D : 1962 : Short papers in geology, hydrology, and topography; Articles 120-179. 60 different articles on lots of great topics such as the Arizona Meteor crater. 195p.

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USGS PP 450-E : 1963 : Short papers in geology, hydrology, and topography; Articles 180-239. Author: USGS Geological Survey research 1962. 189p. (Fair : The front cover and first few pages have light soil, extra wear and bent corners like this paper has been in the field. Remainder is good.) $1

USGS PP 454-A : 1963 : Petrography of some sandstones and shales of Paleozoic age from borings in Florida. Author: Carroll Shorter contributions to general geology. 15p. (One corner bent, bumped edges.) $1

USGS PP 454-BC : 1963 : Pillowed lavas; I : Intrusive layered lava pods and pillowed lavas, Unalaska Island, Alaska, AND Pillowed Lavas, II : A review of Recent literature. By George L. Snyder and George D. Fraser. (Shorter contributions to general geology.) 30p., 18 figs., 2 tables. (bumped corner) $1

USGS PP 454-F : 1964 : Smaller Foraminifera from the late Tertiary of southern Okinawa. Author : LeRoy, L. W. 58p., plus 16 plates. $1

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USGS PP 454-H : 1963 : The disparity between present rates of denudation and orogeny by A.S. Schumm. Modern rates of denudation and orogeny are compared, and the geologic implications of the disparity between them are considered. 13p. (lightly bumped corners) $1

USGS PP 454-J : 1964 : Geology of Bullfrog quadrangle and ore deposits related to Bullfrog Hills Caldera, Nye county, Nevada and Inyo county, California by Henry R. Cornwall and Frank J. Kleinhampl. 25p., 10 plates in pocket (2 are color ). (lightly bumped edges) $12

USGS PP 458-A : 1964 : Regional Geology of the Steamboat Springs area, Washoe county, Nevada. By G.A. Thompson and D.E. White. Volcanic geology, structure, and mineral deposits of the Mount Rose quadrangle and additional data from the Virginia City and nearby quadrangles. 52p., 2 folded plates in pocket (both are full color geologic maps), 19 figures, 3 tables. $22

USGS PP 458-B : Rocks, structure, and geologic history of Steamboat Springs thermal area, Washoe county, Nevada. By Donald E. White, G. A. Thompson, and C. H. Sandberg. Geology and geochemistry of the Steamboat Springs area, Nevada. 62p., 5 plates in pocket, 25 figures, 5 tables. Mount Rose and Virginia City quadrangles. $22

USGS PP 458-D : 1979 : Duration of hydrothermal activity at Steamboat Springs, Nevada, from ages of spatially associated volcanic rocks. Author: Silberman Geology and geochemistry of the Steamboat Springs area, Nevada. 14p. $1

USGS PP 459-A : 1964 : Stratigraphy and structure of the Antler Peak quadrangle, Humboldt and Lander counties, Nevada by Ralph J. Roberts. (Geology of the Antler Peak quadrangle, Nevada.) Descriptions and regional relations of geologic units in a complex mining district. 93p. plus 7 plates in pocket, 37 figures, 10 tables. $20

USGS PP 459-B : 1965 : Ore deposits of the Antler Peak Quadrangle, Humboldt and Lander counties, Nevada by Ralph J. Roberts and D.C. Arnold. Geology of the Antler Peak Quadrangle, Nevada. Summary of base- and precious-metal deposits in the Battle Mountain mining district. 94p., plus 19 plates in hard binder, 19 figures, 7 tables. (Good, but spine ends of text are taped and one hinge of plate binder is cracked but still intact. Owner's stamps). $20

USGS PP 462-G : 1965 : Effects of water temperature on the discharge of bed material. Author: Colby Sediment transport in alluvial channels. 25p. $1

USGS PP 468 : 1964 : Crystal chemistry of beryllium. Author: Ross. 30p. (One corner bumped.) $1

USGS PP 473-A : 1964 : Geochemistry of ground water in mine drainage problems. Author: Barnes. Mining hydrology. 6p. (One corner bent on back cover.) $1

USGS PP 474-D : 1964 : The 1961 eruption of Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii. Author: Richter Shorter contributions to general geology. 34p. $1

USGS PP 474-E : 1964 : Uraniferous phosphatic lake beds of Eocene age in intermontane basins of Wyoming and Utah. Author: Love Shorter contributions to general geology. 66p. 5 plates in pocket. (One corner bumped or Slight soil on back cover.) $3

USGS PP 475-A : 1963 : Geological Survey research 1963; Summary of investigations. 300p. (Spine very slightly soiled.) $20

USGS PP 475-B : 1963 : Geological Survey research 1963; Short papers in geology and hydrology, Articles 1-59. 219p., illus. Among many more, a few of the specific places mentioned are : Drum mountains of Juab county in Utah, Triassic Chinle formation in the Colorado Plateau, Talkeetna mountains in Alaska, Uranium deposits at Ambrosia Lake in New Mexico, Independence quadrangle of Inyo county in California, the Livingston group of Montana, Island Beach State Park in New Jersey, Shumagin Islands in Alaska, Baranof Island in Alaska, Fossiliferous rocks near Ashland in Maine, Miocene vertebrates from Middle Park in Colorado – much more. Includes a curiously titled article under Astrogeology, “Origin and nature of the probable skeletal fuzz on the Moon.” (spine has a little tape) $2

USGS PP 475-C : 1963 : Geological Survey research 1963; Short papers in geology and hydrology, Articles 60-121. 232p., illus. Among many more, a few of the specific places mentioned are : Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, Cottonwood Canyon in the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming, San Juan mountains of Colorado, Pueblo Colorado, Chilhowee mountain in Blount county of Tennessee, gravity in the Rampart range of Colorado, - much more.

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Good (Paper has been bent. Slightest soil to front and back covers.) - $29

USGS PP 475-D : 1964 : Geological Survey research 1963; Short papers in geology and hydrology, Articles 122-172. 223p., illus. Among many more, a few of the specific places mentioned are : Miocene vertebrates of the Barstow formation in southern California, Thirsty Canyon tuff of Nye and Esmeralda counties in Nevada, Sawatch range of Colorado, Gypsum Valley salt anticline in San Miguel county of Colorado, The Creede caldera in Colorado, Smyrna Mills quadrangle in Aroostook county of Maine, Cazadero in California, Crustal structure in the vicinity of Las Vegas in Nevada, Seismic investigations on Cape Cod in Massachusetts, Spar City district in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado, Rich oil shale from northern Alaska, Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, - much more. (Paper has been bent. Slightest soil to front and back covers.) $2

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USGS PP 483-I : 1965 : Correlation and foraminifera of the Monmouth Group (Upper Cretaceous), Long Island, New York. Author: Perlmutter Contributions to paleontology. 1965. 37p. $1

USGS PP 485-B : 1965 : Throughfall for summer thunderstorms in a juniper and pinyon woodland, Cibecue Ridge, Arizona. Author: Collings Vegetation and hydrologic phenomena. 13p. $1

USGS PP 485-C : 1967 : Annual growth of suppressed chestnut oak and red maple--A basis for hydrologic inference. Author: Phipps Vegetation and hydrologic phenomena. 27p. $1

USGS PP 486-I : 1977 : Analog simulation of the ground-water system, Yuma, Arizona. Author: Patten Water resources of lower Colorado River Salton sea area. 10p. 1 plate in pocket. $1

USGS PP 489 : 1965 : Geology and ore deposits of the Metaline zinc-lead district, Pend Oreille county, Washington by McClelland G. Dings and Donald H. Whitebread. A study of the ore deposits, rock alteration, stratigraphy, and structure in the most economically important zinc-lead district in the State of Washington. 109p. plus separate hardbound binder of 6 plates (some in color), 39 figures, 9 tables.

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Good. (Bumped corners, hinge of plate binder cracked at spine end). $18

USGS PP 490 : 1965 : Geology of the Flaming Gorge area, Utah – Colorado – Wyoming. By Wallace R. Hansen. A reexamination of an area first made known through the Territorial surveys of Powell, King and Hayden. 196p., 3 plates in pocket, 68 figures, 7 tables. $35

USGS PP 492 : 1965 : Thermal springs of the United States and other countries of the world – a summary by Gerald A. Waring, revised by Reginald Blankenship and Ray Bentall. 383p., 82 figures. Lots of detail!! $9

USGS PP 495-A : 1965 : Stratigraphy and geologic history of the uppermost Cretaceous, Paleocene, and Lower Eocene rocks in the Wind River Basin, Wyoming. By William R. Keefer. (Geology of the Wind River Basin, Central Wyoming). 77p., 4 plates in pocket, 38 figures, 7 tables. G - $65

USGS PP 495-C : 1970 : Cenozoic Geology of Granite Mountains area, Central Wyoming. By J. D. Love. (Geology of the Wind River Basin, Central Wyoming). Cenozoic history of a major mountain range and its influence on stratigraphy and economic resources in adjacent sedimentary basins. 154p., frontispiece, 10 plates in pocket, 61 figures, 13 tables (1 in pocket). Plates and text are in hard-shell folder. G/VG. $45

USGS PP 495-E : 1972 : Frontier, Cody, and Mesaverde formations in the Wind River and Southern Bighorn basins, Wyoming. By William R. Keefer. (Geology of the Wind River Basin, Central Wyoming). 23p., 3 plates in pocket, 9 figures, 2 tables. (back cover hinge partly torn due to thick plates in pocket). $12

USGS PP 496-A : 1964 : Geology of Green River formation and associated Eocene rocks in south-western Wyoming and adjacent parts of Colorado and Utah. By W. H. Bradley. (The Green River and associated Tertiary formations). 86p., 3 plates in pocket, 20 figures, 6 tables. $25

USGS PP 496-B : 1969 : Geochemistry and paleolimnology of the trona deposits and associated authigenic minerals of the Green River Formation of Wyoming. By W. H. Bradley and H. P. Eugster. Physical chemistry that determined formation of thick and extensive trona and trona-halite beds and accompanying authigenic minerals in the paleolimnologic and climatic setting is discussed. 71p., 35 figures, 23 tables, 2 plates in pocket. $2

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USGS PP 500-D : 1969 : Trend-surface analysis of the Basin and Range Province, and some geomorphic implications. Author : Lawrence K. Lustig. A quantitative study of Basin and Range topography which provides a basis for considerations of the nature of a physiographic province, and of the relief age of ranges, the origin of pediments, and the development of mountain drainage systems in the Western United States. 70p., 46 figures, 1 table. $2

USGS PP 502-B : 1971 : Hydrology and geochemistry of Abert, Summer, and Goose lakes, and other closed basin lakes in south-central Oregon. Author: Phillips Closed basin investigations. 86p. 2 plates in pocket. $2

USGS PP 502-C : 1975 : Solute balance at Albert and Summer lakes, South-central Oregon. Author: Van Denburgh Closed basin investigations. 29p. 1 plate in pocket. $2

USGS PP 504-B : 1965 : Postglacial drainage evolution and stream geometry in the Ontonagon area, Michigan. Author: Hack Shorter contributions to general geology. 40p. 1 plate in pocket. (One corner bent.) $2

USGS PP 514 : 1966 : Measurement of hydraulic diffusivity of wedge-shaped aquifers drained by streams. Author: Stallman. 50p. 120 plates in pocket. (Plates are single pages tied together. In cardboard container which has bumped corners.) $5

USGS PP 516-C : 1966 : Regional geophysical investigations of the Moab-Needles area, Utah. By H. R. Joesting, J. E. Case, and Donald Plouff. (Geophysical Field Investigations, Gravity and magnetic survey of parts of Canyonlands National Park). 21p., 4 plates in pocket, 4 figures, 1 table. $1

USGS PP 516-D : 1967 : Geologic interpretation of gravity and aeromagnetic maps of Tintic valley and adjacent areas, Tooele and Juab counties, Utah. By D. R. Mabey and H. T. Morris. (Geophysical field investigations). Geophysical data indicate the thickness of Cenozoic sedimentary and volcanic rocks and the distribution of igneous rocks. 10p., 1 plate in pocket, 1 figures, 1 table. $1

USGS PP 517 : 1966 : Artesian water in Tertiary limestone in the Southeastern States. Author: Stringfield. 226p. $1

USGS PP 524-D : 1966 : History of nomenclature and stratigraphy of rocks adjacent to the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary, Western San Juan Basin, New Mexico. By Elmer H. Baltz, Sidney R. Ash, and Roger Y. Anderson. (Shorter contributions to general geology). 23p., 1 plate in pocket, 5 figures. (bumped corners) $1

USGS PP 524-G : 1967 : The Gulf Series in the subsurface in northern Florida and southern Georgia. Author: Applin Shorter contributions to general geology. 38p. 7 plates in pocket.

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USGS PP 535 : 1969 : Geology and ore deposits of the Eureka and adjoining districts, San Juan mountains, Colorado. By Wilbur S. Burbank and Robert G. Luedke. A study of part of the western San Juan Mountains eruptive center, its related cauldron subsidence structures, altered volcanic rocks and ore deposits. 73p., 8 plates in pocket, 15 figures, 15 tables. Good. $73

USGS PP 552 : 1967 : Stratigraphy and regional tectonic implications of part of Upper Cretaceous and Tertiary rocks, East-central San Juan basin, New Mexico. By Elmer H. Baltz. Prepared in cooperation with the Jicarilla Apache Tribe. 101p., 8 plates in pocket, 27 figures, 1 table. Plates and text are in a hard-shell folder. $6

USGS PP 554-A : 1967 : Minor elements in alluvial magnetite from the Inner Piedmont belt, North and South Carolina. Author: Theobald Shorter contributions to general geology. 34p. 2 large plates in separate pocket. (Corners bumped.) $2

USGS PP 554-B : 1967 : Big Snowy and Amsden groups and the Mississippian – Pennsylvanian boundary in Montana. By Edwin K. Maughan and Albert E. Roberts. A study of the Upper Mississippian and Pennsylvanian sedimentary formations with special emphasis on their regional correlation, variation in lithology, and age assignments. 27p., 4 plates in pocket, 7 figs., 2 tables. (minor owner marks on cover) $1

USGS PP 554-C : 1967 : The nature of batholiths. By warren Hamilton and W. Bradley Myers. (Shorter contributions to general geology). A survey of features of U.S. batholiths leads to the interpretation that these complexes are generally thin and that they crystallized beneath covers consisting largely of their own volcanic ejecta. 30p., 8 figs. $8

USGS PP 554-F : 1967 : The internal magnetization of seamounts and its computer calculation. Author: Grossling Shorter contributions to general geology. 26p. 3 plates in pocket. $7

USGS PP 555 : 1967 : General geology of Santa Rita quadrangle, Grant county, New Mexico. By William Jones, Robert Hernon, and Samuel Moore. A study of the physical and chemical characteristics of the sedimentary and igneous rocks and of the structural framework of a major base-metal mining district. 144p., 3 color plates in pocket, 50 figures, 23 tables. $32

USGS PP 557 : 1967 : Geology of the Connors Pass quadrangle, Schell Creek Range, East-central Nevada by Harald Drewes. Stratigraphy and structure of a complexly deformed area in the Basin and Range province, and an evaluation of the tectonic environment in which it was developed. 93p. 3 plates in pocket (2 in color), 14 figures, 16 tables.

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USGS PP 560-I : 1975 : Geology of the Arabian Peninsula, Jordan. Author : Bender, Friedrich. 36p., 3 plates in pocket. (noticeably bumped corners, plates are very good and not bumped) $55

USGS PP 562-B : 1967 : Flume experiments on the transport of a coarse sand. Author: Williams Sediment transport in alluvial channels. 31p. $1

USGS PP 562-C : 1969 : The behavior of large particles falling in quiescent liquids. Author: Stringham Sediment transport in alluvial channels. 36p. $1

USGS PP 562-D : 1969 : Response of a laboratory alluvial channel to changes of hydraulic and sediment-transport variables. Author: Rathbun Sediment transport in alluvial channels. 32p. $1

USGS PP 562-E : 1970 : Fluorescent sand as a tracer of fluvial sediment. Author: Kennedy Sediment transport in alluvial channels. 13p. $1

USGS PP 562-F : 1971 : Statistical properties of dune profiles. Author: Nordin Sediment transport in alluvial channels. 41p. (Faint damp marks on some edges and back cover.) $1

USGS PP 562-K : 1973 : An experimental study of heavy-mineral segregation under alluvial-flow conditions.. Author: Brady Sediment transport in alluvial channels. 38p. (Cover detached from one staple.) $1

USGS PP 569-B : 1970 : Geohydrologic significance of lithofacies of the Cockfield Formation of Louisiana and Mississippi and of the Yegua Formation of Texas. Author: Payne Geohydrology of the Claiborne Group. 14p. 12 large plates in pocket. (Fair/Poor : Cardboard binder in sad shape, text has damp damage in a spot at spine, some of plates show damp marks but nothing wrecked.) $2

USGS PP 569-C : 1972 : Hydrologic significance of lithofacies of the Cane River Formation or equivalents of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Author: Payne Geohydrology of the Claiborne Group. 17p. 16 large plates in pocket. (Cardboard binder and back cover of text lightly stained.) $12

USGS PP 569-D : 1975 : Geohydrologic significance of lithofacies of the Carrizo Sand of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas and the Meridian Sand of Mississippi. Author: Payne Geohydrology of the Claiborne Group. 11p. 14 large plates in pocket. $9

USGS PP 574-B : 1967 : Methods of computation for estimating geochemical abundance.. Author: Miesch. Statistical studies in field geochemistry. 15p. (Back cover has minor soil.) $1

USGS PP 574-C : 1970 : Geochemical environments and cardiovascular mortality rates in Georgia. Author: Shacklette Statistical studies in field geochemistry. 39p. $1

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USGS PP 574-E : 1973 : Airborne chemical elements in Spanish moss. Author: Shacklette Statistical studies in field geochemistry. 46p. $1

USGS PP 574-I : 1984 : Factor analysis of the chemistry of Spanish moss. Author: Connor Statistical studies in field geochemistry. 20p. $1

USGS PP 576-A : 1968 : Stratigraphy of Slick Rock District and Vicinity, San Miguel and Dolores counties, Colorado. Author : Daniel R. Shawe, George C. Simmons, and Norbert L. Archbold. A study of about 13,000 feet of strata of Paleozoic and Mesozoic age underlying the district forms the background for understanding the origin of uranium-vanadium deposits. 108p., 48 figures, 5 tables, 16 plates in pocket (on a total of 17 sheets). Plates and text in a hard-shell folder. (bumped corners on text OR spine barely soiled) $6

USGS PP 576-B : 1968 : Petrography of sedimentary rocks in the Slick Rock district, San Miguel and Dolores counties, Colorado. By Daniel R. Shawe. (Geologic investigations in the Slick Rock District, San Miguel and Dolores counties, Colorado). Microscopic study of uranium- and vanadium-bearing and associated sedimentary units contributes to the understanding of the geologic events that formed the rocks : sedimentation, deep burial, mild deformation, and alteration. 34p., 46 figures, 12 tables. $1

USGS PP 576-C : 1970 : Structure of the Slick Rock district and vicinity, San Miguel and Dolores counties, Colorado. By Daniel R. Shawe. (Geologic investigations in the Slick Rock District, San Miguel and Dolores counties, Colorado). Folding and fracturing of Paleozoic and Mesozoic sedimentary strata were sporadic, but interrelated, and occurred during and after deposition of the rocks. Interpretation of the influence of folds and fractures upon epigenetic alteration clarifies the time and manner of formation of the uranium-vanadium deposits. 18p., 7 figures, 1 table. $1

USGS PP 576-D : 1976 : Sedimentary rock alteration in the Slick Rock District, San Miguel and Dolores counties, Colorado. By Daniel R. Shawe. (Geologic investigations in the Slick Rock District, San Miguel and Dolores counties, Colorado). Epigenetic alteration of sedimentary rocks was spatially and temporally related to deposition of uranium-vanadium ores. Mineralogic and chemical characteristics and distribution of altered rocks suggest that uranium- and vanadium-bearing pore waters that were expelled from compacted Upper Cretaceous Mancos Shale in early Tertiary time accounted for the alteration of sedimentary rocks and formation of the ores in the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation. 51p., 2 plates in pocket, 28 figures, 24 tables. $2

USGS PP 576-E : 1976 : Geologic history of the Slick Rock District and vicinity, San Miguel and Dolores counties, Colorado. By Daniel R. Shawe. (Geologic investigations in the Slick Rock District, San Miguel and Dolores counties, Colorado). A review of the origin of sedimentary rocks and geologic history of the region indicates that formation of uranium-vanadium deposits was a natural result of the deposition of the rocks, the occurrence of intrastratal waters therein, and the postdepositional movement of the waters resulting from evolution of the sedimentary rock environment. 19p., 2 figures, 1 table. $1

USGS PP 578 : 1968 : Redescription of Upper Devonian conodont genera and species proposed by Ulrich and Bassler in 1926. By John W. Huddle. A modern taxonomic revision of the classic paper that initiated biostratigraphic use of conodonts. 44 of the original species are considered valid and distinct. 55p., 17 plates (unnumbered pages following text), 2 figs.

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USGS PP 580 : 1968 : Mineral resources of the Appalachian Region by the USGS and the US Bureau of Mines. A compilation of information on the mineral resources, mineral industry, and geology of the Appalachian region. 492p. 4 plates in pocket (two are color ). Poor : (Text is good with some wear, but 4 pocket plates are missing) $5

USGS PP 581-A : 1967 : Seismic reflection profiles along the drill holes on the continental margin off Florida. Author: Emery Drilling on the continental margin off Florida. 8p. $1

USGS PP 586 : 1968 : Geology of the Hot Sulphur springs quadrangle, Grand County, Colorado. By Glen A. Izett. General geology of part of Middle Park, Colorado, with emphasis on the Troublesome Formation of Miocene age. 79p., 1 plate in pocket, 25 figures, 10 tables. $1

USGS PP 590 : 1968 : A descriptive catalog of selected aerial photographs of geologic features in the United States.. Author: Denny. 133p. 1 plate in separate pocket. $15

USGS PP 591 : 1969 : A descriptive catalog of selected aerial photographs of geologic features in areas outside the United States.. Author: Warren. 37p. 1 plate in pocket. (One corner bent.) $2

USGS PP 593-A : 1967 : Permian Tethyan fusulinids from California. Author: Douglass Contributions to paleontology. 1967. 25p. (One corner bent.) $1

USGS PP 593-F : 1968 : On the nature of Polylopia. Author: Yochelson Contributions to paleontology. 1968. 10p. $1

USGS PP 594-B : 1967 : Translocation of silica and other elements from rock into Equisetum and three grasses. Author: Lovering Contributions to general geology. 16p. $1

USGS PP 594-K : 1968 : Geology of the Comstock-Indian Wells area, Val Verde, Terrell, and Brewster Counties, Texas. Author: Val. L. Freeman. A description of the petrography and structure of the sedimentary rocks along the Rio Grande in the vicinity of the mouth of the Pecos River. 26p., 8 figures, 1 table, 3 plates in pocket. $2

USGS PP 594-L : 1968: Stratigraphic significance and petrology of phosphate nodules at base of Niobrara Formation, east flank of Black Hills, South Dakota. Author: Tourtelot. Phosphate replaces marlstone in microenvironments formed by mollusks. 25p., 9 figures, 2 plates in text. (bumped corner) $1

USGS PP 594-M : 1969 : Geology of the Fort Hill quadrangle, Lincoln county, Wyoming. Author : Steven S. Oriel. Surface and subsurface data of an area along the eastern margin of the Idaho – Wyoming thrust belt establish the geometry and times of movement of two major frontal thrust faults. 40p., 22 figures, 1 table, 2 plates in pocket. (bumped corners) $6

USGS PP 598 : 1968 : River adjustment to altered hydrologic regimen; Murrumbidgee River and paleochannels, Australia. Author: Schumm. 65p. 2 plates in pocket. (Front cover has extra wear.) $2

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USGS PP 605-B : 1971 : Seismic refraction survey of Pleistocene drainage channels in the lower Great Miami River Valley, Ohio. Author: Watkins Ground water in the lower great Miami River valley, Ohio. 17p. 1 large plate in pocket. $2

USGS PP 605-C : 1968 : Effect of increased pumping of ground water in the Fairfield-New Baltimore area, Ohio; a prediction by analog-model study. Author: Spieker Ground water in the lower great Miami River valley, Ohio. 34p. $1

USGS PP 605-D : 1968 : Future development of the ground-water resources in the lower Great Miami River Valley, Ohio--Problems and alternative solutions. Author: Spieker. Ground water in the lower great Miami River valley, Ohio. 15p. $1

USGS PP 609 : 1969 : Geology of the Tepee Creek Quadrangle, Montana – Wyoming. Author : Irving J. Witkind. A description of the stratigraphy, structure, and surficial deposits in a 15-minute quadrangle that includes the meizoseismal area of the Hebgen Lake earthquake of August 17, 1959. 101p., 30 figures, 7 tables, 2 folded plates in pocket. (Namestamps) $2

USGS PP 610 : 1968 : Principal gold-producing districts of the United States by A.H. Koschmann and M.H. Bergendahl. A description of the geology, mining history, and production of the major gold-mining districts in 21 states. HARDBACK, 283p., 28 figures. $15

USGS PP 614-B : 1969 : Isotopic composition of diagenetic carbonates in marine Miocene formations of California and Oregon. Author: Murata. 24p. $1

USGS PP 616 : 1969 : Geology of the Empire quadrangle, Grand, Gilpin, and Clear Creek counties, Colorado. By William A. Braddock. 53p., 3 plates in pocket, 28 figures, 20 tables. (Good with bumped corners, but last index page has a coffee splash in blank area, adjacent page is rippled) $53

USGS PP 618 : 1969 : Mineral investigations in Northeastern Thailand. Authors : Jacobson, Pierson, Danusawad, Japakasetr, Inthuputi, Siriratanamongkol, Prapassornkul, and Pholphan. 96p., 23 figures, 12 tables, 11 folded plates in pocket. In cardboard binder. VG. $5

USGS PP 621 : 1971 : Coal-bearing Upper Pennsylvanian and Lower Permian rocks, Washington area, Pennsylvania; Part 1, Lithofacies; Part 2, Economic and engineering geology. Author: Berryhill. 47p. 2 tables and 8 plates in pocket of Hardback binder. (Slight soil on back cover.) $10

USGS PP 627-C : 1970 : Preliminary results of hydrologic studies at two recharge basins on Long Island, New York. Author: Seaburn Hydrology and some effects of urbanization on Long Island, New York. 17p. $1

USGS PP 628 : 1969 : Tectonics of North America – a discussion to accompany the tectonic map of North America : scale 1:5,000,000. Author : Philip B. King. 95p., 14 figures, 3 tables. Please note : this is the discussion only, NOT the map. FREE with any order.

USGS PP 629-A : 1970 : Upper Paleozoic rocks in the Oquirrh Mountains and Bingham Mining District, Utah. By E. W. Tooker and Ralph J. Roberts. With a section on Biostratigraphy and correlation by Mackenzie Gordon, Jr. and Helen M. Duncan. (Geologic studies of the Bingham Mining District, Utah). A study of the structures, the lithologic successions, and the fossils of two sequences of rocks of the same age that are juxtaposed by thrust faults. 76p., 13 figures, 6 tables. $12

USGS PP 630 : 1969 : Economic geology of the platinum metals. Author : John B. Mertie, Jr. A summary report on the geology of the platinum deposits of the world, with a discussion of the chemistry and mineralogy of the platinum grou of metals and a comprehensive bibliography. 120p., 1 folded plate in pocket (geologic map of Goodnews platinum district, Alaska), 8 figures, 43 tables. SCARCE. (Good. Small owner's stamps, light cover wear) $98

USGS PP 635 : 1970 : Uppermost Cretaceous and Tertiary stratigraphy of Fossil Basin, Southwestern Wyoming. By Steven S. Oriel and Joshua I Tracey, Jr. New subdivisions of the 7,000 foot thick continental Evanston, Wasatch, Green River, and Fowkes formations facilitate understanding of sediment genesis and Wyoming thrust-belt tectonic events. 53p., frontispiece, 16 figures, 4 tables. (cover has minimal soil) $12

USGS PP 643-E : 1970 : Illustrations of plant microfossils from the Yazoo Clay (Jackson Group, upper Eocene), Mississippi. Author: Tschudy. Contributions to paleontology. 1970. 14p. $1

USGS PP 643-F : 1970 : Two new pollen genera (Late Cretaceous and Paleocene) with possible affinity to the Illiciaceae. By Robert H. Tschudy. Contributions to Paleontology. Two new genera Terscissus and Trisectoris are described, and the stratigraphic ranges of the species are delineated. 13p., plus 9 plates on unnumbered pages, 2 figures, 1 table. $1

USGS PP 643-G : 1970 : Morphologic studies of fusulinids from the lower Permian of West Pakistan. Author: Douglass. Contributions to paleontology. 1970. 25p. $1

USGS PP 644-B : 1970 : Hydrocarbons in thermal areas, northwestern Wyoming. By J. D. Love and John M. Good. (Shorter contributions to general geology). 23p., 15 figures, 1 table. $1

USGS PP 646-D : 1970 : Geologic implications of aeromagnetic data in the Pend Oreille area, Idaho and Montana.. By Elizabeth R. King, Jack E. Harrison and Allan B. Griggs. (Geophysical field investigations.) Positive aeromagnetic anomalies identify granodiorite bodies intruded to various levels within a block-mosaic fault terrane. 17p., 1 color plate in pocket, 5 figures, 1 table. $2

USGS PP 650-A : 1969 : Geological Survey research 1969 – Chapter A. A summary of recent significant scientific and economic results accompanied by a list of publications released in fiscal year 1969, a list of geologic and hydrologic investigations in progress, and a report on the status of topographic mapping. 425p., 11 figures. $5

USGS PP 650-B : 1969 : Geological Survey research 1969 – Chapter B. Scientific notes and summaries of investigations in geology, hydrology, and related fields. 203p., illus. 40 short technical papers. Among many topics and localities, the following are a sample. (Good) $5

Oligocene rhyolite in the Denver basin, Colorado.
A historic eruption of Mount Rainier, Washington.
Tuffaceous epiclastic breccia and sandstone near Hahns Peak, Colorado.
Notes on the geology and paleohydrology of the Boulder City pluton, southern Nevada.
Accessory sphene from hybrid rocks of the Mount Wheeler mine area, Nevada.
Large fossil mammals and mylagaulid rodents from the Troublesome formation (Miocene) of Colorado.
Tepee trail and Wiggins formations, northwestern Wyoming.
White clay deposits near Mount Holly Springs, Cumberland county, Pennsylvania.
Possible exploration targets for uranium deposits, south end of the Uravan mineral belt, Colorado – Utah.
Radiocarbon dating of ash deposits on Amchitka Island, Alaska.
And more …

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USGS PP 651 : 1971 : Geology of northern Nellis Air Force Base bombing and gunnery range, Nye county, Nevada. By E. B. Ekren, R. E. Anderson, C. L. Rogers, and D. C. Noble. Stratigraphy and structure of 2,400 square mile area of dominantly Tertiary volcanic rocks in the Great Basin, with brief descriptions of small mines and prospects. 91p., 1 plate in pocket, 16 figures, 15 tables. $2

USGS PP 652 : 1971 : Ore deposits of the Kokomo – Tenmile district, Colorado. By M. H. Bergendahl and A. H. Koschmann. 53p., 2 plates in pocket, 21 figures, 10 tables. Summit county, Eagle county, Lake county – parts thereof. (bumped corners) $25

USGS PP 657-A : 1971 : Geology of the Van Buren and Lavaca quadrangles, Arkansas and Oklahoma. By Boyd R. Haley and Thomas A. Hendricks. (Geology of the Arkansas Valley Coal field – part 2). 41p., 7 plates in pocket, 12 figures, 3 tables. (bumped corner) $4

USGS PP 659 : 1971 : Geologic framework and petroleum potential of the Atlantic Coastal Plain and continental shelf. By John C. Maher. With a section on stratigraphy by John C. Maher and Esther R. Applin. A summary of the regional structure and stratigraphy of Mesozoic rocks with special reference to petroleum exploration. 98p., 17 plates in pocket, 8 figures, 4 tables. In hardback binder. (edges of binder rubbed)

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USGS PP 661 : 1971 : Mississippian stratigraphy of the Diamond Peak area, Eureka county, Nevada by David A. Brew. With a section on the biostratigraphy and age of the carboniferous formations by Mackenzie Gordon, Jr. More than 7,000 feet of Late Mississippian synorogenic detrital clastic and limy sediments of the Chainman and Diamond Peak formations were deposited in a narrow trough east of the Antler orogenic belt. 84p., color plate in pocket. (price sticker on cover). $3

USGS PP 666 : 1969 : Magnetic fields for a 4X6 prismatic model.. Author: Andreasen (This is an unbound paper in hardback binder with pocket.) 210p. $4

USGS PP 667 : 1970 : Stratigraphy and nomenclature of some Upper Cretaceous and Lower Tertiary rocks in south-central Wyoming. By J. R. Gill, E. A. Merewether, and W. A. Cobban. Regional stratigraphic studies and ammonite zonation are used in interpreting complex intertonguing and subtle facies changes in rocks of Late Cretaceous and early Tertiary age. Bridger Pass NW project. 53p., 15 figures, 1 table.

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USGS PP 669 : 1969 : The Colorado River Region and John Wesley Powell. A collection of papers hnoring Powell on the 100th anniversary of his exploration of the Colorado River, 1869-1969. HARDBACK, 145p., illus. VG. $15

Contents of USGS Professional Paper 669 :
669-A. John Wesley Powell : Pioneer statesman of Federal Science. By Mary C. Rabbitt.
669-B. Stratified rocks of the Grand Canyon. By Edwin D. McKee.
669-C. Geology history of the Colorado River. By Charles B. Hunt.
669-D. The Rapids and the pools – Grand Canyon. By Luna B. Leopold.

USGS PP 673 : 1972 : Geological, geophysical, and engineering investigations of the Loveland Basin landslide, Clear Creek County, Colorado, 1963-65. Author: USGS This is 7 papers in one. 1972. 43p. $1

USGS PP 675 : 1973 : Landslides in the vicinity of the Fort Randall Reservoir, South Dakota. Author: Erskine. 1973. 65p. 4 plates in pocket. (Spine darkened.) $2

USGS PP 681 : 1970 : Fish Creek Mountains tuff and volcanic center, Lander county, Nevada by Edwin H. McKee. Description of a new formation (a composite ash-flow sheet), and a discussion of its source in the Fish Creek Mountains of central Nevada. 17p. $1

USGS PP 682 : 1971 : Hydrology of Hungry Horse Reservoir, northwestern Montana. Author: Simons. 66p. $2

USGS PP 684-A : 1971 : The Pierre Shale near Kremmling, Colorado, and its correlation to the east and the west. By G. A. Izett, W. A. Cabban, and J. R. Gill. (Shorter contributions to general geology.) Stratigraphy, faunal zonation, and correlation of the Pierre Shale. 19p. 1 plate in pocket, 11 figures, 2 tables. $1

USGS PP 688 : 1971 : Sedimentary features of the Blackhawk formation (Cretaceous) in the Sunnyside district, Carbon county, Utah. By John O Maberry. A discussion of the trace fossils, stratigraphy, depositional paleoenvironment, and engineering geology of coal-bearing rocks in a part of the Book Cliffs coal field of central Utah. 44 pages plus frontispiece and three plates, 47 figures, 1 table. $1

USGS PP 689 : 1972 : Sedimentary processes and distribution of particulate gold in the northern Bering Sea. By C. Hans Nelson and D. M. Hopkins. 27p., 1 plate in pocket, 11 figures, 4 tables. $8

USGS PP 691 : 1972 : Stratigraphy and origin of the Triassic Moenkopi formation and related strata in the Colorado Plateau region. By J. H. Stewart, F. G. Poole, and R. F. Wilson. With a section on Sedimentary petrology by R. A. Cadigan. Description of the stratigraphic succession, sedimentary facies, petrology, primary sedimentary structures, fossils, and depositional environments of the Moenkopi formation and regionally correlative strata. 195p., 5 plates in pocket, 11 figures, 8 tables. SCARCE. VG $82

USGS PP 692 : 1971 : Petrology of the Triassic Moenkopi formation and related strata in the Colorado Plateau region. By Robert A. Cadigan. With a section on stratigraphy by J. H. Stewart. Sedimentary petrology of a continental-marginal marine red-bed sedimentary formation interpreted from regional trends of mineral composition and textural measures, and orientation of depositional slope directions. 70p., 1 plate in pocket, 34 figures, 8 tables. $2

USGS PP 697 : 1973 : Landslides of Rio de Janeiro and the Serra das Araras Escarpment, Brazil. Author: Jones Many color photographs. 1973. 42p. 2 plates in pocket. $2

USGS PP 700-B : 1970 : Geological Survey Research 1970, Chapter B – Scientific notes and summaries of investigations in geology, hydrology, and related fields. 267p., illus. There are 46 research articles in this book, I have listed only a few of them below. There are a large number of Colorado-related papers. (lightly bumped corners) $42

Selected contents of USGS Professional Paper 700-B :
Copper in biotite from igneous rocks in southern Arizona as an ore indicator.
Extensive zeolitization associated with hot springs in central Colorado.
Mafic and ultramafic rocks from a layered pluton at Mount Fairweather, Alaska.
Blueschist and related greenschist facies rocks of the Seward Peninsula, Alaska.
Allochthonous Paleozoic blocks in the Tertiary San Luis-Upper Arkansas graben, Colorado.
Geology and mineral potential of the Adobe Range, Elko Hills, and adjacent areas, Elko County, Nevada.
Early Permian plants from the Cutler Formation in Monument Valley, Utah.
Middle Pleistocene Leporidae from the San Pedro Valley, Arizona.
Triassic conodonts from Israel.
Geology of new occurrence of Pleistocene bisons and peccaries in Colorado.
Ground-water inflow toward Jordan Valley from Utah valley through valley fill near the Jordan Narrows, Utah.
Meandering of the Arkansas River since 1833 near Bent’s Old Fort, Colorado.
Hydrologic and biotic effects of grazing versus nongrazing near Grand Junction, Colorado.

USGS PP 701-A : 1971 : Hydrology of two small river basins in Pennsylvania before urbanization. Author: Miller and Patrick Urbanization and water resources. 57p. $2

USGS PP 703 : 1971 : Stratigraphy and paleontology of the revised type section for the Tahkandit Limestone (Permian) in east-central Alaska. Author: Brabb. 1971. 29p. $1

USGS PP 706 : 1971 : Pennsylvanian fusulinids from southeastern Alaska. Author: Douglass. 1971. 35p. $1

USGS PP 710 : 1972 : Jasperoid in the United States; its characteristics, origin, and economic significance. Author: Lovering. 164p. Good : (lightly bumped corners, minimal highlighting – about 6 sentences) $3

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USGS PP 715-B : 1977 : Combined ice and water balances of Maclure Glacier, Calif., South Cascade Glacier, Wash., and Wolverine and Gulkana Glaciers, Alaska, 1967 hydrologic year. Author: Tangborn Ice and water balances at selected glaciers in the United States. 20p. 4 plates in pocket. (Extra wear on edges.) $3

USGS PP 719 : 1972 : Tectonic events at the intersection between the Hope Fault and the Purcell Trench, northern Idaho. Author: Harrison. 24p. 1 large color plates in pocket. $2

USGS PP 724-B : 1972 : Normal fatty acids in estuarine and tidal-marsh sediments of Choctawhatchee and Apalachee bays, Northwest Florida. Author: Miller Shorter contributions to general geology. 13p. $1

USGS PP 724-C : 1972 : Geochemistry of diagenetic dolomites in Miocene marine formations of California and Oregon. Author: Murata Shorter contributions to general geology. 1972. 12p. $1

USGS PP 725-A : 1972 : Physical environment of the National Reactor Testing Station, Idaho; a summary. Author: Nace Geology, hydrology, and waste management at the national reactor testing station, Idaho. 38p. 1 plate in pocket. $1

USGS PP 726-A : 1972 : Aeromagnetic, Bouguer gravity, and generalized geologic studies of the Great Falls-Mission Range area, northwestern Montana. By M. Dean Kleinkopf and Melville R. Mudge. (Geophysical field investigations.) Interpretation of aeromagnetic and gravity anomalies in terms of fault tectonics, basement rock units, and regional geology. 19p. 3 plates in pocket, 2 figures. (Good. Corners bumped, spine has darkened areas OR cover edge bumped.) $6

USGS PP 726-B : 1972 : Gravity and magnetic evidence of lithology and structure in the Gulf of Maine region. Author: Kane Geophysical field investigations. 22p. 2 plates in pocket. $2

USGS PP 726-C : 1972 : Gravity and magnetic features as related to geology in the Leadville 30-minute Quadrangle, Colorado. By Ogden Tweto and J. E. Case. (Geophysical field investigations.) A summary and correlation of geologic and geophysical data on the most productive part of the Colorado mineral belt. 31p. 2 plates in pocket, 8 figures, 2 tables. $1

USGS PP 726-E : 1975 : Gravity and aeromagnetic study of part of the Yakima River basin, Washington. By S. L. Robbins, R. J. Burt, and D. O. Gregg. (Geophysical field investigations.) A gravity survey of the Toppenish Creek basin and surrounding area in the northwest part of the Columbia River Plateau. 7p., 1 plate in pocket, 1 figure, 1 table. $1

USGS PP 726-F : 1979 : Gravity, magnetic, and seismic studies of the Silver Cliff and Rosita Hills volcanic area, Colorado. Author: Kleinkopf Geophysical field investigations. 17p. 2 large plates in pocket. (Corners bumped.) $2

USGS PP 732-A : 1971 : Channel movement of meandering Indiana streams. Author: Daniel Physiographic and hydraulic studies of rivers. 18p. $1

USGS PP 733 : 1971 : The San Fernando, California, earthquake of February 9, 1971. 254p., illus. This book contains 24 papers related to the subject topic, plus an introduction. Among a large number of topic related to the quake are the following : Shattered earth at Wallaby street in Sylmar, Landsliding in the vicinity of the Van Norman Lakes, Methane seep off Malibu Point, Damage to oil field facilities, and more. (lightly bumped edge) $6

USGS PP 736 : 1972 : Regional geophysical investigations in the Central Colorado Plateau. By J. E. Case and H. R. Joesting. Gravity and magnetic anomalies indicate polygonization of the Precambrian basement complex and partial rejuvenation of basement structures during late Paleozoic and Laramide time. 31p., 3 plates in pocket, 9 figures, 3 tables. Text and plates are in a hard-shell folder. $7

USGS PP 743-B : 1973 : Stratigraphic distribution of significant Eocene palynomorphs of the Mississippi Embayment. By Robert H. Tschudy. Contributions to paleontology. 1973. 32p., 4 plates on unnumbered pages, 2 figures, 4 tables. Palynomorph assemblages characterizing formations within the Wilcox, Claiborne and Jackson groups. (Small tear edge of back cover.) $1

USGS PP 743-C : 1973 : Complexiopollis pollen lineage in Mississippi Embayment rocks. By Robert H. Tschudy. Contributions to paleontology. 33p., 7 plates on unnumbered pages, 12 figures. Stratigraphic ranges of new species belonging to the genera Complexiopollis and Choanopollenites. $1

USGS PP 743-D : 1975 : Dimorphism in two new genera of Devonian tabulate corals. Author: Oliver Contributions to paleontology. 1975. 25p. $1

USGS PP 743-E : 1976 : Stratigraphic distribution of species of the megaspore genus Minerisporites in North America. By Robert H. Tschudy. Contributions to paleontology. 19p. plus 4 plates on unnumbered pages, 1 figure, 3 tables. Taxonomy, stratigraphic ranges, and facies significance of Minerisporites megaspores. $1

USGS PP 743-F : 1976 : Microfossil correlation of California lower Tertiary sections; a comparison. Author: Poore Shorter contributions to general geology. 8p. 3 plates in pocket. $2

USGS PP 745 : 1972 : Geology and uranium deposits, Shirley Basin Area, Wyoming by E.N. Harshman. A study of the geochemistry and genesis of the uranium deposits and their relation to regional stratigraphy, structure, and hydrology. 82p., frontispiece, 53 figures, 8 tables. $2

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USGS PP 750-A : 1971 : Geological Survey Research 1971, Chapter A. A summary of recent significant scientific and economic results accompanied by a list of publications released in fiscal year 1971, a list of geologic and hydrologic investigations in progress, and a report on the status of topographic mapping. 418p., 11 figures. (two pages crumpled in original binding). $6

USGS PP 753 : 1972 : Geophysical, geohydrological, and geochemical reconnaissance of the Luke salt body, central Arizona. By Gordon P. Eaton, Donald L. Peterson, and Herbert H. Schumann. Preliminary interpretation of a buried salt body in the Basin and Range province of Arizona, based on its gravity field, attendant hydrologic effects, and bromide geochemistry. 28p., 15 figures, 1 table. $1

USGS PP 759-A : 1973 : High-resolution seismic survey of an offshore area near Nome, Alaska. By A. R. Tagg and H. G. Greene. Studies on the marine geology of the Bering sea. 23p., 14 figures. Description and interpretation of data from seismic records and bathymetric charts. $1

USGS PP 759-B : 1976 : Physiographic subdivisions of the Chirikov Basin, northern Bering Sea. By D. M. Hopkins, C. H. Nelson, R. B. Perry, and Tau Rho Alpha. Studies on the marine geology of the Bering sea. 1976. 7p. 3 plates in pocket, 1 figure. $2

USGS PP 759-C : 1977 : Distribution of bottom sediments on the continental shelf, northern Bering Sea. Author: McManus Studies on the marine geology of the Bering sea. 31p. $1

USGS PP 760 : 1972 : Paleomagnetism of some Lake Superior Keweenawan rocks. Author: Books. 42p. $1

USGS PP 761 : 1972 : Geochemical anomalies and alteration in the Moenkopi Formation, Skull Creek, Moffat County, Colorado. By R. A. Cadigan. Geologic and geochemical reconnaissance of a formation and an area containing significantly higher background metal values than are commonly found elsewhere in the Colorado Plateau range. 21p., 14 figures, 4 tables. $1

USGS PP 762 : 1972 : Instrumentation studies of earth tremors related to geology and to mining at the Somerset coal mine, Colorado. Author: Osterwald. 27p. $1

USGS PP 763 : 1974 : Stratigraphy of the Inyan Kara Group and localization of uranium deposits, southern Black Hills, South Dakota and Wyoming. By Garland B. Gott, Don E. Wolcott, and C. Gilbert Bowles. 57p. 4 plates in pocket (on a total of 5 sheets), 23 figures, 11 tables. (bumped corners) $5

USGS PP 773 : 1973 : Geologic structures in the Gulf of Mexico Basin. By Louis E. Garrison and Ray G. Martin, Jr. The principal structural features of the Gulf of Mexico are illustrated by seismic-reflection profiles, accompanied by a discussion of the geology of the gulf basin. 85p., 1 plate in pocket, 34 figures. $4

USGS PP 777 : 1973 : Silurian Rugose Corals of the Central and southwest Great Basin. By Charles W. Merriam. A stratigraphic-paleontologic investigation of rugose corals as aids in age determination and correlation of Silurian rocks of the Great Basin with those of other regions. 66 pages, 16 plates, 9 figures. $2

USGS PP 778 : 1971 : Embudo, New Mexico, birthplace of systematic stream gaging. Author: Frazier. 23p. $1

USGS PP 785 : 1972 : Petrology and stratigraphy of the Fra Mauro Formation at the Apollo 14 site. Author: Wilshire. 26p. $1

USGS PP 789 : 1973 : Geochemistry of lower Eocene sandstones in the Rocky Mountain region. Author: Vine With a section on Direct-Reader spectrometric analyses. 36p. (Extra wear at spine.) $1

USGS PP 793 : 1973 : Geology of the South Pass area, Fremont county, Wyoming by Richard W. Bayley, Paul Dean Proctor, and Kent C. Condie. Describes the stratigraphy, structure, and metamorphism of the South Pass area, and the iron and gold deposits. 39p., color plate in pocket, 28 figures, 13 tables. Good (bumped edges) - $25

USGS PP 796 : 1972 : Structural and stratigraphic framework, and spatial distribution of permeability of the Atlantic Coastal Plain, North Carolina to New York. Author: Brown This paper comes in a box 4.5" thick !! Full of plates (maps). This is a MASSIVE collection! 79p. 58 plates in pocket.

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Good : (Corner of one plate has been folded. One plate has light soil. Box that holds the set has serious wear, needs tape.) $22

USGS PP 797 : 1973 : Petrology of the welded tuff of Devine Canyon, southeastern Oregon. Author: Greene. 26p. $1

USGS PP 798-A : 1973 : Geochemistry and Potassium-Argon ages of plutonic rocks in the Battle mountain mining district, Lander county, Nevada. By Ted G. Theodore, Miles L. Silberman, and David W. Blake. Geochemistry of the Porphyry copper environment in the Battle Mountain mining district, Nevada. 24p., 12 figures, 9 tables. $1

USGS PP 798-B : 1975 : Geology and geochemistry of the Copper Canyon porphyry copper deposit and surrounding area, Lander county, Nevada. By Ted G. Theodore and David W. Blake. Geochemistry of the porphyry copper environment in the Battle Mountain mining district, Nevada. 86p., 2 plates in pocket (one is large color), 46 figures, 15 tables. Very Good : $20

USGS PP 798-C : 1978 : Geology and geochemistry of the West Ore body and associated skarns, Copper Canyon porphyry copper deposits, Lander county, Nevada. by Ted G. Theodore and David W. Blake. With a section on Electron microprobe analyses of Andradite and Diopside. Geochemistry of the porphyry copper environment in the Battle Mountain mining district, Nevada. 85p., color plate in pocket. $20

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