Arbuckle uplifts, the Anadarko Basin, the Ardmore Basin, the Quachita Mountains thrust belt, the Arkoma Basin, and the possible southern extension of the Midcontinent gravity high.

B 1917-G. WYOMING. Petrology and reservoir paragenesis in the Sussex "B" sandstone of the Upper Cretaceous Cody Shale, House Creek and Porcupine fields, Powder River basin, Wyoming, by D. K. Higley. 1992. p. G1-G16. (Evolution of sedimentary basins; Powder River basin.) $1.75.

This evaluation of reservoir paragenesis includes detailed descriptions of the petrology of depositional facies of the Sussex "B" sandstone of the Sussex Sandstone Member of the Upper Cretaceous Cody Shale in the House Creek and Porcupine fields, Powder River basin, Wyoming.

B 1917-J. WYOMING, MONTANA. Depositional history of Jurassic rocks in the area of the Powder River basin, northeastern Wyoming and southeastern Montana, by E. A. Johnson. 1992. p. J1-J38. (Evolution of sedimentary basins; Powder River basin.) $2.50.

This report summarizes the history of clastic sedimentation in the eastern part of the middle Western Interior during the Middle and Late Jurassic. Fourteen lithostratigraphic units are discussed in relation to five separate marine inundations and six intervening erosional events.

B 1974. NEVADA. Stratigraphy, regional distribution, and reconnaissance geochemistry of Oligocene and Miocene volcanic rocks in the Paradise Range and northern Pactolus Hills, Nye County, Nevada, by D. A. John. 1992. 67 р. $4.

Stratigraphy, geochronology, and geochemistry of about 40 units of Oligocene and Miocene silicic ash-flow tuff, intermediate to silicic lava, and minor sedimentary rock exposed in three stratigraphic sections have been described. The distribution and sources of five regionally widespread ash-flow tuff units were delineated. The late Cenozoic volcanic and tectonic history of the Paradise Range and northern Pactolus Hills was compared to other areas in the Great Basin.

B 2001. WYOMING, NEVADA. Gold and other minor elements associated with the hot springs and geysers of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, supplemented with data from Steamboat Springs, Nevada, by D. E. White, Chris Heropoulos and R. O. Fournier. 1992. 19 p. $1.75.

A reconnaissance search for gold in hydrothermal deposits of Yellowstone National Park revealed a few sinters with Au contents above the detection limit by the short-wavelength-radiation emission-spectrographic method (0.1 ppm). Au contents are generally higher at Steamboat Springs. The common trace elements Ag, As, Sb, Hg, and Tl also are generally enriched, providing useful geochemical tracers for disseminated gold.

CIRCULARS

Circulars present technical or nontechnical information of wide popular interest in a format designed for distribution at no cost to the public. They are published to disseminate administrative information or important scientific information of an ephemeral nature.

C 0930-K. International Strategic Minerals Inventory summary report; vanadium, by I. Goldberg, Minerals Bureau of South Africa; E. C. I. Hammerbeck, L. S. Labuschagne, and C. Rossouw, Geological Survey of South Africa. Prepared as a cooperative

effort among earth-science and mineral-resource agencies of Australia, Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. 1992. 45 р.

The world's major deposits and districts of vanadium are the subject of this eleventh report resulting from a cooperative datagathering effort with participation from earth-science and mineral resource agencies of six nations. In a format designed to be useful for both policymakers and geologists, the report presents an overview of vanadium resources and lists important geologic information and data conceming resources and production. Earlier reports in the series cover manganese, chromium, phosphate, nickel, platinum-group metals, cobalt, titanium, natural graphite, lithium, and tin.

C 1076. ALASKA. The Alaska Mineral Resource Assessment Program; background information to accompany geologic and mineral-resource maps of the Cordova and Middleton Island quadrangles, southern Alaska, by G. R. Winkler, George Plafker, R. J. Goldfarb and J. E. Case. 1992. 20 р.

This report summarizes recent results of integrated geological, geochemical, and geophysical field and laboratory studies conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey in two 1:250,000-scale quadrangles in coastal southern Alaska. The report contains an extensive reference list of pertinent sources of background information on the area and reviews the results of a current evaluation of the known and potential mineral and energy resources that was conducted as part of the Alaska Mineral Resource Assessment Program (AMRAP).

Periodicals

PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION OF EPICENTERS

Annual subscription (12 monthly issues) $14 domestic, $17.50 foreign. Available from Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.

Available in a quarterly form, beginning with 1985, in the U.S. Geological Survey Open-File series, in paper-copy or microfiche format from: USGS Book and Open-File Report Sales, Box 25425, Denver CO 80225.

Preliminary determination of epicenters. Monthly listing for September 1991. 28 р.

Miscellaneous and Special Books

GEOGRAPHIC NAMES INFORMATION SYSTEM (GNIS)

GNIS, developed by the Geographic Names Information Section, Branch of Geographic and Cartographic Research, National Mapping Division, is the basis for Professional Paper 1200-The National Gazetteer of the United States, which is being published as a series of individual state gazetteer volumes. Prior to publication of any volume, the interim materials described may meet the needs of potential users. The information contained in GNIS is interactively available at the U.S. Geological Survey's information offices. Special searches of the system may be requested for a modest cost with the results available in bound listings and on magnetic tape.

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Resources and the Westem Minnesota Resource Conservation and Development Association. 1991. 66 p. (NC, Da, M, Wb; USGS, WRD, 702 Post Office Bldg., St. Paul, MN 55101.) Microfiche $4; paper copy $10.75.

WRI 88-4204. COLORADO. Characterization of water quality for streams in the southern Yampa River basin, northwestern Colorado, by R. S. Parker. Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. 1991. 49 p. (NC, Da, M, Wb, Db, U; USGS, WRD, Box 25046, Mail Stop 415, Federal Ctr., Denver, CO 80225.) Microfiche $4; paper copy $8.

WRI 88-4230. MINNESOTA. Hydrology, water quality, and simulation of ground-water flow at a taconite-tailings basin near Keewatin, Minnesota, by C. F. Myette. Prepared in cooperation with the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. 1991. 61 p. (NC, Da, M, Wb; USGS, WRD, 702 Post Office Bldg., St. Paul, MN 55101.) Microfiche $4; paper copy $10.25.

WRI 89-4132. SOUTH CAROLINA. Distribution of aquatic macrophytes in 15 lakes and streams in South Carolina, 1985, by G. G. Patterson and B. A. Davis. Prepared in cooperation with the South Carolina Aquatic Plant Management Council and South Carolina Water Resources Commission. 1991. 58 p. (NC, Da, M, Wb.) Microfiche $4; paper copy $9.75.

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WRI 86-4167. SOUTH DAKOTA. Map showing geologic structure and altitude of the top of the Minnelusa Formation and orientation of mapped cave passages in the Madison Limestone, southerm Black Hills, South Dakota, by K. D. Peter, K. R. Mills and C. L. Loskot. Prepared in cooperation with the South Dakota Department of Water and Natural Resources and the Black Hills Conservancy District. 1991. 1 over-size sheet, scale 1:100,000 (1 inch = about 1.6 miles). (NC, Da, M, Wb, U.) Microfiche $1.50; paper copy $5.25.

WRI 87-4102. WYOMING. Geohydrology and potential effects of coal mining in 12 coal-lease areas, Powder River structural basin, northeastern Wyoming, by J. L. Fogg, M. W. Martin and P. B. Daddow. Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. 1991. (NC, Da, M, Wb, Db, U; USGS, WRD, 2617 East Lincolnway, Suite B, Cheyenne, WY 82001.) Microfiche $6.25; paper copy $20.75.

WRI 87-4230. KANSAS. Estimates of freshwater storage and potential natural recharge for principal aquifers in Kansas, by C. V. Hansen. Prepared in cooperation with the Kansas Water Office. 1991. 100 р., 4 over-size sheets; sheet 1, scale 1:500,000 (1 inch = about 8 miles); sheets 2-4, scale 1:1,000,000 (1 inch = about 16 miles). (NC, Da, M, Wb, Db; USGS, WRD, 4821 Quail Crest Pl., Lawrence, KS 66049; and 206 Fulton Terrace, Garden City, KS 67846.) Paper copy $27.50.

WRI 88-4053. MINNESOTA. Selected water-quality characteristics in the upper Mississippi River basin, Royalton to Hastings, Minnesota, by M. R. Have. 1991. 152 p. (NC, Da, M, Wb; USGS, WRD, 702 Post Office Bldg., St. Paul, MN 55101.) Microfiche $4; paper copy $24.25.

WRI 88-4193. MINNESOTA. Simulation of effects of groundwater development on water levels in glacial-drift aquifers in the Brooten-Belgrade area, west-central Minnesota, by G. N. Delin. Prepared in cooperation with the Minnesota Department of Natural

WRI 89-4140. CONNECTICUT. Availability of water from stratified-drift aquifers in the Farmington River valley, Simsbury, Connecticut, by R. L. Melvin and J. W. Bingham. Prepared in cooperation with the Town of Simsbury, Connecticut. 1991. 77 p., 2 over-size sheets, scale 1:24,000 (1 inch = 2,000 feet). (NC, Da, M, Wb, A; USGS, WRD, 10 Causeway St., Room 926, Boston, ΜΑ 02222-1040.) Microfiche $5.50; paper copy $15.

WRI 89-4157. WASHINGTON. Use of Landsat imagery to estimate ground-water pumpage for irrigation on the Columbia Plateau in eastern Washington, 1985, by P. C. Van Metre and Paul Seevers. Prepared in cooperation with the State of Washington Department of Ecology. 1991. 38 p. (NC, Da, M, Wb, SF, S; USGS, WRD, 1201 Pacific Ave., Suite 600, Tacoma, WA 98402; USGS Library, Room 656, West 920 Riverside Ave., Spokane, WA 99201.) Microfiche $4; paper copy $6.50.

WRI 90-4073. NEW YORK. Sand and gravel aquifers of Schuyler County, New York, by T. S. Miller. Prepared in cooperation with Schuyler County. 1991. 1 over-size sheet. (NC, Da, M, Wb; Library, USGS, WRD, P.O. Box 1669, Albany, NY 12201.) Microfiche $1.50; paper copy $4.25.

WRI 90-4098. An axisymmetric finite-difference flow model to simulate drawdown in and around a pumped well, by A. T. Rutledge. 1991. 33 p. (NC, Da, M, Wb, Db; USGS, WRD, 4821 Quail Crest Pl., Lawrence, KS 66049; and 206 Fulton Terrace, Garden City, KS 67846.) Microfiche $4; paper copy $6.

WRI 90-4102. KANSAS. Description and evaluation of selected methods used to delineate wellhead-protection areas around public-supply wells near Mt. Hope, Kansas, by C. V. Hansen. Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 1991. 39 p. (NC, Da, M, Wb, Db; USGS, WRD, 4821 Quail Crest Pl., Lawrence, KS 66049; and 206 Fulton Terrace, Garden City, KS 67846.) Microfiche $4; paper copy $7.50.

WRI 90-4140. MASSACHUSETTS. Use of a geographic information system to assess risk to ground-water quality at public-supply wells, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, by J. C. Olimpio, E. С. Flynn, Saiping Tso and P. A. Steeves. Prepared in cooperation with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. 1991. 45 p. (NC, Da, M, Wb.) Microfiche $4; paper copy $18.75.

WRI 90-4160. PENNSYLVANIA. Base-flow-frequency characteristics of selected Pennsylvania streams, by K. E. White and R. A. Sloto. Prepared in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources. 1990. 67 p., 1 over-size sheet, scale 1:600,000 (1 inch = about 9.6 miles). (NC, Da, M, Wb; USGS, WRD, 111 Great Valley Pkwy., Malvern, PA 19355.) Microfiche $4.75; paper copy $15.

WRI 90-4163. MINNESOTA. Water resources of the Red Lake Indian Reservation, northwestern Minnesota, by J. F. Ruhl. Prepared in cooperation with the Red Lake Indian Reservation Tribal Council. 1991. 49 p. (NC, Da, M, Wb; USGS, WRD, 702 Post Office Bldg., St. Paul, MN 55101.) Microfiche $4; paper copy $8.25.

WRI 90-4179. ARIZONA. Summary of ground-water conditions in Arizona, 1985-86, by R. P. Wilson. Prepared in cooperation with the Arizona Department of Water Resources. 1991. 4 oversize sheets. (NC, Da, M, Wb; USGS, WRD, 375 South Euclid Ave., Tucson, AZ 85719; 3738 North 16th St., Suite E, Phoenix, AZ 85016; 1940 South 3rd Ave., Yuma, AZ 85364; and 2255 North Gemini Dr., Bldg. 3, Flagstaff, AZ.) Microfiche $3; paper copy $17.

WRI 91-4002. CALIFORNIA. Measurement of streamflow gains and losses on Mission Creek at Santa Barbara, California, July and September 1987, by M. C. McFadden, K. G. Polinoski and P. M. Martin. Prepared in cooperation with the City of Santa Barbara. 1991. 15 p. (NC, Da, M, SF, Wb; USGS, WRD, 2800 Cottage Way, Federal Bldg., Room W-2234, Sacramento, CA 95825; and 5735 Kearny Villa Rd., Suite O, San Diego, CA 92123.) Microfiche $4; paper copy $3.

WRI 91-4008. KANSAS. Percentage change in saturated thickness of the High Plains Aquifer, west-central Kansas, 1950 to average 1988-90, by B. J. Pabst. Prepared in cooperation with Western Kansas Groundwater Management District No. 1. 1991. 1 over-size sheet, scale 1:125,000 (1 inch = about 2 miles). (NC, Da, M, Wb, Db; USGS, WRD, 4821 Quail Crest Pl., Lawrence, KS 66049; and 206 Fulton Terrace, Garden City, KS 67846.) Microfiche $1.50; paper copy $5.25.

WRI 91-4023. TENNESSEE. Delineation of subsurface stratigraphy and structures by a single channel, continuous seismic-reflection survey along the Clinch River, near Oak Ridge, Tennessee, by Patrick Tucci, F. P. Haeni and Z. C. Bailey. Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy. 1991. 27 p. (NC, Da, M, Wb, A, Db, U; USGS, WRD, 10 Causeway St., Room 926, Boston, MA 02222-1040.) Microfiche $4; paper copy $4.75.

WRI 91-4039. External quality-assurance results for the National Atmospheric Deposition Program/National Trends Network during 1989, by T. C. Willoughby, J. D. Gordon, L. J. Schroder and M. A. Nilles. 1991. 26 p. (NC, Da, M, Wb, Db, U; Branch of Quality Assurance, Box 25046, Mail Stop 401, Denver, CO 80225.) Microfiche $4; paper copy $4.50.

WRI 91-4045. MASSACHUSETTS. Physical and water-quality characteristics affecting trout-spawning habitat in the Quashnet River, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, by Y. H. Baevsky. Prepared in

cooperation with the Mashpee Water District. 1991. 21 p. (NC, Da, M, Wb.) Microfiche $4; paper copy $4.

WRI 91-4080. OHIO. Hydrology and water quality near the South Well Field, southern Franklin County, Ohio, with emphasis on the simulation of ground-water flow and transport of Scioto River, by C. J. Childress, R. A. Sheets and E. S. Bair. Prepared in cooperation with the City of Columbus, Ohio. 1991. 78 p. (NC, Da, M, Wb.) Microfiche $4; paper copy $12.75.

WRI 91-4114. IDAHO. Transmissivity of perched aquifers at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, by D. J. Ackerman. Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy. 1991. 27 p. (NC, Da, M, Wb; USGS, WRD, 230 Collins Rd., Boise, ID 83702.) Microfiche $4; paper copy $4.75.

WRI 91-4163. Distribution of selected herbicides and nitrate in the Mississippi River and its major tributaries, April through June 1991, by D. A. Goolsby, R. H. Coupe and D. J. Markovchick. 1991. 35 p. (NC, Da, M, Wb.) Microfiche $4; paper copy $6.25.

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Microfiche and (or) black and white paper copies of most reports may be obtained from: USGS Book and Open-File Report Sales, Box 25425, Denver, CO 80225 (telephone 303-236-7476). When ordering, please use the openfile number and full title. Do not mix orders for open-file reports with orders for other Geological Survey products. Prices for microfiche and (or) black and white paper duplicates of reports are indicated. Prices for duplicate slides and color photographs can be obtained on request. Check or money order, in exact amount for open-file reports ordered, should be payable to Department of the Interior-USGS. Prepayment is required. No discount is applicable. For transmittal outside the U.S.A. (except Canada and Mexico), a surcharge of 25 percent of the bill should be included to cover surface transportation.

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OF 88-0450-W. KANSAS, OKLAHOMA, TEXAS. Petroleum geology of the Anadarko Basin region, Province (115), Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, by M. M. Ball, M. E. Henry and S. E. Frezon. 1991. 36 p. (NC, Da, M, Db; Kansas Geol. Surv., 1930 Constant Ave., Campus West, Univ. of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66046; Oklahoma Geol. Surv., Univ. of Oklahoma, 830 Van Vleet Oval, Room 163, Norman, OK 73019; Bur. of Economic