For Sale : United States Geological Survey (U.S.G.S.) Used Bulletins numbered 700 to 1,099. To view our stock of USGS Bulletins on other pages : 1-699 or 1,100 and higher.   Each bulletin is an in-depth professional scientific paper on one or more topics with illustrations and references. These papers measure 6" x 9" and are softcover unless otherwise noted. See also our Bureau of Mines page, which has very similiar bulletins. A very few USGS bulletins are listed with the state they describe. I sometimes listed only total pages and fold-out or folded plates. If you need to know more about other illustrations, please ask. A listing like "24 plates (3 in pocket)" means 24 total plates with 21 plates bound in text and 3 folded in pocket. Published by the Government Printing Office, Washington D.C. Condition: Unless otherwise noted, these bulletins are in good to very good condition. They may have spines darkened or sunned, a few minor edge chips in older copies. Most have filing marks and/or stamps on cover. Covers may be lightly rubbed or faintly soiled, corners and spine ends may be lightly bumped. A few have a library pocket in back. Pertinent additional individual condition notes appear with each item. Please ask if you have questions.

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USGS BULLETINS for Sale:

USGS Bulletin 701 : 1920 : Geothermal data of the United States, including many original determinations of underground temperature. Fold-out map. 97p. (Bound by library) $12

USGS Bulletin 702 : 1920: Oil possibilities in and around Baxter Basin, in the Rock Springs Uplift, Sweetwater County, Wyoming. By Alfred Reginald Schultz. 107p., 17 plates (1 in pocket), 9 figures, 3 inserts. (Fair. Generally good, but cover taped on, spine taped, map pocket split open. Map itself is VG). $4

USGS Bulletin 703 : 1920 : Iron and associated industries of Lorraine, the Sarre District, Luxemburg and Belgium. Map in pocket. 131p. (Bound by library, cover loose.) $6

USGS Bulletin 704 : 1921 : Geology of the igneous rocks of Essex county, Massachusetts. By Charles H. Clapp. 132p., 18 plates (2 in pocket), 4 figures, 1 insert (in pocket) . Pocket plates are both color geologic maps with structure section. (Text and plates good. Back cover detached, spine covering rough, pocket disintegrated. Some tanning). $18

USGS Bulletin 705 : 1920 : Conservation through engineering. By Franklin K. Lane. 35p. This publication presents some interesting vintage points of view on coal and oil supplies, saving coal by saving electricity, saving oil, and looking for foreign supplies of oil. $1

USGS Bulletin 706 : 1921 : The iron-ore resources of Europe. By Max Roesler. 152p., 19 plates (13 in pocket), 33 figures. (Text and plates good. Back cover detached, last text page also loose, spine covering rough, pocket disintegrated. Lightly bumped corners.) $3

USGS Bulletin 707 : 1922 : Guidebook of the Western United States, part E. The Denver & Rio Grande western route. By Marius R. Campbell. 266p., 96 plates, 63 figures. There are a large number of color fold-out maps. This is a wonderful book that covers the geology along the railroad route from Denver to Salt Lake City via Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Canon City, Salida, Gunnison, Montrose, Delta, Grand Junction, Green River, Price, and Provo. An alternate loop goes through Leadville and Glenwood Springs. Among other special things, there is a photo from the bottom of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison before it was flooded with the Moro Point reservoir. There is also a six-page-width fold-out photo of Salida (home of 2Neat) taken from Tenderfoot Hill – excellent! (Spine ends a bit rough, cover beginning to loosen, else VG. A bit stiff, but that appears to be the original condition from original glue.) $75

USGS Bulletin 708 : 1922 : High-grade clays of the eastern United States, with notes on some western clays. By H. Ries, W. S. Bayley, and others. 314p., 30 plates, 38 figures. (Text good. Wraps loose, spine covering rough). $5

USGS Bulletin 710-E : 1920 : Deposits of manganese ore in southeastern California. By E. L. Jones, Jr. Pages 185-208, 1 plate. (owner's stamp, a bit rumpled) $3

USGS Bulletin 710-F : 1920 : Deposits of manganese ore in Nevada. By J. T. Pardee and E. L. Jones, Jr. Pages 209-248, 1 plate, 2 figures. (Fair. Generally Good, but front cover nearly detached with small edge tear and some corners creased) $3

USGS Bulletin 711-D : 1920 : Oil in the Warm Springs and Hamilton domes, near Thermopolis, Wyoming. By A. J. Collier. Pages 61-73, 4 plates, 1 figure. (Fair, Generally Good, but first and last pages loose. No wraps. Last two pages have a rough corner) $1

USGS Bulletin 711-E : 1920 : Gas in the Big Sand Draw Anticline, Fremont County, Wyoming. By A. J. Collier. Pages 75-83, 1 plate, 2 figs. (2 bent corners, no wraps). $2

USGS Bulletin 711-G : 1920 : Geology and oil and gas prospects of the Huntley Field, Montana. By E. T. Hancock, Pages 105-148, 5 plates (2 in pocket), 2 figures. $8

USGS Bulletin 712 : 1920 : Mineral resources of Alaska; report on progress of investigations in 1918. By G. C. Martin and others. 204p., 6 plates, 10 figures. VG. $24

Content of USGS B 712 includes general reports and the following more specific reports :
The Alaskan mining industry in 1918.
Nickel deposits in the lower Copper River valley.
Preliminary report on the chromite of Kenai Peninsula (3 of the plates).
Mining developments in the Matanuska coal field (3 of the plates).
Lode developments in the Willow Creek district.
Placer mining in the Tolovana district.
Mining in Northwestern Alaska.

USGS Bulletin 715-A : 1920 : Potash deposits in Spain. By Hoyt S. Gale. Pages 1-16, 3 plates, 3 figures. (bumped corners, covers lightly soiled). $1

USGS Bulletin 715-G : 1920 : Preliminary report on the deposits of Manganese ore in the Batesville district, Arkansas. By Hugh D. Miser. Pages 93-124, 3 plates, 4 figures. (Fair. First and last page loose. A reading copy) $1

USGS Bulletin 715-I : 1921 : Potash resources of Nebraska. By W. B. Hicks. Pages 125-139, 1 figure. $2

USGS Bulletin 715-M : 1921 : Permian salt deposits of the South-Central United States. by N. H. Darton. Pages 205-223, 4 plates, 10 figures. $4

USGS Bulletin 716 : 1921 : Contributions to economic geology (short papers and preliminary reports), 1920, Part II, Mineral fuels. David White and M. R. Campbell, geologists in charge. 248p., 34 plates (3 in pocket), 14 figures, 1 insert. Fair (Generally VG, but covers gone and spine bare. Plates are present, but not in a pocket) $5

Contents of USGS Bulletin 716 :
USGS Bulletin 716-A : 1920 : Geology of Alamosa Creek Valley, Socorro County, New Mexico, with special reference to the occurrence of oil and gas. By D. E. Winchester. Pages 1-16, 5 plates.
USGS Bulletin 716-B : 1920 : The Upton-Thornton oil Field, Wyoming. By E. T. Hancock. Pages 17-34, 1 plate, 1 figure.
USGS Bulletin 716-C : 1920 : The Mule Creek oil field, Wyoming. By E. T. Hancock. Pages 35-54, 1 plate in pocket.
USGS Bulletin 716-D : 1920 : Natural-gas resources available to Dallas and other cities of central north Texas. By E. W. Shaw and P. L. Ports. Pages 55-90, 2 plates, 10 figures.
USGS Bulletin 716-E : 1920 : The Lance Creek oil and gas field, Niobrara county, Wyoming. By E. T. Hancock. Pages 91-122, 4 plates (2 in pocket).
USGS Bulletin 716-F : 1920 : Coal in eastern Idaho. By G. R. Mansfield. Pages 123-154, 2 plates, 3 figures, 1 insert.
USGS Bulletin 716-G : 1921 : Coal in the middle and eastern parts of San Juan county, New Mexico. By C. M. Bauer and J. B. Reeside, Jr. Pages 155-238, 19 plates.
USGS Bulletin 716-H : 1921 : Character of coal in the Thomas bed near Harrison, West Virginia. Pages 239-242 plus index.

USGS Bulletin 719 : 1921 : Preliminary report on petroleum in Alaska. By George C. Martin. 83p., 11 plates (4 in pocket), 6 figures. * * * This copy has an EXTRA set of pocket plates. (bumped corners, spine ends chipped, Plates VG, pocket disintegrated) $9

USGS Bulletin 722 : 1922 : Mineral resources of Alaska : report on progress of investigations in 1920. By A. H. Brooks and others. 266p., 3 plates, 19 figures. (Good. Clean, intact. Covers loose and paper a bit rough over spine) $12

Contents of USGS Bulletin 722 :
USGS Bulletin 722-A : 1921 : The Alaska mining industry in 1920. By Alfred H. Brooks. 74p. Apparently issued without green/grey wraps.
USGS Bulletin 722-B : 1922 : Water-power investigations in southeastern Alaska. By George H. Canfield. Pages 75-115, 1 plate. Apparently issued without green/grey wraps.
USGS Bulletin 722-C : 1921 : Ore deposits of the Salmon River District, Portland Canal region, Alaska. By Lewis G. Westgate. Pages 117-140, 3 figures. Apparently issued without green/grey wraps.
USGS Bulletin 722-D : 1921 : Geology of the vicinity of Tuxedni Bay, Cook Inlet, Alaska. By Fred H. Moffit. Pages 141-147, 1 plate. Apparently issued without green/grey wraps.
USGS Bulletin 722-E : 1921 : Gold lodes in the upper Kuskokwim region, Alaska. Pages 148-162, 1 plate, 1 figure. Apparently issued without green/grey wraps.
USGS Bulletin 722-F : 1922 : Metalliferous lodes in southern Seward Peninsula, Alaska. By S. H. Cathcart. Pages 163-261, 14 figures. Apparently issued without green/grey wraps.

USGS Bulletin 722-A : 1921 : The Alaska mining industry in 1920. By Alfred H. Brooks. 74p. Apparently issued without green/grey wraps as all copies are like this. $10

USGS Bulletin 722-B : 1922 : Water-power investigations in southeastern Alaska. By George H. Canfield. Pages 75-115, 1 plate. Apparently issued without green/grey wraps as all copies are like this. (some wear along spine) $3

USGS Bulletin 722-C : 1921 : Ore deposits of the Salmon River District, Portland Canal region, Alaska. By Lewis G. Westgate. Pages 117-140, 3 figures. Apparently issued without green/grey wraps as all copies are like this.

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Good (bumped corner, minor cover soil) - $5
Fair (Good, but covers loose with minor edge chips) - $1

USGS Bulletin 722-D : 1921 : Geology of the vicinity of Tuxedni Bay, Cook Inlet, Alaska. By Fred H. Moffit. Pages 141-147, 1 plate. Apparently issued without green/grey wraps as all copies are like this. (Good, but holes punched along spine.) $3

USGS Bulletin 722-F : 1922 : Metalliferous lodes in southern Seward Peninsula, Alaska. By S. H. Cathcart. Pages 163-261, 14 figures. Apparently issued without green/grey wraps as all copies are like this. (mild soil on cover) $8

USGS Bulletin 723 : 1924 : Geology and ore deposits of the Manhattan District, Nevada. By Henry G. Ferguson. 163p., 18 plates (1 in pocket), 15 figures. Among many others and much more, specific mention is made of the Big Pine mine, White Caps mine, Manhattan Consolidated mine, April Fool mine, Mustang Hill, Mnahattan Gulch, Big Flour mine, Riley Fraction mine, Jumping Jack mine, Golden Crater mine, Stray Dog mine, Zanzibar mine, Red Top mine, Toro Blanco mine, Oso mine, Thelma mine. Good, with original covers. (Spine is a bit rough and has some tape. Ownership marks). $42

USGS Bulletin 724 : 1922 : Nitrate deposits in the Amargosa region, Southeastern California. By L. F. Nobel, G. B. Mansfield, and others. 99p., 35 plates (2 in pocket), 7 figures.

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Good (spine ends slightly rough, corners lightly bumped. Minor rippling near spine from original glue. Pocket edges split) - $5
Good/Fair (cover partly loose from page block, lightly bumped corners, minor rippling near spine, pocket edges split) - $1

USGS Bulletin 725-A : 1921 : Deposits of Chromite in California, Oregon, Washington, and Montana. By J. S. Diller, L. G. Westgate and J. T. Pardee. Pages 1-84, 5 plates, 23 figures. This bulletin contains four separate sections :1) Chromite in the Klamath mountain, California and Oregon. 2) Deposits of chromite in eastern Oregon. 3) Chromite ores in Washington. and 4) Deposits of chromite in Stillwater and Sweet Grass counties, Montana. Apparently issued without green/grey wraps.

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Very Good (lightly bumped corner) - $18
Good (One of following : soiled cover, cover missing blank corner, OR cover loose on staples. All else good) - $6

USGS Bulletin 725-B : 1921 : Chrome ores in Pennsylvania, Maryland and North Carolina. Papers by Eleanora Bliss Knopf and J. Volney Lewis. Pages 85-139, 1 plate, 3 figures. This bulletin contains two sections : 1) Chrome ores of SE Pennsylvania and Maryland. 2) Deposits of chrome ore in North Carolina. Apparently issued without green/grey wraps as all copies are like this.

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Good (faintly soiled cover) - $10
Fair (Inside is VG. Cover loose from staples and battered) - $2

USGS Bulletin 725-C : 1921 : Deposits of Manganese ore in Montana, Utah, Oregon, and Washington. By J. T. Pardee. Pages 141-243, 4 plates, 11 figures. Apparently issued without green/grey wraps as all copies are like this. (Good. Spine may have cloth tape) $10

USGS Bulletin 725-D : 1921 : Contact-Metamorphic tungsten deposits of the United States. By Frank L. Hess and Esper S. Larsen. Pages 245-309, 4 plates, 10 figures. Apparently issued without green/grey wraps as all copies are like this. (bumped corner) $8

USGS Bulletin 725-E : 1921 : Manganese deposits near Bromide, Oklahoma. By D. F. Hewett. Pages 311-329, 4 figures. Apparently issued without green/grey wraps as all copies are like this. $4

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USGS Bulletin 726 : 1922 : Contributions to economic geology (short papers and preliminary reports), 1921, Part II, Mineral fuels. 322p., 54 plates (5 in pocket), 52 figures. (Text and plates good. Back cover loose with rough edges, spine covering rough and chipped. Plate pocket disintegrated. Includes second full set of pocket plates) $15

Contents of USGS Bulletin 726 :
USGS Bulletin 726-A : 1921 : The New Salem lignite field, Morton county, North Dakota. By E. T. Hancock. Pages 1-40, 5 plates, 4 figures.
USGS Bulletin 726-B : 1921 : Geology of the Cement oil field, Caddo county, Oklahoma. By Frank Reeves. Pages 41-86, 7 plates (2 in pocket), 4 figures.
USGS Bulletin 726-C : 1921 : Oil prospects in Washington county, Utah. By Harvey Bassler and J. B. Reeside, Jr. Pages 87-108, 4 figures.
USGS Bulletin 726-D : 1921 : Lignite in the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, North Dakota. By C. M. Bauer and F. A. Herald. Pages 109-172, 17 plates (3 in pocket), 3 figures.
USGS Bulletin 726-E : 1922 : Geologic structure of parts of New Mexico. By N. H. Darton. Pages 173-276, 21 plates, 33 figures,
USGS Bulletin 726-F : 1921 : Geologic structure and oil and gas prospects of a part of Jefferson county, Oklahoma. By H. M. Robinson. Pages 277-302, 2 plates, 1 figure.
USGS Bulletin 726-G : 1921 : The Lacasa area, Ranger district, north-central Texas. By C. S. Ross. Pages 303-314, 2 plates, 3 figures.

USGS Bulletin 726-A : 1921 : The New Salem lignite field, Morton county, North Dakota. By E. T. Hancock. Pages 1-40, 5 plates, 4 figures. (lightly bumped corners, minor soil on cover.) $8

USGS Bulletin 726-B : 1921 : Geology of the Cement oil field, Caddo county, Oklahoma. By Frank Reeves. Pages 41-86, 7 plates (2 in pocket), 4 figures. (Generally good, bumped corners, page block curved around thick plates. Plate pocket disintegrated, plates good. Cover lightly soiled.). $10

USGS Bulletin 726-C : 1921 : Oil prospects in Washington county, Utah. By Harvey Bassler and J. B. Reeside, Jr. Pages 87-108, 4 figures. Apparently issued without green/grey wraps as all copies are like this. (bumped edges, minor soil on cover.) $2

USGS Bulletin 726-D : 1921 : Lignite in the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, North Dakota. By C. M. Bauer and F. A. Herald. Pages 109-172, 17 plates (3 in pocket), 3 figures. (Text and plates are generally Good. Clean, wraps present. Back cover loose, plate pocket disintegrated, corners bumped, minor soil on cover. Paper over spine or spine ends may be rough. ) $3

USGS Bulletin 726-E : 1922 : Geologic structure of parts of New Mexico. By N. H. Darton. Pages 173-276, 21 plates, 33 figures. (spine ends rough, spine a bit rough. Back cover may be partly detached. Lightly bumped corners. Minor cover soil.) $6

USGS Bulletin 726-F : 1921 : Geologic structure and oil and gas prospects of a part of Jefferson county, Oklahoma. By H. M. Robinson. Pages 277-302, 2 plates, 1 figure. Apparently issued without green/grey wraps as all copies are like this. (a bit rough along spine, cover mildly soiled) $3

USGS Bulletin 729 : 1923 : Oil shale of the Rocky Mountain region. By Dean E. Winchester. 204p., 18 plates ( 2 in pocket), 4 figures. (Poor - a reasonable reading copy. Complete, but cover is loose, tattered, taped, ugly. Text block is good and solid. Both pocket plates are here, but the pocket itself is long disintegrated. One of the pocket plates has old taped repairs.) $3

USGS Bulletin 730-A : 1922 : Peneplains of the Front Range and Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Nice photos, 17p. , 8 plates, 3 figures. (Fair. Complete and generally Good, but lacks original covers and now bound a bit crudely into a manilla cover) $2

USGS Bulletin 731 : 1922 : Bibliography of North American geology for 1919-1920. 282p. (spine ends missing paper covering, spine label still legible, back cover and last page rough with bumped edges) $1

USGS Bulletin 732 : 1923 : Geology and ore deposits of Shoshone County, Idaho. By Joseph B. Umpleby and E. L. Jones, Jr. 156p., 16 plates (2 in pocket), 8 figures. Includes a neat fold-out photo of Wallace, Idaho. Mine plans. SCARCE. (Good. Small taped repair at lower spine end. Back cover is present, but neatly loose along hinge. Minor and small owner's name stamps). $25

USGS Bulletin 733 : 1922 : Geology of the York Tin deposits, Alaska. By Edward Steidtmann and S. H. Cathcart. 130p., 12 plates, 23 figures. Plates include a large full color geologic and topographic map. (Good. Minor wear such as chipped spine ends OR scuff on cover OR minor cover edge chips) $6

USGS Bulletin 735-F : 1922 : General features of the brown hematite ores of western North Carolina. By W. S. Bayley. Pages 157-208, 3 plates, 10 figures. (No wraps, if it ever had them. Outside has mild soil) $5

USGS Bulletin 740 : 1923 : Mica deposits of the United States. By Douglas B. Sterrett. Photos, fold-out maps. 342p. 29 plates, 96 figures. HARDBACK, dark red cloth. (Very Good. Spine lightly sunned, spine ends bumped) $20

USGS Bulletin 745 : 1923 : The Kotsina - Kuskulana district, Alaska. By Fred H. Moffit and J. B. Mertie, Jr. 149p., 19 plates (2 in pocket), 8 figures, 2 inserts. Copper River region, Wrangell mountains. The Kotsina-Kuskulana district, Alaska. (Fair. A nice working copy. Front cover loose, back cover gone, spine covering rough. Last index page is attached to plate pocket which is present, but loose with open sides. Plates and content Good). $5

USGS Bulletin 748 : 1923 : The Twentymile Park district of the Yampa coal field, Routt county, Colorado. By Marius R. Campbell. 82p., 13 plates (1 in pocket), 11 figures. Includes Mount Harris, Milner, Lower Fish Creek, Oak Creek, Dunkley Canyon, Sage Creek and more.

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Good (Spine has some roughness and tape, library markings, plate pocket rough, plate is good.) - $10
Fair (Generally VG, but lower edge water rippled, Nothing stuck, or discolored. Back cover has a chip.) - $2

USGS Bulletin 750 : 1925 : Contributions to economic geology (short papers and preliminary reports), 1923-24, Part I, Metals and nonmetals except fuels. F. L. Ransome, G. F. Loughlin, G. R. Mansfield, and E. F. Burchard, Geologists in charge. 148p., 12 plates, 30 figures. VG. $17

Contents of USGS Bulletin 750 :
USGS Bulletin 750-A : Ilsemannite at Ouray, Utah. Pages 1-16.
USGS Bulletin 750-B : Origin of certain rich silver ores near Chloride and Kingman, Arizona. Pages 17-40.
USGS Bulletin 750-C : Observations on the rich silver ores of Aspen, Colorado. Pages 41-62.
USGS Bulletin 750-D : New and known minerals from the Utah-Colorado carnotite region. Pages 63-78.
USGS Bulletin 750-E : Deposits of magnesia alum near Fallon, Nevada. Pages 79-86.
USGS Bulletin 750-F : Molybdenite in the Rocky Bar district, Idaho. Pages 87-100.
USGS Bulletin 750-G : Bauxite in northeastern Mississippi. Pages 101-146.

USGS Bulletin 750-C : 1924 : Observations on the rich silver ores of Aspen, Colorado. By Edson S. Bastin. (Contributions to economic geology, 1923-24, Part I). Pages 41-62, 1 plate, 10 figures. (Fair. Lacks wraps, worn at spine) $3

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USGS Bulletin 751 : 1925 : Contributions to economic geology (short papers and preliminary reports) 1923-24, Part II - Minerals Fuels. K. C. Heald and W. T. Thom, Jr, geologists in charge. 326p., 37 Plates (4 in pocket), 25 figures. (Bumped corners, plate pocket disintegrated, Plates VG). $15

Contents of USGS Bulletin 751 :
USGS Bulletin 751-A : 1923 : Continuity of some oil-bearing sands of Colorado and Wyoming. By W. T. Lee. Pages 1-22, 6 plates, 3 figures.
USGS Bulletin 751-B : 1923 : Progress report on a subsurface study of the Pershing oil and gas field, Osage county, Oklahoma. By W. W. Rubey. Pages 23-70, 3 plates, 9 figures.
USGS Bulletin 751-C : 1924 : Geology and possible oil and gas resources of the faulted area south of the Bearpaw Mountains, Montana. By Frank Reeves. Pages 71-114, 5 plates (1 in pocket), 5 figures.
USGS Bulletin 751-D : 1924 : Geologic structure of San Juan Canyon and adjacent country, Utah. By H. D. Miser. Pages 115-156, 6plates (1 in pocket), 1 figure.
USGS Bulletin 751-E : 1924 : The Scobey lignite field, Valley, Daniels, and Sheridan counties, Montana. By A. J. Collier. Pages 157-230, 9 plates, 3 figures.
USGS Bulletin 751-F : 1924 : The Ekalaka lignite field, southeastern Montana. By C. M. Bauer. Pages 231-268, 5 plates (1 in pocket), 1 figure.
USGS Bulletin 751-G : 1924 : Geology and oil and gas prospects of part of Moffat county, Colorado, and southern Sweetwater county, Wyoming. By J. D. Sears. Pages 269-320 plus index pages. 3 plates (1 in pocket), 3 figures.

USGS Bulletin 752 : 1924 : Coal resources of the Raton coal field, Colfax county, New Mexico. By Willis T. Lee. 254p., 22 plates (1 in pocket), 18 figs. Fair (Covers present, but loose. Front cover corner chipped, spine covering rough. Pocket apart, but plate good) - $7

USGS Bulletin 757 : 1925 : Geology and coal resources of the Axial and Monument Butte Quadrangles, Moffat County, Colorado. By. E. T. Hancock. 134p., 9 plates (2 in pocket), 6 figures. (Poor. Very nice copy with bumped corners, but missing map from pocket) $1

USGS Bulletin 758 : 1924 : Bibliography of North American geology for 1921-1922. 273p. Choose your copy : (bumped corners, lower spine end rough) or (Cover spotted, one page folded.) $1

USGS Bulletin 759 : 1925 : Geology of the Bristow Quadrangle, Creek County, Oklahoma, with reference to petroleum and natural gas. By A. E. Fath. 63p., 13 plates (7 in pocket), 3 figures. (Good. Owner's stamps and small label. Edges lightly bumped) $15

USGS Bulletin 760-C : 1925 : Erosion by solution and Fill by Willis T. Lee. 15p. plus 8p. of plates - most of them photos of Carlsbad caverns. (tiny spot on one page) $6

USGS Bulletin 760-D : 1925 : Pedestal rocks in stream channels by Kirk Bryan. 7p., great photos. (bent corner, bumped edge, spot on blank back cover) $3

USGS Bulletin 761 : 1924 : Molybdenum deposits, a short review by Frank L. Hess. 35p., some plates have neat shiny silver overstamp to show ore.

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Very Good - $9
Good/Fair : spine and upper margin have faint discoloration from damp, page block a bit rippled at spine. Nothing stuck - $2

USGS Bulletin 769 : 1925 : The geologic time classification of the United States Geological Survey compared with other classifications, accompanied by the original definitions of era, period and epoch terms, a compilation. By M. Grace Wilmarth. 138p., 1 illustration in pocket. $4

USGS Bulletin 774 : 1925 : The copper deposits near Salmon, Idaho. By Clyde P. Ross. 43p., 5 plates, 7 figs. Plates include geologic sketch map of parts of Eureka and McDevitt mining districts, Lemhi county, Idaho. Plan and section of Pope-Shenon mine. Sketch map of lodes on property of Harmony Mines Company. (lightly bumped corners) $8

USGS Bulletin 775 : 1928 : Geology and lignite resources of the Marmarth field, southwestern North Dakota. By C. J. Hares. 110p., 14 plates (7 in pocket), 1 figure. (Good. Bumped corners) $18

USGS Bulletin 778 : 1925 : Chemistry of deposition of native copper from ascending solutions. By Roger C. Wells. 71p., 2 figures. $3

USGS Bulletin 779 : 1926 : Guides to ore in the Leadville district, Colorado by G.F. Loughlin. 38p., 7 plates (1 in pocket, several others are fold-outs), 4 figures. Pocket plate is a very large full-color Map of stoped ore bodies in Leadville district.

Choose your copy of USGS Bulletin 779 :
Good # 1 (Generally VG, but spine just beginning to split at ends) - $24
Good # 2. (Has been very neatly bound in crisp cardstock covers with cloth spine tape. Paper inside is VG but without original covers, ownership stamps) - $22

USGS Bulletin 784 : 1927 : Bibliography of North American geology for 1923-1924. 280p. Choose your copy : (spine ends a bit rough, edge of cover mildly chipped) OR (Spine and back cover chipped. Lightly splashed edge.) $1

USGS Bulletin 785 : 1926 : Contributions to Economic Geology, Part I – Metals and nonmetals except fuels. By G. F. Loughlin and G. R. Mansfield. 75p., 2 plates, 14 figures. Note that one of the plates is a large color fold-out geologic map of the Aspen district, Colorado.

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HARDBACK, dark red cloth. (Good. Mild sunning along spine, bumped corner, owner's stamps inside). $21
Softcover. Very Good. - $14

Contents of USGS Bulletin 785 :
USGS Bulletin 785-A : 1926 : Recent developments in the Aspen District, Colorado. By Adolph Knopf.
USGS Bulletin 785-B : 1926 : Potash investigations in 1924.
USGS Bulletin 785-C : 1926 : Borate deposits in the Kramer District, Kern County, California. By L. F. Noble.
USGS Bulletin 785-D : 1926 : Note on a colemanite deposit near Shoshone, California, with a sketch of the geology of a part of Amargosa Valley.

USGS Bulletin 788 : 1928 : Topographic instructions of the United States Geological Survey. C. H. Birdseye, Chief topographic engineer. 432p., 29 plates, 18 figures. Includes sections on Triangulation, Transit traverse, Leveling, Topographic mapping, and Map compilation from aerial photographs. Plates include photos of the equipment. A neat vintage look at the arts of surveying and map making. G/VG $1

USGS Bulletin 795-D : 1927 : The brown iron ores of West-middle Tennessee. By Ernest F. Burchard. Pages 53-112, 5 plates, 4 figures. This is part of “Contributions to economic geology, 1927, part I.” (No wraps, lower spine end slightly rough) $2

USGS Bulletin 797-B : 1929 : The Skwentna region, Alaska. By Stephen R. Capps. Pages 67-98, 1 figure, 1 plate in pocket - a geologic map of the Skwentna region. This is part of “Mineral resources of Alaska, 1926.” (bumped corner) $7

USGS Bulletin 797-E : 1929 : Aerial photographic surveys in southeastern Alaska. By R. H. Sargent and Fred H. Moffit. Pages 143-160, 2 plates (one in pocket), 2 figures.. Pocket plate is a map of the Ketchikan-Hyder area. This is part of “Mineral resources of Alaska, 1926.” SCARCE. (bumped corner) $9

USGS Bulletin 797-F : 1929 : Geology and mineral resources of the Aniakchak district, Alaska. By Russell S. Knappen. Pages 161-227 (includes index to all of 797), One plate in pocket - a geologic map of the Aniakchak district. This is part of “Mineral resources of Alaska, 1926.” (Slight wear at spine ends) $15

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USGS Bulletin 802 : 1926 : Bibliography of North American Geology for 1925 and 1926. 286p. (Coffee spot, bumped edge.) $1

USGS Bulletin 805 : 1929 : Contributions to economic geology (Short papers and preliminary reports) 1928, Part I - Metals and nonmetals except fuels. G. F. Loughlin and G. R. Mansfield, geologists in charge. 29p., 1 plate, 1 fig. $8

Contents of USGS Bulletin 805 :
USGS Bulletin 805-A : 1929 : Platinum and black sand in Washington. By J. T. Pardee. Pages 1-16, 1 fig.
USGS Bulletin 805-B : 1929 : Deposits of vermicultie and other minerals in the Rainy Creek district, near Libby, Montana. By J. T. Pardee and E. S. Larsen. Pages 17-29, 1 plate (a geologic map of the Rainy Creek district).

USGS Bulletin 805-B : 1929 : Deposits of vermicultie and other minerals in the Rainy Creek district, near Libby, Montana. By J. T. Pardee and E. S. Larsen. Pages 17-29, 1 plate (a geologic map of the Rainy Creek district). (Good. No wraps, outside tanned) $1

USGS Bulletin 806 : 1929 : Contributions to economic geology, 1928; Part II, Mineral fuels. (Short papers and preliminary reports) 195p., 44 plates (6 in pocket), 19 figures. HARDCOVER. (Library hardback binding, though a somewhat rough version, with minor taping) $12

Contents of USGS Bulletin 806 :
USGS Bulletin 806-A : 1929 : The Pumpkin Buttes coal field. Wyoming. By C. H. Wegemann, R. W. Howell, and C. E. Dobbin.
USGS Bulletin 806-B : 1929 : The northward extension of the Sheridan coal field, Big Horn and Rosebud Counties, Montana. By Arthur A. Baker.
USGS Bulletin 806-C : 1929 : Geology and oil and gas prospects of part of the San Rafael Swell, Utah. By James Gilluly.
USGS Bulletin 806-D : 1929 : Geology of the Rock Creek oil field and adjacent areas, Carbon and Albany Counties, Wyoming. By C. E. Dobbin, H. W. Hoots, C. H. Dane, and E. T. Hancock.
USGS Bulletin 806-E : 1929 : Thrust faulting and oil possibilities in the plains adjacent to the Highwood Mountains, Montana. By Frank Reeves.

USGS Bulletin 806-B : 1929 : The northward extension of the Sheridan coal field, Big Horn and Rosebud Counties, Montana. By Arthur A. Baker. (Contributions to Economic geology, 1928, Part II). Pages 15-67, 24 plates (2 in pocket), 8 figures. (Poor. Generally Good, but cover split along spine and cover darkened along spine with tape remnant. Library marks). $2

USGS Bulletin 806-C : 1929 : Geology and oil and gas prospects of part of the San Rafael Swell, Utah. By James Gilluly. (Contributions to Economic geology, 1928, Part II). Pages 69-130, 6 plates (1 in pocket), 1 figure. (Fair. All G, but cover neatly split along spine, easy fix with tape) $7

USGS Bulletin 806-E : 1929 : Thrust faulting and oil possibilities in the plains adjacent to the Highwood Mountains, Montana. By Frank Reeves. (Contributions to Economic geology, 1928, Part II). Pages 155-190, 1 plate in pocket, 7 figures. VG. $7

USGS Bulletin 809 : 1929 : Formulas and tables for the construction of polyconic projections. Compiled by C. H. Birdseye. 126p., 9 figs. (G/VG) $1

USGS Bulletin 811-B : 1929 : Recent mining developments in the Creede district, Colorado. By Esper S. Larsen. Pages 89-112, 1 plate, 9 figures. SCARCE. (Fair. Outer wraps are gone, spine is taped. Cover edges have mild chipping.) $6

USGS Bulletin 812-A : 1930 : The Forsyth coal field, Rosebud, Treasure, and Big Horn Counties, Montana. By C. E. Dobbin. Contributions to economic geology, 1929, Part II. Pages 1-55, 10 plates (2 in pocket), 1 figure. (Good, slightly stiff.) $13

USGS Bulletin 812-B : 1930 : The Kevin-Sunburst oil field and other possibilities of oil and gas in the Sweetgrass Arch, Montana. By Arthur J. Collier. Contributions to economic geology, 1929, Part II. Pages 57-189, 8 plates (most are fold-outs), 3 figures. (Good. Cover edge bumped, cover may have been reglued onto spine) $15

USGS Bulletin 814 : 1930 : Geology and ore deposits of the Wood River region, Idaho. By Joseph B. Umpleby, Lewis G. Westgate and Clyde P. Ross. With a description of the Minnie Moore and near-by mines by D. F. Hewett. 250p., 33 plates (5 are folded in pocket, 4 of those are full color geologic maps), 20 figs., photos, excellent mine figures, fold-outs.

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Fair Softcover (Same as Good Softcover #1, except back cover loose, not taped on) $15

USGS Bulletin 819 : 1931 : The Wasatch Plateau coal field, Utah. By Edmund M. Spieker. 210p., 33 plates (16 in pocket), 11 figures. Fair. (Generally Good, text and plates good. Back cover, plate pocket and last couple pages are loose OR Back cover gone, plate pocket newly made and loose. Page block curved around plate packet) - $5

USGS Bulletin 821 : 1931 :Contributions to economic geology, 1930; Part I, Metals and nonmetals except fuels. 78p., 18 plates (2 in pocket), 9 figures. (Generally VG, bumped corners, discard stamps) $58

Contents of USGS Bulletin 821 :
USGS Bulletin 821-A : 1930 : A graphic history of metal mining in Idaho. By C. P. Ross. Pages 1-10.
USGS Bulletin 821-B : 1931 : A geologic study of the Madden dam project, Alhajuela, Canal Zone, Panama Canal. By Frank Reeves and C. P. Ross. Pages 11-50.
USGS Bulletin 821-C : 1931 : Iron ore on Canyon Creek, Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Arizona. By E. F. Burchard. Pages 51-78.

USGS Bulletin 821-A : 1930 : A graphic history of metal mining in Idaho. By C. P. Ross. Pages 1-10, 3 plates in text. (Poor. The contents are all here, but there aren't any outer wraps, and the outer cover pages are loose and split along spine with minor edge chips). $2

USGS Bulletin 826 : 1931 : Names and definitions of the geologic units of California. Compiled by M. Grace Wilmarth. 97p. (some wear at spine) $3

USGS Bulletin 827 : 1931 : Geologic reconnaissance of the Dennison Fork district, Alaska. By J. B. Mertie, Jr. 44p., 8 plates (2 in pocket), 3 figs. (back cover loose, plates good.. Corners noticeably bumped.) $11

USGS Bulletin 829 : 1932 : Geology and coal, oil, and gas resources of the New Kensington quadrangle, Pennsylvania. By G. B. Richardson. 102p., 9 plates (3 in pocket), 6 figs., 1 insert. (spine ends barely rough, bumped corner) $18

USGS Bulletin 830 : 1933 : Contributions to economic geology (short papers and preliminary reports) 1931-1932, Part I - metals and nonmetals except fuels. G. F. Loughlin, geologist in charge. 64p., 14 plates (2 in pocket), 4 figs. Good (Back cover present, but loose. Cover edges have some wear) - $6

Contents of USGS Bulletin 830 :
USGS Bulletin 830-A : 1931 : Copper deposits near Keating, Oregon. By James Gilluly. Pages 1-32, 3 plates (2 in pocket), 2 figs.
USGS Bulletin 830-B : 1933 : Two papers. 1) Geology of the Robertson, Humdinger, and Robert E. gold mines, southwestern Oregon by P. J. Shenon. 2) Notes on the Chieftain and Continental mines, Douglas county, Oregon by F. G. Wells. Pages 33-62 plus index pages, 11 plates and 2 figs. Several of the plates are large fold-outs with color.

USGS Bulletin 830-A : 1931 : Copper deposits near Keating, Oregon. By James Gilluly. Pages 1-32, 3 plates (2 in pocket), 2 figs. (owner's stamps. minor cover edge wear) $7

USGS Bulletin 830-B : 1933 : Two papers. 1) Geology of the Robertson, Humdinger, and Robert E. gold mines, southwestern Oregon by P. J. Shenon. 2) Notes on the Chieftain and Continental mines, Douglas county, Oregon by F. G. Wells. Pages 33-62 plus index pages, 11 plates and 2 figs. Several of the plates are large fold-outs with color. (Good/Fair. No wraps, if it was issued with them. Each copy has either a taped spine OR loose, rough outer cover page) $5

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USGS Bulletin 831 : 1952 : Contributions to economic geology, 1931-32; Part II, Mineral fuels. 108p., 37 plates ( 27 in pocket). (edges bumped around thick plate packet, cover edges a bit rough) $25

Contents of USGS Bulletin 831 :
USGS Bulletin 831-A : 1932 : The Jackson gas field, Hinds and Rankin Counties, Mississippi. Pages 1-18, 2 plates.
USGS Bulletin 831-B : 1932 : The Ashland coal field, Rosebud, Powder River and Custer Counties, Montana. Pages 19-1058, 35 plates (27 in pocket).

USGS Bulletin 831-B : 1932 : The Ashland coal field, Rosebud, Powder River and Custer Counties, Montana. By N. W. Bass. Pages 19-105, 35 plates (27 in pocket). (Contributions to economic geology, 1931-32; Part II, Mineral fuels.) (Generally Good. Back cover a bit rough. Plate pocket present, but loose from back cover. The extreme tip of one corner of the page block is rough). $8

USGS Bulletin 833 : 1932 : Mineralogy of drill cores from the potash field of New Mexico and Texas. By Waldemar T. Schaller and Edward P. Henderson. 124p., 39 plates, 18 figs. (bumped corners) $9

USGS Bulletin 834 : 1931 : Bibliography of North American geology 1929 and 1930. 280p. $1

USGS Bulletin 835 : 1932 : Geology and oil resources of the Elk Hills, California, including Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 1. By W. P. Woodring, P. V. Roundy, and H. R. Farnsworth. 82p., 22 plates (6 in pocket), 8 figs.

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USGS Bulletin 836-B : 1933 : Notes on the geography and geology of Lituya Bay, Alaska. By J. B. Mertie, Jr. Pages 117-135, 1 figure. (Fair. No outer wraps, cover page nearly loose from staples and nearly split along spine) $3

USGS Bulletin 837 : 1932 : Tertiary and Quaternary geology of the lower Rio Grande region, Texas. By A. C. Trowbridge. 260p., 45 plates (9 in pocket), 76 figures. Includes Geologic map of the lower Rio Grande region, much information on individual oil and gas fields, plates of fossils and more. (Text and plates generally VG. Back cover attached, but a bit rough. Text block slightly bent around thick plate packet. Owner's stamps). $28

USGS Bulletin 843 : 1935 : A brief review of the geology of the San Juan region of southwestern Colorado. By Whitman Cross and Esper S. Larsen. 138p., 16 plates (2 in pocket), 2 figures. Plates include many neat old fold-out photos. (Good. Edges sunned, spine ends a bit rough). $22

USGS Bulletin 845 : 1933 : Guidebook of the Western United States; Part F, the Southern Pacific Lines, New Orleans to Los Angeles. By N. H. Darton. 304p., 29 sheets (these are fold-out route maps), 49 plates, 71 figures. An excellent history book of sorts, great vintage photos, geologic interest, more. SCARCE. (Good. Generally VG, sunned spine, front cover has crease and tiny hole. A bit stiff, but this is the original condition caused by the original glue). $25

USGS Bulletin 846-D : 1934 : Some lode deposits in the northwestern part of the Boise Basin, Idaho. By Clyde P. Ross. Pages 239-285, 10 Plates (5 in pocket), 4 figures.

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USGS Bulletin 847-B : 1936 : The Rosebud coal field, Rosebud and Custer Counties, Montana. By W. G. Pierce. Pages 43-120, 17 plates (2 in pocket), 16 figs. Pocket plates include large color geologic map.

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USGS Bulletin 847-C : 1936 : The Richey-Lambert coal field, Richland and Dawson Counties, Montana. By Frank S. Parker. (Contributions to economic geology, 1934-1936). Pages 121-174, 6 plates (1 in pocket), 23 figures. (bumped corners) $6

USGS Bulletin 847-F : 1937 : Geology and mineral resources of north-central Chouteau, western Hill, and eastern Liberty Counties, Montana. By W. G. Pierce and C. B. Hunt. (Contributions to Economic Geology, 1934-36). Pages 225-264, 8 plates (1 in pocket), 4 figures. $22

USGS Bulletin 848 : 1934 : Microscopic determination of the nonopaque minerals : 2nd edition. By Esper S. Larsen and Harry Berman. 266p., 7 figures. (spine sunned) $1

USGS Bulletin 850 : 1934 : Quicksilver deposits of southwestern Oregon. By Francis G. Wells, and Aaron C. Waters. 58p., 23 plates (2 in pocket), 4 figs. Many fold-out plates, including geologic maps and plans of various mines. (mildly bumped corners, owner's marks on cover) $12

USGS Bulletin 851 : 1934 : The Book Cliffs coal field in Garfield and Mesa Counties, Colorado. By Charles E. Erdmann. 150p., 21 plates (one folded in pocket), 7 figs, many fold-outs.

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USGS Bulletin 854 : 1934 : Geology and ore deposits of the Casto quadrangle, Idaho by Clyde P. Ross. 135p., 8 plates (1 in pocket), 5 figures. (Fair. All G, but back cover very neatly loose) $9

USGS Bulletin 855 : 1936 : Geology and mineral resources of the Bellefonte quadrangle, Pennsylvania. By Charles Butts and Elwood S. Moore. 111p., 12 plates (3 in pocket), 2 figs.

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Good Softcover (back cover present but detached. Minimal cover edge chips) - $8
Poor Softcover (Generally G, but rough along spine and missing one plate - columnar geologic section) - $2

USGS Bulletin 866 : 1935 : Geology of the Tonsina District, Alaska. By Fred H. Moffit.38p., 1 plate in pocket, 4 figures. (multiple owner's stamps) $12

USGS Bulletin 871 : 1936 : Mineral resources of the region around Boulder Dam. By D. F. Hewett, Eugene Callaghan, B. N. Moore, T. B. Nolan, W. W. Rubey, and W. T. Shaller. 197p., 3 sheets in pocket, 14 plates, 52 figs. (Includes information from many of the mining districts in a 200 miles radius around the Boulder Dam, which is just SE of Las Vegas in Nevada. Study area goes into Utah, Arizona and California.) Good (back cover nearly detached) - $12

USGS Bulletin 872 : 1937 : The Yukon-Tanana region, Alaska. By J. B. Mertie, Jr. 276p., 15 plates (1 in pocket), 2 figures. (Good, spine sunned) $49

USGS Bulletin 873 : 1936 : Geology and mineral resources of the Butler and Zelienople Quadrangles, Pennsylvania. By G. B. Richardson. 93 pages, 8 plates (4 in pocket), 10 figs.

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USGS Bulletin 874-A : 1937 : Geology and fuel resources of the southern part of the Oklahoma coal field. Part 1, The McAlester district, Pittsburg, Atoka, and Latimer Counties. In: Geology and fuel resources of the southern part of the Oklahoma coal field. 90p., 10 plates (2 in pocket), 5 figs. Includes errata sheet. (lightly bumped corners) $10

USGS Bulletin 874-D : 1937 : Geology and fuel resources of the southern part of the Oklahoma coal field. Part 4, The Howe-Wilburton District, Latimer and Le Flore Counties. In: Geology and fuel resources of the southern part of the Oklahoma coal field. Pages 255-300, 9 plates (1 in pocket), 6 figs. (lightly bumped corners, minor soil on cover) $14

USGS Bulletin 875 : 1937 : Nonmetallic mineral resources of eastern Oregon. By Bernard N. Moore. 180p., 16 plates (4 in pocket), 11 figs. Includes Diatomite, pumice, asbestos and more. (spine sunned OR with chipped spine ends) $6

USGS Bulletin 876 : 1937 : Coal deposits of Pike County, Kentucky. By Charles B. Hunt, Guy H. Briggs, Jr., Arthur C. Munyan, and George R. Wesley. 92p., 50 plates (48 in separate plate container), 1 figure. (G/VG. Plate container edges darkened and container a bit crushed. Plates themselves are VG. Text has lightly bumped edges) $25

USGS Bulletin 877 : 1937 : Geology and ore deposits of the Bayhorse region, Custer County, Idaho by Clyde P. Ross. 161p., 18 plates (1 in pocket), 17 figs. Photos, fold-outs, plus large, full-color geologic map in pocket. Good Softcover (Spine has opaque tape, bumped corner, may have minor taped repairs on pocket map) - $22

USGS Bulletin 878 : 1937 : Analyses of rocks and minerals from the laboratory of the U.S. Geological Survey, 1914-36. Tabulated by Roger C. Wells. 134p. $5

USGS Bulletin 879 : 1937 : Geology and mineral resources of the Baker Quadrangle, Oregon. By James Gilluly. 119p., 3 plates (1 in pocket, plus overlay), 7 figs. $18

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USGS Bulletin 883-A : 1937 : Spirit leveling in Texas: Part 1, Western Texas, 1896-1935. Pages 1-50. (library stamps on cover) $1

USGS Bulletin 883-E : 1941 : Spirit leveling in Texas: Part 5, South-central Texas, 1896-1938. Pages 561-789. (small stain edge of page block) $1

USGS Bulletin 886-A : 1936 : Possibility of new oil pools in the Siliceous lime and Bartlesville sand in T. 23 N., R. 10 E., Osage County, Oklahoma. By N. Wood Bass, W. Reese Dillard and Jess H. Hengst. Pages 1-4, 1 fig. (a bit battered) $1

USGS Bulletin 886-C : 1938 : Geology and ore deposits of the southwestern Arkansas quicksilver district. By John C. Reed and Francis G. Wells. Pages 15-90, 16 plates (3 in pocket), 12 figs. Numerous photos and details of mines. Good (bumped corners, back hinge a bit rough) - $20

USGS Bulletin 886-D : 1938 : Preliminary report on the alunite deposits of the Marysvale region, Utah. By Eugene Callaghan. Pages 91-134, 1 plate, 3 figs. (Please tell me if you prefer a cleaner copy stapled into a manilla folder or a copy with library stamps on front. Neither issued with wraps). $3

USGS Bulletin 893 : 1938 : Metalliferous mineral deposits of the Cascade Range in Oregon. By Eugene Callaghan and A. F. Buddington. 141p., 22 plates (2 in pocket), 7 figures. (Spine taped, otherwise G/VG) $25

USGS Bulletin 894 : 1938 : Geology of the Chitina Valley and adjacent area, Alaska. By Fred H. Moffit. 137p., 13 plates (2 in pocket), 1 figure, 3 inserts. SCARCE. (Poor. Generally Good with owner's stamps and a bit rumpled. Missing two pocket plates, a topo map and a geologic map) $2

USGS Bulletin 897-D : 1939 : Nickel content of an Alaskan basic rock. By John C. Reed. (Mineral Resources of Alaska, 1936). Pages 263-268, 1 figure. (Fair. No outer wraps, if it ever had them. A bit rumpled). $1

USGS Bulletin 898-C : 1938 : Spirit leveling in Missouri, 1896-1938 : Part 3, East-Central Missouri, 1896-1937. J. G. Staack, chief topographic engineer. Pages 309-450. 1 plate, 2 figures, plus a number of small maps in text, index. (library card and small label) $1

USGS Bulletin 898-G : 1938 : Spirit leveling in Missouri, 1896-1938 : Part 7, Central Missouri, 1896-1938. J. G. Staack, chief topographic engineer. Pages 871-1004. 1 plate, 2 figures, plus a number of small maps in text, index. $1

USGS Bulletin 899-A : 1938 : Geologic structure and occurrence of gas in part of southwestern New York. Part 1, Structure and gas possibilities of the Oriskany Sandstone in Steuben, Yates, and parts of the adjacent counties. In: Geologic structure and occurrence of gas in part of southwestern New York. 68p., 4 plates (1 in pocket), 7 figs. (bumped corners) $10

USGS Bulletin 900-A : 1938 : Subsurface geology and oil and gas resources of Osage County, Oklahoma. Part 1, Townships 22 and 23 north, ranges 10 and 11 east. By N. W. Bass, L. E. Kennedy, W. R. Dillard, Otto Leatherock, and J. H. Hengst. Pages 1-45, 1 plate in pocket, 1 fig. (bumped corners, owner's stamps on cover) $7

USGS Bulletin 900-B : 1939 : Subsurface geology and oil and gas resources of Osage County, Oklahoma. Part 2, Townships 22 and 23 north, ranges 8 and 9 east. By C. T. Kirk, H. D. Jenkins, Otto Leatherock, W. R. Dillard, L. E. Kennedy and N. W. Bass. Pages 47-82, 1 plate in pocket. (bumped corners, may have some spine wear) $7

USGS Bulletin 900-C : 1940 : Subsurface geology and oil and gas resources of Osage County, Oklahoma. Part 3, Townships 24 and 25 north, ranges 8 and 9 east. By N. W. Bass, L. E. Kennedy, J. N. Conley and J. H. Hengst. Pages 83-129, 1 plate in pocket. (bumped corners) $7

USGS Bulletin 900-D : 1940 : Subsurface geology and oil and gas resources of Osage County, Oklahoma. Part 4, Townships 24 and 25 north, ranges 10 and 11 east.. By L. E. Kennedy, J. D. McClure, H. D. Jenkins, and N. W. Bass. Pages 131-171, 1 plate in pocket. (bumped corners) $7

USGS Bulletin 900-E : 1940 : Subsurface geology and oil and gas resources of Osage County, Oklahoma. Part 5, Townships 26 and 27 north, ranges 10 and 11 east.. By L. E. Kennedy, W. E. Shamblin, Otto Leatherock, and N. W. Bass. Pages 173-208, 1 plate in pocket. (bumped corners, some spine wear) $7

USGS Bulletin 900-F : 1940 : Subsurface geology and oil and gas resources of Osage County, Oklahoma. Part 6, Township 28 north, ranges 10 and 11 east, and township 29 north, ranges 9 to 11 east. By H. B. Goodrich, L. E. Kennedy and Otto Leatherock. Pages 209-236, 1 plate in pocket. (bumped corners, spine sunned with some wear) $7

USGS Bulletin 900-G : 1941 : Subsurface geology and oil and gas resources of Osage County, Oklahoma. Part 7, Townships 20 and 21 north, ranges 11 and 12 east. By W. R. Dillard, N. W. Bass, and C. T. Kirk. Pages 237-268, 1 plate in pocket. (bumped corners, bumped edge) $7

USGS Bulletin 900-H : 1941 : Subsurface geology and oil and gas resources of Osage County, Oklahoma. Part 8, Parts of Township 20 north, ranges 9 and 10 east, and Township 21 North, Ranges 8 and 9 East, and all of Township 21 North, Range 10 East. By C.T. Kirk, W. R. Dillard, Otto Leatherock, and H. D. Jenkins. Pages 269-302, 1 plate in pocket. (noticeably bumped corner) $7

USGS Bulletin 900-I : 1941 : Subsurface geology and oil and gas resources of Osage County, Oklahoma. Part 9, Townships 23 and 24 north, range 7 east. By N. W. Bass, W. R. Dillard, L. E. Kennedy and H. B. Goodrich. Pages 303-319, 1 plate in pocket. (bumped corners) $7

USGS Bulletin 901 : 1940 : Clay investigations in the southern states, 1934-35. With reports by W. B. Lang, P. B. King, M. N. Bramlette, T. N. McVay, H. X. bay, and A. C. Munyan. 346p., 8 plates (1 in pocket), 27 figures. (one spine end rough) $8

USGS Bulletin 902 : 1938 : The brown iron ores of eastern Texas. By Edwin B. Eckel. 157p., 20 plates (3 in pocket), 6 figs. (bumped corners, page block curved around thick plate packet) $12

USGS Bulletin 905 : 1939 : The coal resources of McCone County, Montana. By A. J. Collier and M. M. Knechtel. 80p., 16 plates (1 in pocket), 49 figs.

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USGS Bulletin 906-A : 1939 : Gravel and sand deposits of eastern Maryland adjacent to Washington and Baltimore. By N. H. Darton. Pages 1-42, 10 plates (4 in pocket), 10 figs. (Contributions to economic geology, 1938-39). (bumped corners, back cover may be rough around plate pocket) $2

USGS Bulletin 906-B : 1939 : Geology and coal resources of the Minot region, North Dakota. By David A. Andrews. Pages 43-84, 5 plates (1 in pocket), 7 figs. (Contributions to economic geology, 1938-39). (bumped corners, owner's stamp/label) $10

USGS Bulletin 906-C : 1939 : The Mizpah coal field, Custer County, Montana. By Frank S. Parker and David A. Andrews. Pages 85-133, 25 plates (1 in pocket), 5 figs. (Contributions to economic geology, 1938-39).

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USGS Bulletin 906-E : 1940 : Structural control of ore deposition in the Uncompahgre District, Ouray County, Colorado, with suggestions for prospecting. By W. S. Burbank. Pages 189-265, 2 plates, 4 figs. (Contributions to economic geology, 1938-39) $18

USGS Bulletin 906-F : 1941 : Phosphate investigation in Florida, 1934 and 1935. By P. V. Roundy. Pages 267-345, 9 plates, 21 figs. (Contributions to economic geology, 1938-39) (bumped corners) $8

USGS Bulletin 910-B : 1939 : Platinum deposits of the Goodnews Bay District, Alaska. By J. B. Mertie, Jr. (Mineral resources of Alaska, 1937). Pages 115-145, 1 plate, 3 figures. $12

USGS Bulletin 910-C : 1941 : Fineness of gold from Alaska placers. By Philip S. Smith. (Mineral resources of Alaska, 1937). Pages 147-272, 1 plate in pocket, 1 figure. $24

USGS Bulletin 911 : 1941 : Ore deposits in the vicinity of the London Fault of Colorado. By Quentin D. Singewald and B. S. Butler. 74p., 21 plates (8 in pocket), 1 figures, 5 tables. This covers the Alma-Horseshoe district, the London mine, American mine, Ophir mine, London-Butte mine, Mudsill mine, Oliver Twist tunnel, Havighorst tunnel, Mosher tunnel, and more. The London fault is one of the largest structural features in the Mosquito range of central Colorado west of Fairplay. (Good. Spine may be sunned . Pages block bent around thick plate packet, corners bumped. Pocket has some wear, plates VG) $25

USGS Bulletin 914 : 1940 : Microscopic determination of the ore minerals : 2nd ed. By M. N. Short. 314p., 14 plates (1 in pocket OR as fold-out (varies), some color, of crystals), 33 figures. $5

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USGS Bulletin 916-C : 1939 : Transit traverse in Missouri, Part 3, East-central Missouri, 1903-37. J. G. Staack, chief topographic engineer. Pages 297-439, 1 plate, 2 figs, index. (bumped spine end) $12

USGS Bulletin 918 : 1940 : The Goodnews platinum deposits, Alaska. By J. B. Mertie, Jr. 97p., 9 plates (2 in pocket), 2 figures. (spine taped, owner's stamps) $20

USGS Bulletin 921-B : 1941 : Geology and oil and coal resources of the region south of Cody, Park County, Wyoming. By W. G. Pierce and D. A. Andrews. Pages 99-180, 14 plates (2 in pocket), 4 figs. (bumped corners) $2

USGS Bulletin 922-F : 1940 : Tungsten deposits of Boulder County, Colorado. By T. S. Lovering. (Strategic Minerals Investigations, 1940) Pages 135-156, 2 plates in pocket, 6 figures. (cover beginning to split along spine) $6

USGS Bulletin 922-G : 1940 : Manganese deposits at Philipsburg, Granite County, Montana; a preliminary report. By E. N. Goddard. Strategic Minerals Investigations, 1940. Pages 157-204, 9 plates (5 in pocket), 5 figures. (owner's stamps) $1

USGS Bulletin 922-H : 1940 : Tungsten deposits of the Atolia district, San Bernardino and Kern Counties, California. By Dwight M. Lemmon and John V. N. Dorr, 2nd. Pages 205-245, 3 plates in pocket, 4 figures. (bumped edges, plate pocket present but loose OR bumped edges, sunned spine) $15

USGS Bulletin 922-I : 1940 : Antimony deposits of a part of the Yellow Pine District, Valley County, Idaho; a preliminary report. By Donald E. White. Pages 247-279, 2 plates (1 in pocket), 1 figure. $1

USGS Bulletin 922-N : 1940 : Chromite deposits of the eastern part of the Stillwater Complex, Stillwater County, Montana. By J. W. Peoples and A. L. Howland. Pages 371-416, 3 plates (1 in pocket), 14 figs, 4 tables. (lightly bumped corners) $10

USGS Bulletin 923 : 1941 : Geology and mineral resources of the Randolph Quadrangle, Utah - Wyoming. By G. B. Richardson. 54p., 8 plates (1 in pocket), 2 figures.

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USGS Bulletin 926-A : 1941 : Mineral industry of Alaska in 1939. (Mineral resources of Alaska, report on progress of investigations in 1939) By Philip S. Smith. 97 pages, 1 plate in pocket, 3 figures. VG $8

USGS Bulletin 929 : 1942 : Geology and ore deposits of the Chichagof mining district, Alaska. By John C. Reed and Robert R. Coats. 148p., 33 plates (14 in separate hardshell container), 24 figures, 3 tables. (Text and plates are VG, plate box has old tape at top edge and needs more). $25

USGS Bulletin 931-A : 1941 : Tungsten resources of the Blue Wing District, Lemhi County, Idaho. By Eugene Callaghan and Dwight M. Lemmon. Strategic minerals investigations. 21p., 5 plates (3 in pocket), 2 figures. $1

USGS Bulletin 931-B : 1941 : Some quicksilver prospects in adjacent parts of Nevada, California, and Oregon. By Clyde P. Ross. Pages 23-37, 3 plates, 1 fig. (lightly bumped corners) $8

USGS Bulletin 931-G : 1942 : Chromite deposits of Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. By Philip W. Guild. Strategic Minerals investigations. Pages 139-175, 8 plates (1 in pocket), 5 figures. $1

USGS Bulletin 931-H : 1942 : Tin and tungsten deposits at Silver Hill, Spokane county, Washington. By Lincoln R. Page. (Strategic Minerals Investigations, 1941). Pages 177-203, 5 plates (2 in pocket), 4 figures.(tan wraps) $1

USGS Bulletin 931-I : 1942 : Nickel deposit near Riddle, Douglas County, Oregon. By William T. Pecora and S. Warren Hobbs. Pages 205-226, 2 plates, 3 figures. $1

USGS Bulletin 931-K : 1942 : The Wild Horse quicksilver district, Lander County, Nevada. By Carle H. Dane and Clyde P. Ross. (Strategic Minerals Investigations, 1941). Pages 259-278, 3 plates (1 in pocket), 2 figures. $1

USGS Bulletin 931-P : 1942 : Mica-bearing pegmatites of New Hampshire; a preliminary report. By J. C. Olson. Pages 363-403, 3 plates, 8 figures, 4 tables. (Fair - discard stamp, owner's label, some pencil notes, plates taped in) $3

USGS Bulletin 931-R : 1942 : Manganese resources of the Olympic Peninsula, Washington; a preliminary report. By Charles F. Park, Jr. (Strategic Minerals Investigations, 1941). Pages 435-457, 7 plates (2 in pocket), 9 figures. $1

USGS Bulletin 933-A : 1942 : Mineral industry of Alaska in 1940. By Philip S. Smith. Mineral resources of Alaska. 102p., 1 plate in pocket, 3 figures. $8

USGS Bulletin 935-A : 1942 : Chrome resources of Cuba. By T. P. Thayer. Pages 1-74, 20 plates (1 in pocket), 6 figs, 2 tables. $2

USGS Bulletin 935-B : 1942 : Manganese deposits of Cuba. By Charles F. Park, Jr. Pages 75-97, 4 plates, 3 figs. (stamps on cover) $1

USGS Bulletin 935-C : 1942 : Tin deposits of the Republic of Mexico. By William F. Foshag and Carl Fries, Jr. Pages 99-176, 7 plates, 2 figs, 4 tables. (cover edges sunned) $39

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USGS Bulletin 935-D : 1944 : Tungsten deposits, Isla de Pinos, Cuba. By Lincoln R. Page and James F. McAllister. Pages 177-246, 12 plates (4 in pocket), 1 table. ( a bit rough along spine, bumped around thick plate packet) $3

USGS Bulletin 935-E : 1944 : Nickel-silicate and associated nickel-cobalt-manganese-oxide deposits near Sao Jose do Tocantins, Goiaz, Brazil. By William T. Pecora. Pages 247-305, 7 plates in pocket, 3 figs, 10 tables (1 in pocket). (sunned edges, mildly bumped corners) $2

USGS Bulletin 935-F : 1944 : Manganese deposits in part of the Sierra Maestra, Cuba. By C. F. Park, Jr., and M. W. Cox. Pages 307-355, 17 plates (11 in pocket), 4 figs. (sunned edges, mildly bumped corners) $1

USGS Bulletin 935-G : 1944 : Geology and manganese deposits of Guisa-Los Negros area, Oriente Province, Cuba. By W. P. Woodring and S. N. Daviess. Pages 357-386, 10 plates (1 in pocket), 2 figs. (bumped corners, edges) $1

USGS Bulletin 936-A : 1942 : Muscovite in the Spruce Pine District, North Carolina. By T. L. Kesler and J. C. Olson. Pages 1-38, 1 plate in pocket, 1 fig., 12 tables (1 in pocket). Thus, there are a total of 2 items in pocket.

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USGS Bulletin 936-F : 1942 : Quicksilver deposits of the Parkfield district, California. By Edgar H. Bailey. (Strategic Minerals Investigations, 1942). Pages 143-169, 4 plates (1 in pocket), 1 figure. $1

USGS Bulletin 936-G : 1942 : Chromite deposits of Red Bluff Bay and vicinity, Baranof Island, Alaska. By Philip W. Guild and James R. Balsley, Jr. Pages 171-187, 2 plates, 2 figures. (bumped corner) $1

USGS Bulletin 936-I : 1942 : Nickel-copper deposits on the west coast of Chichagof Island, Alaska. By William T. Pecora. (Strategic Minerals Investigations, 1942). Pages 221-243, 2 plates, 5 figures, 2 tables. (sunned cover edges) $1

USGS Bulletin 936-M : 1942 : Nickel-copper deposits at Snipe Bay, Baranof Island, Alaska. By John C. Reed and George O. Gates. (Strategic Minerals Investigations, 1942). Pages 321-330, 1 plate, 2 figures. (cover edges sunned) $1

USGS Bulletin 936-O : 1942 : Nickel-copper deposit at Funter Bay, Admiralty Island, Alaska. By John C. Reed. (Strategic Minerals Investigations, 1942). Pages 349-361, 2 plates, 2 figures. (cover edges sunned) $1

USGS Bulletin 936-P : 1942 : Vanadium deposits of Colorado and Utah; a preliminary report. By Richard P. Fischer. Pages 363-394, 5 plates, 5 figs. (bumped corners, sunned edges) $10

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USGS Bulletin 940- H : 1944 : Manganese deposits of the Flat Top and Round Mountain districts, Bland and Giles Counties, Virginia. By David Gallagher. (Strategic Minerals Investigations, 1942). Pages 189-219, 13 plates (2 in pocket), 5 figures. $1

USGS Bulletin 940-J : 1944 : Cobalt-bearing manganese deposits of Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. By W. G. Pierce. Pages 265-285, 8 plates. (bumped corners) $7

USGS Bulletin 944-A : 1944 : Phosphate deposits of the Teton Basin area, Idaho and Wyoming. By Louis S. Gardner. Contributions to economic geology, 1943-46. 36p., 4 plates in pocket, 1 figure. $1

USGS Bulletin 945-C : 1944 : Beryllium and tungsten deposits of the Iron Mountain District Sierra and Socorro Counties, New Mexico. By Richard H. Jahns. With a section on the Beryllium Minerals, by Jewell J. Glass. (Strategic Minerals Investigations, 1944). Pages 45-79, 16 plates (14 in pocket, 2 in text), 2 figures. (Good. Front cover has very small hole, back cover has mildly rough edges). $8

USGS Bulletin 947-C : 1946 : Nickel investigations in southeastern Alaska. By George C. Kennedy and Matt S. Walton, Jr. Pages 39-64, 10 plates in pocket, 4 figures. (cover edges may be sunned) $1

USGS Bulletin 947-F : 1946 : Copper deposits of the Nizina District, Alaska. By Don J. Miller, with an introduction by Fred H. Moffit. (Mineral resources of Alaska, 1943 and 1944). Pages 93-120, 4 plates in pocket, 8 figures. (cover tanned, slightly rumpled) $1

USGS Bulletin 947-G : 1946 : Copper deposits of the Kotsina-Kuskulana district, Alaska. By Ralph E. Van Alstine and Robert F. Black. (Mineral resources of Alaska, 1943 and 1944). Kotsina – Kuskulana district. Pages 121-141, 3 plates (2 in pocket), 3 figures. (cover tanned) $1

USGS Bulletin 948-C : 1949 : Chromite deposits of Boulder River area, Sweet Grass County, Montana. By A. L. Howland, E. M. Garrels, and W. R. Jones. Pages 63-82, 6 plates in pocket, 2 figures, 2 tables. (noticeably bumped edges) $1

USGS Bulletin 951 : 1946 : Geology of the Green River Desert-Cataract Canyon region, Emery, Wayne, and Garfield Counties, Utah. By Arthur A. Baker. 122p., 20 plates (2 in hardshell box on a total of four large sheets), 3 figures. Poor - Plates only (Plates are good, with outer edges sunned.). $5

USGS Bulletin 955-E : 1950 : Fluorspar prospects of Montana. By Clyde P. Ross. Pages 173-224, 11 plates (5 in pocket), 4 figures. $2

USGS Bulletin 955-F : 1951 : Quicksilver deposits of the Bonanza-Nonpareil district, Douglas County, Oregon. By R. E. Brown and A. C. Waters. Pages 225-251, 10 plates in pocket (Most of these are excellent large figures showing actual mine plans.), 4 figures, 1 table. (back cover edge OR corners bumped) $2

USGS Bulletin 956 : 1948 : Geology and ore deposits of the Libby quadrangle, Montana. By Russell Gibson. With sections on glaciation by W. C. Alden and physiography by J. T. Pardee. 131p., 11 plates (two of which are in pocket including full-color geologic map), 7 figs. Includes mines and prospects. Fair softcover (All G, but cover loose from spine - an easy fix with a bead of glue) $8

USGS Bulletin 963-A : 1949 : Some mineral investigations in southeastern Alaska. By W. S. Twenhofel, J. C. Reed, and G. O. Gates. Miscellaneous mineral deposits examined in the period from 1939 to 1944. (Mineral Resources of Alaska, 1945-46). Includes Prince Wales Island, Chichagof Island, William Henry Bay, Glacier Bay, Asbestos on Admiralty Island, Lead on Coronation Island, Witherite on Kuiu Island, more. 45p., 2 plates in pocket, 19 figures. (bumped corner) $1

USGS Bulletin 963-B : 1950 : Copper deposits of the Prince William Sound District, Alaska. By Fred H. Moffit and Robert E. Fellows. (Mineral Resources of Alaska, 1945-46). An account of the present state of the prospects, extent of development, and condition of equipment. Pages 47-79, 4 plates in pocket, 1 figure. SCARCE.

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USGS Bulletin 965-A : 1950 : Erosion studies at Paricutin, State of Michoacan, Mexico. By Kenneth Segerstrom. 164p. (complete), 7 plates in pocket, 73 figs., 11 tables. $18

USGS Bulletin 965-B : 1950 : Volcanoes of the Paricutin region, Mexico. By Howel Williams. Pages 165-280, 2 plates in pocket, 19 figs., 3 tables.

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USGS Bulletin 965-C : 1954 : Petrology of Paricutin volcano, Mexico. By Ray E. Wilcox. Pages 281-253, 2 plates, 13 figs, 9 tables. (bumped corners) $1

USGS Bulletin 965-D : 1956 : Birth and development of Paricutin volcano, Mexico. By William f. Foshag and Jenaro Gonzalez R. Pages 355-489, 40 plates (4 in pocket), 16 figs, 3 tables. (Fair. Generally Good, but front cover has minor soil and minor wear. Back cover loose due to weight of plate pocket, an easy fix with a band of tape). $1

USGS Bulletin 967 : 1950 : The District of Columbia; its rocks and their geologic history. By Martha S. Carr. 59p., frontispiece, 7 plates (4 in pocket), 23 figures. With notes on the geography, early history, and stone used in buildings and monuments. (may have bumped croners, owner's stamps) $19

USGS Bulletin 969-C : 1950 : A geologic reconnaissance of parts of Beaverhead and Madison Counties, Montana. By M. R. Klepper. Pages 55-85, 1 plate in pocket. $1

USGS Bulletin 969-D : 1950 : The Blewett iron nickel deposit, Chelan County, Washington. By Carl A. Lamey. Pages 87-103, 3 plates (2 in pocket), 2 figs. Geology and origin of a small mineral deposit of possible economic value. $1

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USGS Bulletin 969-E : 1951 : Quicksilver deposits of the Horse Heaven mining district, Oregon. By A. C. Waters, Randall E. Brown, Robert R. Compton, Lloyd W. Staples, George W. Walker, and Howel Williams. Pages 105-149, 18 plates (17 in pocket), 2 figs. (From : Contributions to Economic Geology). Pocket plates include full-color geologic map and actual mine workings with geologic information. (bumped corners) $3

USGS Bulletin 969-F : 1951 : Geology of the tungsten, antimony, and gold deposits near Stibnite, Idaho. By John R. Cooper. Pages 151-197, 7 plates in pocket, 4 figures. Geology of a unique type of deposit in the Yellow Pine mining district. (From : Contributions to Economic Geology). (lightly bumped edges) $4

USGS Bulletin 970 : 1951 : Geology and ore deposits of the upper Blue River area, Summit County, Colorado. By Quentin D. Singewald. 74p., 7 plates in pocket, 17 figs. HARDBOUND, maroon cloth, very good (USGS Library stamps inside only). $45

USGS Bulletin 972 : 1951 : Geology of the Canyon Ferry Quadrangle, Montana. By John B. Mertie, Jr., Richard P. Fischer, and S. Warren Hobbs. 97p., 2 plates in pocket, 3 figs. The geologic features and mineral resources of an area in the Missouri River valley where a power dam is being built. (bumped corners) $1

USGS Bulletin 973-A : 1951 : Magnetic exploration for chromite. By H. E. Hawkes. Pages 1-21, 2 figs., 3 tables. A summary of the problem of magnetic exploration for chromite. $1

USGS Bulletin 973-B : 1952 : The Coalwood coal field, Powder River County, Montana. By Robert P. Bryson. Pages 23-106, 12 plates (9 in pocket), 11 figs., 6 tables. The geology and fuel resources of a part of the Powder River Basin. (bumped corner) $7

USGS Bulletin 973-C : 1950 : Dolomite deposit near Sloan, Nevada. By Charles Deiss. Pages 107-141, 6 plates (2 in pocket), 1 fig. A study of the stratigraphy and geologic structure of Sloan Hill. (bumped corners) $3

USGS Bulletin 973-F : 1952 : Fluorspar deposits of Burro Mountains and vicinity, Grant County, New Mexico. By Elliot Gillerman. Pages 261-289, 14 plates in pocket, 1 fig. (Fair. Generally G, but back cover detached from weight of thick plate pocket) $8

USGS Bulletin 974-B : 1950 : Volcanic activity in the Aleutian Arc, Alaska. By Robert R. Coats. Pages 35-49, 1 plate in pocket, 1 fig, 3 tables (1 in pocket). Including a list of all known volcanoes and a summary of activity between 1760 and 1948. (lightly bumped edge, owner stamps) $10

USGS Bulletin 974-D : 1951 : Report of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory for 1948 and 1949. By R. H. Finch and Gordon A. MacDonald. (Contributions to General Geology, 1950). Including sections on the 1949 eruption of Mauna Loa and the bombing of lava flows. Pages 103-133, 11 figs., 2 tables. $1

USGS Bulletin 975-B : 1952 : Geology of the quicksilver deposits of Canoas, Zacatecas, Mexico. By David Gallagher. Pages 47-85, 5 plates in pocket, 2 figs, 2 tables. $1

USGS Bulletin 975-C : 1954 : Magnesite deposits in the Serra das Eguas, Brumado, Bahia, Brazil. By Alfred J. Bodenlos. Pages 87-170, 7 plates in pocket, 12 figs., 14 tables. (lightly bumped edges) $5

USGS Bulletin 975-D : 1955 : Geology of south-central Oriente, Cuba. By G. Edward Lewis and John A. Straczek. Pages 171-336, 4 plates in pocket (on 7 sheets), 25 figs., 3 tables in pocket. (bumped corners) $8

USGS Bulletin 975-E : 1955 : Geology and ore deposits of the Atachocha district, Departamento de Pasco, Peru. By Robert F. Johnson, Richard W. Lewis, Jr., and Guillermo Abele C. Pages 337-388, 8 plates in pocket, 8 figs. (bumped corners, scuffed spine OR library markings on cover) $4

USGS Bulletin 978-A : 1951 : Magnesium-mineral resources of the Currant Creek District, Nevada. By Charles J. Vitaliano. Pages 1-25, 8 plates in pocket, 6 figs. 3 tables. $1

USGS Bulletin 978-B : 1952 : The Cle Elum River nickeliferous iron deposits, Kittitas County, Washington. By Carl A. Lamey and Preston E. Hotz. Pages 27-67, 2 plates in pocket, 19 figs., 11 tables. Analyses of drill cores and estimates of ferruginous reserves. $1

USGS Bulletin 979-B : 1952 : Manganese deposits of southeastern Utah. Manganese deposits of Utah, Part 2. By A. A. Baker, D. C. Duncan, and C. B. Hunt. Pages 63-157, 2 plates in pocket, 21 figs. A report on manganese resources in the Little Grand district and areas to the east, west, and south. (library marks on cover) $15

USGS Bulletin 980 : 1951 : A cooperative investigation of precision and accuracy in chemical, spectrochemical and modal analysis of silicate rocks. 71p., fold-out. $2

USGS Bulletin 982-A : 1952 : Phosphatic rocks in the Deer Creek-Wells Canyon area, Idaho. By Wayne Russell Lowell. Pages 1-52, 2 plates in pocket, 18 figs., 5 tables. A study of the phsophatic shale member, Phosphoria formation of Permian age. $1

USGS Bulletin 982-C : 1953 : Limonite deposits near Scappoose, Columbia County, Oregon. By Preston E. Hotz. Pages 75-93, 5 plates in pocket, 4 figs. A description of low-grade iron deposits of economic interest. (may have corners bumped, library marks) $1

USGS Bulletin 982-E : 1953 : Iron ore deposits of the Iron Mountain District, Washington County, Idaho. By J. Hoover Mackin. Pages 121-151, 6 plates in pocket, 1 fig. A description of the iron-ore reserves of the district. (bumped corners) $1

USGS Bulletin 984 : 1951 : Geologic reconnaissance of the mineral deposits of Thailand. By Glen F. Brown, Saman Buravas, Jumchet Charaljavanaphet, Nitipat Jalichandra, William D. Johnston, Jr., Vija Sresthaputra, and George C. Taylor, Jr. (Geologic investigations of Asia) 183p., 20 plates in pocket, 38 figs., 4 tables.

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USGS Bulletin 987 : 1953 : Fluorspar deposits of the Eagle Mountains, Trans-Pecos, Texas. By Elliot Gillerman. A study of the geology and fluorspar deposits of the Eagle Mountains, Hudspeth county, Texas. 98p., 17 Plates (14 in pocket), 9 figures, 1 table. (Good, but bumped around very thick plate packet) $3

USGS Bulletin 988-E : 1953 : Radioactivity in some oil fields of southeastern Kansas : a contribution to the geology of uranium. Multiple plates in pocket. 52p. (darkened, bumped edges) $1

USGS Bulletin 988-G : 1953 : Geology of the area adjacent to the Free Enterprise Mine, Jefferson County, Montana. By W. A. Roberts and A. J. Gude, the third. A contribution to the geology of uranium. pages 143-155, 3 plates in pocket, 2 figures. (bumped edges) $2

USGS Bulletin 989-A : 1953 : Geology of Buldir Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. By Robert R. Coats. The geography and geologic history of the island, with its flora, and the petrographic and chemical character of its volcanic rocks. 26p., 1 plate (a great aerial photo), 8 figures, 3 tables. (library sticker on cover corner) $1

USGS Bulletin 989-E : 1954 : Geology of the Prince William Sound region, Alaska. By Fred H. Moffit. Description of the geology of the region, with discussion of typical mineral deposits of geologic interest. (Mineral resources of Alaska). Pages 225-310, 1 plate in pocket, 28 figures. (Good. Cover edges sunned, lightly bumped corner) $17

USGS Bulletin 990 : 1954 : Geology and oil resources of the Jonesville District, Lee County, Virginia. By Ralph L. Miller and William P. Brosge. 240p., 8 plates (on 9 sheets) in pocket, 36 figs., 3 tables. (corners lightly bumped, back cover rough around thick plate packet, library stamps) $5

USGS Bulletin 995-D : 1953 : Geologic investigation of the Boyertown magnetite deposits in Pennsylvania. By H. E. Hawkes, Helmuth Wedow, and J. R. Balsley. Pages 135-149, 5 plates in pocket, 2 figs., 5 tables. With a section on land and airborne magnetic surveys in the vicinity of Boyertown, Berks county, Pennsylvania. (bumped corners) $5

USGS Bulletin 995-F : 1954 : Some magnetite deposits in New Jersey. By Preston E. Hotz. Pages 201-253, 13 plates in pocket, 5 figs., 5 tables. New data based on geologic studies, dip-needle surveys, and diamond-drill-hole exploration. (bumped corners) $13

USGS Bulletin 996-A : 1953 : Pleistocene-Recent boundary in the Rocky Mountain region. By Charles B. Hunt. Pages 1-25. Stratigraphy and paleontology of alluvial, cave, and lake deposits of late Quaternary age. Includes Sandia cave, Carlsbad caverns, Ventana cave, Gypsum cave, lake Lahontan, Lake Bonneville, Summer Lake, Clovis lake deposits, San Jon lake deposits. $8

USGS Bulletin 996-B : 1953 : Hawaiian volcanoes during 1950. By R. H. Finch and Gordon A. Macdonald. Pages 27-89, 2 plates in pocket, 20 figs (many are photos). $1

USGS Bulletin 996-C : 1954 : Pleistocene and Recent deposits in the Denver area, Colorado. By Charles B. Hunt. Pages 91-140, 4 plates in pocket, 10 figs. $1

USGS Bulletin 996-D : 1954 : Hawaiian volcanoes during 1951. By Gordon A. Macdonald and Chester K. Wentworth. Pages 141-216, 18 figs, 12 tables. $1

USGS Bulletin 996-E : 1955 : Surficial geology of the Louisville quadrangle, Colorado. By Harold E. Malde. Pages 217-259, 1 plate in pocket, 13 figs. Pocket plate is full-color geologic map. (may have faint water mark in margin of text only, library marks) $1

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USGS Bulletin 1000-F : 1957 : Principles of geochemical prospecting. By H. E. Hawkes. (Contributions to geochemical prospecting for minerals) 125p., 1 figure, 13 tables. $7

USGS Bulletin 1001 : 1953 : General and engineering geology of the Wray area, Colorado and Nebraska. By Dorothy R. Hill and Jessie M. Tompkin. 65p., 1 plate in pocket, 10 figs., 3 tables. (bumped corners. May have small filing sticker on cover and penciled notes pertaining to filing on title page.) $1

USGS Bulletin 1003-A : 1953 : The “Clinton” sands in Canton, Dover, Massillon, and Navarre quadrangles, Ohio : oil and gas geology of the Clinton sands of Ohio. Geology of three Clinton sands as interpreted from a study of well records, includes map showing location of wells. By James F. Pepper, Wallace de Witt, Jr., and Gail M. Everhart. 15p, 7 plates in pocket, 2 figs. (bumped and curved around thick plate packet) $3

USGS Bulletin 1005 : 1954 : Fluorspar deposits of Utah. By W. R. Thurston, M. H. Staatz, D. C. Cox, and others. 53p., 8 plates (7 in pocket), 18 figures, 3 tables. (bumped edge) $8

USGS Bulletin 1006 : 1954 : Collected papers on methods of analysis for uranium and thorium. By F. S. Grimaldi, Irving May, Mary H. Fletcher, and Jane Titcomb. 184p., 6 plates in pocket, 25 figures. $10

USGS Bulletin 1009-B : 1954 : Identification and occurrence of uranium and vanadium minerals from the Colorado Plateaus. 62p., 2 tables. For field geologists and others having few laboratory facilities. (may have small filing sticker and penciled notes on title page pertaining to contents) $1

USGS Bulletin 1009-H : 1955 : Geology of the Happy Jack Mine, White Canyon area, San Juan County, Utah. By Albert F. Trites, Jr., and Randall T. Chew, III. (A contribution to the geology of Uranium) Pages 233-248, 2 plates in pocket, 2 figures. $8

USGS Bulletin 1009-L : 1956 : Radioactive deposits in New Mexico. By T. G. Lovering. (A contribution to the geology of Uranium). Pages 315-390, 7 plates in pocket, 9 figures, 12 tables. (bumped corner, may have library marks) $10

USGS Bulletin 1011 : 1955 : Pegmatites of the Crystal Mountain District, Larimer County, Colorado. By William R. Thurston. 185p., 13 plates in pocket, 32 figures, 16 tables. Very nice HARDBACK in maroon cloth. $32

USGS Bulletin 1015-A : 1954 : Fluorspar deposits near Meyers Cove, Lemhi County, Idaho. By D. C. Cox. A study of fluorspar deposits in the Gravel Range mining district of the Salmon River mountains. 21p., 5 plates in pocket, 1 figure, 1 table. $1

USGS Bulletin 1015-H : 1955 : Preliminary geochemical studies in the Capital Reef area, Wayne County, Utah. By Lyman C. Huff. (A contribution to economic geology). Pages 247-256, 3 figures, 4 tables. $1

USGS Bulletin 1019-A : 1954 : A selected bibliography on quicksilver, 1811-1953. By M. Jane Ebner. 62p. $1

USGS Bulletin 1019-E : 1957 : Magnesium resources of the U.S.— A geologic summary and annotated bibliography to 1953. 149p., plate in pocket. (bumped corner) $2

USGS Bulletin 1019-F : 1957 :Selected annotated bibliography of thorium and rare-earth deposits in the United States, including Alaska. By Katharine L. Buck. Pages 517-541, 1 plate in pocket, 1 figure. $1

USGS Bulletin 1019-G : 1957 : Bibliography of titanium deposits of the world. By Robert Lawthers and Helen R. Mark. Pages 543-608. $1

USGS Bulletin 1019-J : 1957 : Annotated bibliography and index map of salt deposits in the United States (map in pocket). 40p.

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USGS Bulletin 1019-N : 1959 : Selected bibliography of andalusite, kyanite, sillimanite, dumortierite, topaz, and pyrophyllite in the United States. By Agnes B. Grametbaur. (Contributions to bibliography of mineral resources). Contains references, to December 31, 1958, on geology, mineral synthesis, geographic occurrence, and technology and uses. Pages 973-1046, 1 plate in pocket. (may have small filing sticker and penciled notes on title page pertaining to contents) $1

USGS Bulletin 1021-A : 1955 : Hafnium content and hafnium-zirconium ratio in minerals and rocks. By Michael Fleischer. (A Contribution to General Geology). A compilation of all published determinations of the hafnium dioxide content and the Hafnium-zirconium ratio of minerals and rocks. 13p., 9 tables. (minor notes) $1

USGS Bulletin 1021-B : 1955 : Hawaiian volcanoes during 1952. By Gordon A. MacDonald. (A contribution to general geology). A report of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Pages 15-108 plus plate pages, 14 plates, 28 figures, 11 tables. $1

USGS Bulletin 1021-D : 1955 : Hawaiian volcanoes during 1953. By Gordon A. MacDonald and Jerry P. Eaton. (A contribution to general geology). A report of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Pages 127-166, 7 figs, 10 tables. $1

USGS Bulletin 1021-E : 1956 : Geology of Comb Ridge and vicinity north of San Juan River, San Juan County, Utah. By Julian D. Sears. A description of the rocks and their structure in a little-known area that has been previously mapped on only a small scale. Pages 167-206, 4 plates (1 in pocket), 2 figures. Good (bumped corner, rippled back cover) - $7

USGS Bulletin 1021-I : 1956 : Geology of Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming. By Charles S. Robinson. (A contribution to General Geology) Pages 287-302, 1 plate in pocket, 3 figures. $16

USGS Bulletin 1021-K : 1957 : Geology of the Atomic Energy Commission Nevada proving grounds area, Nevada. By Mike S. Johnson and Donald E. Hibbard. A stratigraphic and structural study of Yucca and Frenchman Flats. Pages 333-384, 2 plates in pocket, 1 fig. Good. $10

USGS Bulletin 1021-L : 1957 : Geology of the area east and southeast of Livingston, Park County, Montana. By Paul W. Richards. (Contribution to General Geology). Pages 385-438, 3 plates in pocket, 9 figures. (canted around thick plate pocket OR spine taped with cloth tape.) $3

USGS Bulletin 1023 : 1956 : Bentonite deposits in marine Cretaceous formations of the Hardin District, Montana and Wyoming. By Maxwell M. Knechtel and Sam H. Patterson. With a section on Laboratory procedures used for testing the bentonites, by Sam H. Patterson. 116p., 2 plates in pocket, 12 figures, 1 table in pocket. There are a total of 3 items in the pocket. $2

USGS Bulletin 1024-G : 1957 : Some pegmatite deposits in southeastern Alaska. By C. L. Sainsbury. (Mineral resources of Alaska). A description of the geology of two areas that contain pegmatite bodies of possible commercial significance. Pages 141-161, 1 plate, 5 figs., 2 tables. $1

USGS Bulletin 1026 : 1955 : Geology of the Bighorn Canyon-Hardin area, Montana and Wyoming. By Paul W. Richards. A description of the geography, stratigraphy, structure, geomorphology, and mineral resources of the area. 93p., 7 plates in pocket (on a total of 8 sheets), 8 figures, 4 tables. (bumped corners) $8

USGS Bulletin 1027-B : 1955 : Geology of the Crazy Woman Creek area, Johnson County, Wyoming. By Richard K. Hose. (A contribution to economic geology). Pages 33-118, 8 plates in pocket, 15 figs., 6 tables. (bumped edges) $2

USGS Bulletin 1027-C : 1955 : Dolomite deposit near Marble, Stevens County, Washington. By Charles Deiss. A study of the geologic structure and petrology of a dolomite deposit. Pages 119-141, 2 plates in pocket, 10 figures, 2 tables. $1

USGS Bulletin 1027-D : 1955 : Geology and mineral fuels of parts of Routt and Moffat Counties, Colorado. By N. Wood Bass, J. Brian Eby, and Marius R. Campbell. A study of coal, oil, and gas in the Mount Harris, Pilot Knob, Elkhead Creek, and Daton Peak quadrangles. Pages 143-250, 10 plates (8 in pocket), 2 figs., 11 tables. (Good, bumped edges, plate pocket may be reglued in place) $15

USGS Bulletin 1027-H : 1956 : Geology of the Christmas copper mine, Gila County, Arizona. By Nels P. Peterson and Roger W. Swanson. An exploration of the ore deposits, in mine workings and by diamond drilling. Pages 351-373, 11 plates in pocket, 2 figs. (Good. bumped edges) $15

USGS Bulletin 1027-M : 1956 : Reconnaissance geology of western Mineral County, Montana. By Robert E. Wallace and John W. Hosterman. The geologic structure and mineralogy of western Mineral county, Montana, as determined by a series of traverses, are similar to those of the rich Coeur d'Alene mining district. Pages 575-612, 4 plates in pocket, 3 figs. (Good. Lightly bumped edges, owner's marks on cover) $8

USGS Bulletin 1028-C : 1956 : Geology of northern Adak Island, Alaska. By Robert R. Coats. Pages 43-67, 6 plates (1 in pocket), 1 figure. Investigations of Alaskan Volcanoes. $18

USGS Bulletin 1028-M : 1959 : Geology of southern Adak Island and Kagalaska Island, Alaska. By George D. Fraser and George L. Snyder. Pages 370-408, 2 plates in pocket, 7 figures, 1 table. (Investigations of Alaskan Volcanoes.) (Ownership stamps, small filing sticker on cover, penciled filing notes on title page). $1

USGS Bulletin 1030-A : 1955 : Search for Uranium in the United States. By Vincent E. McKelvey. (Contribution to the geology of Uranium). 64p., 5 figures. $4

USGS Bulletin 1030-D : 1956: Accuracy of ore-reserve estimates for uranium-vanadium deposits on the Colorado Plateau. By A. L. Bush and H. K. Stager. (Contributions to the geology of uranium) Pages 131-148, 1 plate in pocket, 5 figures. $1

USGS Bulletin 1030-E : 1956 : Study of radioactivity in modern stream gravels as a method of prospecting : the detection of radioactivity anomalies by means of partable instruments of scaler type, and application of the method in locating deposits of radioactive ores in the Colorado Plateau. By Randall T. Chew, III. Contribution to the geology of Uranium. 21p., 1 plate in pocket, 9 figures. (library marks) $1

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USGS Bulletin 1030-H : 1956 : Uranium in black shale deposits, Northern Rocky Mountains and Great Plains. By w. J. Mapel. (Contributions to the geology of uranium). Pages 211-235, 2 plates in pocket, 4 figs., 3 tables. $1

USGS Bulletin 1030-I : 1956 : Reconnaissance study of uranium deposits in the Red Desert, Sweetwater County, Wyoming. By Donald G. Wyant, William N. Sharp, and Douglas M. Sheridan. Contributions to the geology of Uranium. 71p., 8 plates in pocket, 3 figures, 12 tables. (Good. Owner's stamps, cover crease) $3

USGS Bulletin 1030-J : 1956 : Stratigraphy of the Morrison Formation in part of northwestern New Mexico. By V. L. Freeman and L. S. Hilpert. (Contributions to the geology of uranium) Pages 309-334, 4 figures. $1

USGS Bulletin 1030-K : 1957 : Uranium deposits in oolitic limestone near Mayoworth, Johnson County, Wyoming. By R. R. Builinger and P. K. Theobald. (Contributions to the geology of uranium) Pages 335-342, 5 figs. $1

USGS Bulletin 1030-L : 1958 : Copper and uranium deposits of the Coyote District, Mora County, New Mexico. By C. M. Tschanz, D. C. Laub, and G. W. Fuller. (Contributions to the geology of uranium). Pages 343-398, 11 plates (9 in pocket), 7 figures, 12 tables. $2

USGS Bulletin 1030-M : 1957 : Description of indicator plants and methods of botanical prospecting for uranium deposits on the Colorado Plateau. By Helen L. Cannon. (A Contribution to the Geology of Uranium). Pages 399-516, 102 figures. (sunned spine) $1

USGS Bulletin 1030-N : 1957 : Geology and uranium deposits of the Caribou area, Boulder county, Colorado. By F. B. Moore, W. S. Cavender, and E. P. Kaiser. (Contributions to the geology of uranium). Pages 517-552, 6 plates in pocket, 7 figures, 1 table. Good (may have some taped reinforcement) - $1

USGS Bulletin 1032-A : 1955 : Uranium deposits in the Eureka Gulch area, Central City District, Gilpin County, Colorado. By P. K. Sims, F. W. Osterwald, and E. W. Tooker. (Geology and ore deposits, Clear Creek, Gilpin, and Larimer counties, Colorado). 31p., 1 plate in pocket, 2 figures, 2 tables. $1

USGS Bulletin 1032-C : 1957 : Geology of the Wood and East Calhoun mines, Central City District, Gilpin County, Colorado. By Avery A. Drake, Jr. (Geology and ore deposits, Clear Creek, Gilpin, and Larimer counties, Colorado). Pages 129-170, 4 plates in pocket, 13 figures, 7 tables. $14

USGS Bulletin 1032-D : 1958 : Geology of the Copper King uranium mine, Larimer County, Colorado. By P. K. Sims, George Phair, and R. H. Moench. (Geology and ore deposits, Clear Creek, Gilpin, and Larimer counties, Colorado). Pages 171-221, 3 plates in pocket, 16 figures, 5 tables. $25

USGS Bulletin 1036-G : 1956 : X-ray powder data for uranium and thorium minerals. By Clifford Frondel, Daphne Riska, and Judith Weiss Frondel. (A contribution to geochemistry). Pages 91-153. $1

USGS Bulletin 1036-J : 1957 : Field determination of uranium in natural waters. By F.N. Ward and A.P. Marranzino. 12p. (lightly bumped corners, a bit rumpled) $1

USGS Bulletin 1036-M : 1957 : Model 54 transmission and reflection fluorimeter for determination of uranium, with adaption to field use. By Ernest E. Parshall and Lewis F. Rader, Jr. 30p., plate in pocket , nice photos of equipment. Description, instructions for constructing and instructions for calibration of the Model 54 fluorimeter developed for field use in determining uranium by the USGS. $7

USGS Bulletin 1036-N : 1958 : Fractional precipitation of rare earths with phosphoric acid. 23p. $1

USGS Bulletin 1042-C : 1956 : Geology of the Virginia City Quadrangle, Nevada. By George A. Thompson. A study of rock units, structural features, geomorphology, mineral deposits, and thermal waters within the area. Pages 45-77, color plate in pocket. (bumped corners) $20

USGS Bulletin 1042-D : 1956 : Quicksilver deposits near Weiser, Washington County, Idaho. By Clyde P. Ross. (Contributions to Economic Geology). Pages 79-104, 5 plates (4 in pocket), 3 figures. (Small filing sticker, ownership stamps, Penciled notes pertaining to filing on title page). $1

USGS Bulletin 1042-E : 1957 : Physical stratigraphy of the Phosphoria Formation in northwestern Wyoming. By Richard P. Sheldon. (Contributions to Economic Geology) Pages 105-185, 5 plates in pocket, 18 figures, 2 tables. $2

USGS Bulletin 1042-G : 1957 : Gem stones of the United States. By Dorothy M. Schlegel. (Contributions to Economic Geology). Pages 203-253. $2

USGS Bulletin 1042-K : 1957 : Dismal Swamp placer deposit, Elmore County, Idaho. By Frank C. Armstrong. (Contributions to Economic Geology). A brief description of a small niobium- and uranium-bearing placer deposit. Pages 383-392, 1 plate in pocket, 3 figures, 2 tables. $1

USGS Bulletin 1042-O : 1958 : Geology and coal resources of the Walsenburg area, Huerfano County, Colorado. By Ross B. Johnson. (Contributions to Economic Geology). A study of coal resources and their geologic occurrence in formations of Late Cretaceous and Paleocene age. Pages 557-583, 3 plates in pocket, 4 tables. (May have neatly taped spine) $1

USGS Bulletin 1043-A : 1956 : Photogeologic procedures in geologic interpretation and mapping. By Richard G. Ray. 21p., nice photos of equipment. $2

USGS Bulletin 1044 : 1956 : Geology of the Kiernan Quadrangle, Iron County, Michigan. By Jacob E. Gair and E.L. Wier. 88p., 5 plates in pocket. (one plate has a coffee dribble, text block has bumped corners). $28

USGS Bulletin 1046-D : 1957 : Uranium resources of the San Rafael District, Emery County, Utah; a regional synthesis. By H. S. Johnson, Jr. (Contributions to the geology of uranium) Pages 37-54, 1 plate in pocket, 2 figures. $1

USGS Bulletin 1046-E : 1957 : Reconnaissance for uranium in asphalt-bearing rocks in the Western United States. By W. J. Hail, Jr. (Contributions to the geology of Uranium). Pages 55-85, 2 figures, 10 Tables. $1

USGS Bulletin 1046-M : 1959 : Reconnaissance investigation of uranium occurrences in the Saratoga area, Carbon County, Wyoming. By James G. Stephens and M. J. Bergin. Pages 321-338, 3 plates (2 in pocket), 5 figures, 4 tables. $1

USGS Bulletin 1046-N : 1959 : Preliminary study of radioactive limonite in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. By T.G. Lovering and E.P. Beroni. Pages 339-384, 1 plate, 14 figures, 14 tables. $1

USGS Bulletin 1050 : 1957 : The Spotted Horse coal field, Sheridan and Campbell Counties, Wyoming. By W. W. Olive. A description of the Tertiary stratigraphy and reserves of coal in the Wasatch and Fort Union formations in 24 townships in northern Wyoming. 83p., 12 plates (10 in pocket), 1 figure, 3 tables. $4

USGS Bulletin 1051 : 1957 : Geology and coal resources of the Starkville-Weston area, Las Animas county, Colorado. By Gordon H. Wood, Jr., Ross B. Johnson, and George H. Dixon. A study of the fuels resources I a 245 quare-mile area in the southwestern part of Las Animas county, Colorado. 68p., 10 plates in pocket, 5 tables. (bumped cover edges) $3

USGS Bulletin 1052-A : 1957 : Scattered Gamma Rays from thick Uranium sources. By A. Y Sakakura. (Experimental and theoretical geophysics). 50p., 21 figures, 14 tables. (library marks) $1

USGS Bulletin 1053 : 1958 : Geology and coal resources of the Centralia-Chehalis District, Washington. By Parke D. Snavely, Jr., R. D. Brown, Jr., Albert E. Roberts, and W. W. Rau. With a section on microscopical character of Centralia-Chehalis coal by J. M. Schopf. 159p., 13 plates (6 in pocket), 25 figures, 1 chart in pocket, 1 table in pocket. $20

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USGS Bulletin 1055 : 1959 : Uranium in coal in the Western United States. 315p., 59 plates (48 in box), 44 figures, 45 tables, 4 charts. Set includes text and a large pocket of plates, all in a thick hardshell container. Poor (Text only. Text is Good) - $1

Contents of USGS Bulletin 1055 :
1055-A : Introduction by N. M. Denson. Pages 1-10, 2 figs.
1055-B : Uranium-bearing lignite in northwestern South Dakota and adjacent States. by Denson, Bachman and Zeller. Pages 11-58, 16 plates (10 in box), 6 figs, 5 tables.
1055-C : Core drilling for uranium-bearing lignite in Harding and Perkinds counties, South Dakota, and Bowman county, North Dakota by Zeller and Schopf. Pages 59-96, 5 plates in box, 4 figs., 6 tables.
1055-D : Core drilling for uranium-bearing lignite, Mendenhall area, Harding county, South Dakota by Gill, Zeller, and Schopf. Pages 97-146, 8 plates in box, 6 figs., 9 tables.
1055-E : Uranium-bearing lignite in southwestern North Dakota. By Moore, Melin, and Kepferle. Pages 147-166, 3 plates in box, 9 figs., 1 table.
1055-F : Reconnaissance for uranium in the Ekalaka lignite field, Carter county, Montana. By J. R. Gill. Pages 167-180, 3 plates in box, 2 figs., 3 tables.
1055-G : Uranium-bearing coal in the Red Desert area, Sweetwater county, Wyoming, by Masursky and Pipiringos. Pages 181-216. 10 plates in box, 6 figs., 4 tables.
1055-H : Tertiary geology of the Goose Creek district, Cassia county, Idaho, Box Elder county, Utah, and Elko county, Nevada. By Mapel and Hail, Jr. Pages 217-254, 5 plates (3 in box), 3 figs., 3 charts, 6 tables.
1055-I : Geology and uranium deposits in carbonaceous rocks of the Fall Creek area, Bonneville county, Idaho. By J. D. Vine. Pages 255-294, 2 plates in box, 5 figs., 8 tables, 1 chart.
1055-J : Uranium-bearing coal and carbonaceous shale in the La Ventana Mesa area, Sandoval county, New Mexico. By Bachman, Vine, Read and Moore. Pages 295-308, 7 plates (3 in box), 1 fig., 3 tables.

USGS Bulletin 1056-A : 1957 : Geologic names of North America introduced in 1936-1955. By Druid Wilson, William J. Sando, and Rudolph W. Kopf. A compilation of new geologic names of North America, including Greenland, the West Indies, the Pacific Island possessions of the United States and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. 404p. (sunned spine) $2

USGS Bulletin 1058-C : 1959 : Geology of Geikie Inlet area, Glacier Bay, Alaska. By James F. Seitz. A study of the general geology of the area, including the petrography and petrogenesis of the metamorphic rocks. (Mineral Resources of Alaska). Pages 61-120, 1 plate in pocket, 26 figures. $1

USGS Bulletin 1059-E : 1958 : Selected annotated bibliography of the uranium geology of igneous and metamorphic rocks in the United States. By Diane Curtis. (Selected Bibliographies of Uranium Geology). Pages 205-262, 1 plate in pocket. $1

USGS Bulletin 1059-F : 1958 : Selected annotated bibliography of the geology and occurrence of uranium-bearing marine black shales in the United States. By Carolyn E. Fox. (Selected Bibliographies of Uranium Geology). Pages 263-325, 1 plate in pocket. $1

USGS Bulletin 1061-D : 1958 : Quaternary geology of Boulder Mountain, Aquarius Plateau, Utah. By Richard F. Flint and Charles S. Denny. (Contributions to general geology). Pages 103-164, 3 plates (2 in pocket), 7 figures. $1

USGS Bulletin 1062 : 1958 : Geology and coal resources of the Toledo-Castle Rock District, Cowlitz and Lewis Counties, Washington. By Albert E. Roberts. A study of resources, principally coal but including oil and gas, clays, and gravel and crushed rocks, in Tertiary and Quaternary deposits. 71p., 16 plates (6 in pocket), 2 figures, 9 tables. $3

USGS Bulletin 1064 : 1958 : Systematic mineralogy of uranium and thorium. By Clifford Frondel. 400p., 1 plate, 24 figures, 8 tables.

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USGS Bulletin 1068 : 1959 : Geology of Wabaunsee County, Kansas. By Melville R. Mudge and Robert H. Burton. 210 pages, 19 plates (13 in hardshell plate container), 3 figs., 2 tables (1 table in pocket). Good. $10

USGS Bulletin 1070-A : 1958 : A reconnaissance of the Idaho Batholith and comparison with the Southern California Batholith. By Esper S. Larsen, Jr., and Robert George Schmidt. The nature, distribution, and age of the rocks of the Idaho batholith and their comparison with the rocks of the southern California batholith, including remarks on the origin of granitic rocks. 33p., 1 plate in pocket, 4 figures, 9 tables. (cover may be sunned) $1

USGS Bulletin 1070-C : 1961 : Distribution of uranium in rocks and minerals of Mesozoic batholiths in Western United States. By Esper S. Larsen, Jr., and David Gottfried. (Investigations of Western Batholiths). Pages 63-103, 4 figures, 38 tables. $7

USGS Bulletin 1071-D : 1959 : Geology of the Huerfano Park area, Huerfano and Custer Counties, Colorado. By Ross B. Johnson. (Contributions to General Geology). A study of the compressional effects on sedimentary rocks of thrusting toward an area of vertical uplifting. Pages 87-119, 6 plates (3 in pocket), 1 figure. $1

USGS Bulletin 1072-B : 1958 : Barite resources of the United States. By Donald A. Brobst. (mineral resources of the United States). A study of the production and use of ore, geochemistry and geology of the deposits, with consideration of mining methods and exploration, and estimates of resources. Pages 67-130, 1 plate in pocket, 2 figures, 11 tables. $1

USGS Bulletin 1072-C : 1959 : Coal resources of Colorado. By E. R. Landis. A highly detailed estimate of the reserves in coal-bearing rocks, which underlie a quarter of the State. Pages 131-232, 2 plates in pocket, 2 figs., 16 tables. Includes errata sheet. (Good, spine sunned). $10

USGS Bulletin 1072-G : 1959 : Coal resources of Trinidad-Aguilar area, Las Animas and Huerfano Counties, Colorado. By R. L. Harbour and G. H. Dixon. (Contributions to economic geology) Pages 445-489, 5 plates in hardshell folder, 1 figure. (plate hardshell container may have a cracked hinge) $3

USGS Bulletin 1072-K : 1959 : Geology and oil and gas possibilities of upper Mississippian rocks of SW Virginia, southern West Virginia and eastern Kentucky. 68p., large plates in pocket. (some penciled notes, edge of page block bumped) $3

USGS Bulletin 1072-O : 1959 : Geology and oil-shale resources of Naval Oil-Shale Reserve No. 2, Uintah and Carbon Counties, Utah. By W. B. Cashion. (Contributions to economic geology) Pages 753-793, 4 plates in pocket, 9 figures, 4 tables. $1

USGS Bulletin 1074-A : 1957 : Mineralogic classification of uranium-vanadium deposits of the Colorado Plateau. By Theordore Botinelly and Alice D. Weeks. (Contributions to the Geology of Uranium). 5 p., 1 plate in pocket. (two creased corners) $1

USGS Bulletin 1074-B : 1958 : Reconnaissance for radioactive minerals in Washington, Idaho, and western Montana, 1952-1955. By Paul L. Weis, Frank C. Armstrong, and Samuel Rosenblum. Pages 7-48, 1 plate, 2 figures. $1

USGS Bulletin 1078 : 1959 : Geology and coal resources of the Buffalo-Lake De Smet area, Johnson and Sheridan Counties, Wyoming. By William J. Mapel. Description of sedimentary rocks and reserves of coal in part of the Bighorn Mountains and the adjacent west side of the Powder River Basin. 178p., 23 plates (18 in hardshell folder), 6 figures, 4 tables. Poor (Text is good, with bumped corner. Folder of 18 plates NOT here) $1

USGS Bulletin 1080 : 1964 : Review and annotated bibliography of ancient lake deposits (Precambrian to Pleistocene) in the Western States. By John H. Feth. 119p., 4 plates in pocket, 1 table. (sunned spine, bumped corners) $10

USGS Bulletin 1081-C : 1960 : Geology of the Maddux Quadrangle, Bearpaw Mountains, Blaine County, Montana. By Bruce Bryant, Robert George Schmidt, and W.T. Pecora. 23p., large folded color map in pocket. (bumped corner) $7

USGS Bulletin 1081-D : 1960 : Stratigraphy and structure of the House Rock Valley area, Coconino County, Arizona. By John D. Wells. (Contributions to general geology) Pages 117-158, 2 plates in pocket, 2 figures. (bumped corner) $1

USGS Bulletin 1081-E : 1961 : Geology of the Lloyd Quadrangle, Bearpaw Mountains, Blaine County, Montana. By Robert George Schmidt, W. T. Pecora, Bruce Bryant, and W. G. Ernst. (Contributions to General Geology). A description of the geologic features and mineral resources of the area. Pages 159-188. 1 plate in pocket, 1 fig., 1 table. (spine may be sunned) $1

USGS Bulletin 1082-A : 1958 : Zirconium and hafnium in the southeastern Atlantic states. By John B. Mertie, Jr. (Contributions to economic geology). A report on the zircon resources of Florida and other areas in the Coastal Plain province with a discussion of the origin of this mineral. 28p., 2 tables. $1

USGS Bulletin 1082-C : 1959 : Iron-ore resources of the United States including Alaska and Puerto Rico, 1955. By Martha S. Carr and Carl E. Dutton. A survey of iron-ore resources of the United States, with selected bibliography and tables of iron-ore reserves and potential ore. Pages 61-134, 1 plate in pocket, 1 figure, 6 tables. $1

USGS Bulletin 1082-F : 1960 : Geology and fluorspar deposits, Northgate district, Colorado. By Thomas A. Steven. (Contribution to Economic Geology). Pages 323-422, 15 plates (4 in pocket), 2 tables. $2

USGS Bulletin1082-H : 1961 : Manganese deposits in the Drum Mountains, Juab and Millard Counties, Utah. By Max D. Crittenden, Jr., John A. Straczek, and Ralph J. Roberts. (Contributions to economic geology). Pages 493-544, 7 plates (5 in pocket), 4 figures, 4 tables. (bumped corner, edges of back cover bumped OR ownership stamps, mark inside cover from library pocket.) $1

USGS Bulletin 1082-I : 1960 : Geology and mineral deposits of the St. Regis-Superior area, Mineral County, Montana. By Arthur B. Campbell. A reconnaissance study of the geology and mineral deposits of a part of northwestern Montana. Pages 545-612, 6 plates in pocket, 7 figures, 7 tables. (bumped corners) $2

USGS Bulletin 1082-J : 1961 : Geology and mineral deposits of the Carlile Quadrangle, Crook County, Wyoming. By M. H. Bergendahl, R. E. Davis, and G. A. Izett. (Contributions to economic geology) Pages 613-706, 6 plates (5 in pocket), 7 figures, 4 tables. (bumped corner OR edge) $3

USGS Bulletin 1082-L : 1961 : Tertiary geology and oil-shale resources of the Piceance Creek basin between the Colorado and White rivers, northwestern Colorado. By John R. Donnell. Pages 835-891, 12 plates (7 in pocket), 3 figures, 5 tables.

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USGS Bulletin 1082-M : 1962 : Bentonite deposits of the northern Black Hills District, Wyoming, Montana, and South Dakota. By Maxwell M. Knechtel and Sam H. Patterson. An investigation of the district that has supplied most of the gel-forming sodium-type bentonite produced to date in the United States. pages 893-1030, 6 plates (2 in pocket), 19 figs., 8 tables. Good/Very Good (may have owner's stamps on cover or sunned cover, plates are VG) - $15

USGS Bulletin 1083-B : 1959 : Directional resistivity measurements in exploration for uranium deposits in the Colorado Plateau; Colorado-Utah. By George V. Keller. (Experimental and theoretical geophysics). Pages 37-72, 20 figures, 5 tables. (sunned cover edge) $1

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USGS Bulletin 1084-D : 1959 : Geochemistry of uranium in phosphorites and black shales of the Phosphoria Formation. By Richard P. Sheldon. (Contributions to Geochemistry). Pages 83-115, 7 figs., 6 tables. (sunned spine, note on cover) $1

USGS Bulletin 1084-F : 1960 : Spectrophotometric determination of traces of lead in igneous rocks. By C.E. Thompson and H. M. Nakagawa. 13p. $2

USGS Bulletin 1084-G : 1960 : Method for the quantitative spectrochemical analysis of rocks, minerals, ores, and other materials by a powder D-C arc technique. By Harry Bastron, Paul R. Barnett, and K.J. Murata. 17p. $2

USGS Bulletin 1084-I : 1961 : A spectrochemical method for the semiquantitative analysis of rocks, minerals, and ores. By A.T. Myers, R.G. Havens, and P.J. Dunton. 22p. $2

USGS Bulletin 1084-K : 1961 : Beryllium content of American coals. By Taisia Stadnichenko, Peter Zubovic, and Nola B. Sheffey. 40p., 2 plates in pocket. $4

USGS Bulletin 1087-I : 1961 : Relation of uranium deposits to tectonic pattern of the Central Cordilleran Foreland. By Frank W. Osterwald and Basil G. Dean. (Contributions to the geology of uranium) Pages 337-390, 7 plates (on 8 sheets) in hardshell folder, 1 figure. $10

USGS Bulletin 1087-J : 1961 : Geology of the Lost Creek schroeckingerite deposits, Sweetwater County, Wyoming. By Douglas M. Sheridan, Charles H. Maxwell, and John T. Collier. (Contributions to the Geology of Uranium). Pages 391-478, 8 plates in hardshell binder, 6 figures, 3 tables. (Text cover sunned, bent corner. Plates and binder VG). $15

USGS Bulletin 1089-A : 1960 : Geology of the Alvord Mountain quadrangle, San Bernardino County, California. By F. M. Byers, Jr. Part of a general appraisal of the mineral resources of the Mojave Desert region. 71p., 6 plates (2 in pocket), 2 figs., 4 tables. Pocket plates include an excellent full-color geologic map. Very Good. $10

USGS Bulletin 1089-C : 1963 : Geology of the Willow Springs and Rosamond Quadrangles, California. By T. W. Dibblee, Jr. The geology and mineral resources of an important part of the western Mojave Desert. Pages 141-253, 2 plates in pocket, 7 figs., 2 tables. $2

USGS Bulletin 1091 : Investigations of some clay deposits in Washington and Idaho. By John W. Hosterman, Vernon E. Scheid, Victor T. Allen, and I. G. Sohn. 147p., 9 plates in pocket, 4 figures, 4 tables. $1

USGS Bulletin 1094 : 1959 : Geology of possible petroleum provinces in Alaska. By Don J. Miller, Thomas G. Payne, and George Gryc. With an annotated bibliography by Edward H. Cobb. A summary of possible sources of petroleum in Alaska, with an annotated bibliography on petroleum and oil shale in Alaska and a map of Mesozoic and Cenozoic tectonic elements. 131p., 6 plates in hardshell folder, 3 figures, 6 tables. $12

USGS Bulletin 1097-B : 1959 : Lead-alpha age determinations of accessory minerals of igneous rocks (1953-1957). 83p. $1

USGS Bulletin 1098-A : 1960 : Geochemical studies in the Coeur dAlene district, Shoshone County, Idaho. By Vance C. Kennedy. With a section on geology by S. Warren Hobbs. The use of geochemical prospecting techniques near known lead, zinc, and copper deposits and a discussion of their values. 55p., 7 plates in pocket, 20 figures, 7 tables. $1

USGS Bulletin 1099-A : 1961 : Uranium-bearing coal in the central part of the Great Divide Basin [Wyoming]. By George N. Pipiringos. (Uranium-bearing coal in the great divide basin, Sweetwater county, Wyoming) 104p., 5 plates in pocket, 45 figures, 7 tables. $3

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