AVAILABILITY OF OUT-OF-STOCK SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS Some USGS books and maps describing the geology of particular national parks and monuments that are no longer in stock at the USGS may be available for purchase from the national park or monument itself or from a related nature association. BOOKS BULLETINS Bulletins contain significant data and interpretations that are of lasting scientific interest but are generally more limited in scope or geographic coverage than professional papers. They include the results of resource studies and of geologic and topographic investigations; as well as collections of short papers related to a specific topic. B 0494. The New Madrid earthquake, by M. L. Fuller. 1912 (1992). 119 р. 1 plate in pocket. (Reprint.) $10. The succession of shocks designated collectively the New Madrid earthquake occurred in an area of the central Mississippi Valley including southeastern Missouri, northeastern Arkansas, and western Kentucky and Tennessee. Beginning December 16, 1811, and lasting more than a year, these shocks have not been surpassed or even equaled for number, continuance of disturbance, area affected, and severity by the more recent and better-known shocks at Charleston and San Francisco. B 1877. Contributions to commodity geology research, edited by J. H. DeYoung, Jr. and J. M. Hammarstrom. 1992. p. 107. (This volume is published as chapters A-K; these chapters are not available separately.) $5. Geologic research methods, including regional resource occurrence descriptions, elemental distribution analysis for deposit types, interpretation of deposit genesis, and statistical grade-tonnage deposit-type models, are applied to mineral-commodity problems. The 11 papers in this volume include research on barite, gold, mercury, nickel, platinum-group elements, sand and gravel, tungsten, and vanadium. A. Barite; a model for deposition from stratified seawater based on barite nodules in Paleozoic shale and mudstone of the Appalachian Basin, by S. H. Clark. p. A1-A6. B. Barite; a comparison of grades and tonnages for bedded barite deposits with and without associated base-metal sulfides, by G. J. Orris. p. B1-B5. C. Gold; distribution of gold in porphyry copper deposits, by D. P. Cox and D. A. Singer. p. C1-C14. D. Mercury; an important byproduct in epithermal gold systems, by J. J. Rytuba and Chris Heropoulos. p. D1-D8. E. Nickel; mineralogy and chemical composition of some nickel-bearing laterites in southern Oregon and Northern California, by M. P. Foose. p. E1-E24. F. Platinum-group elements; occurrences in the Bethlehem porphyry copper deposits, Highland Valley, British Columbia, by N. J Page, J. A. Briskey and Leung Mei. p. F1-F7. G. Platinum-group elements; occurrences in gold deposits in Nevada, Oregon, and Idaho, by N. J Page, W. C. Bagby, R. J. Madrid and B. C. Moring. p. G1-G8. H. Sand and gravel; an enormous offshore resource within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone, by S. J. Williams. p. H1H10. I. Tungsten; geology and resources of deposits in southeastern China, by J. E. Elliott. p. 11-110. J. Tungsten; grades and tonnages of some deposits, by W. D. Menzie, G. M. Jones and J. E. Elliott. p. J1-J7. K. Vanadium; resources in fossil fuels, by G. N. Breit. p. K1K8. В 1957. CALIFORNIA. Stratigraphy of Paleozoic and lower Mesozoic rocks in the northern Sierra terrane, California, by D. S. Harwood. 1992. 78 p. 1 plate in pocket. $7. Data from a catalog of 118 fossil localities are used to refine and revise the stratigraphy of Paleozoic and lower Mesozoic volcanic and basinal rocks that lie east of the Feather River peridotite belt between latitudes 39° and 40°20′N in the northern Sierra Nevada. In some parts of the terrane, new fossil data dictate new structural interpretations. B 1983. SOUTH CAROLINA. Geochemical study of heavy mineral concentrates from the northeastern part of the Greenville 1°× 2° Quadrangle, South Carolina, by J. C. Jackson and W. J. Moore. 1992. 36 р. $2.25. 2 This report is a regional geochemical reconnaissance of approximately 2,000 mi of the Inner Piedmont physiographic province of South Carolina. Semiquantitative analytical data for 608 heavy mineral concentrate samples reveal areas within the Greenville Quadrangle that are geochemically anomalous in certain lithophile elements, principally tin and the rare earth elements lanthanum, thorium, and yttrium. The distribution of some elements appears lithotectonically controlled and conforms generally with thrust sheet boundaries that underlie the study area. B 1992. COLORADO. Uranium and other elements in Colorado Rocky Mountain wetlands; a reconnaissance study, by D. E. Owen, J. K. Otton, F. A. Hills and R. R. Schumann. 1992. 33 p. 1 plate in pocket. $2.25. Wetlands have a well-documented capacity for extracting metals, particularly uranium, from ground and surface waters containing only very dilute concentrations of metals. One hundred and forty-five montane and subalpine wetlands in Colorado were investigated, and forty-six percent of them showed the presence of moderate or high concentrations of uranium. WATER-SUPPLY PAPERS Water-supply papers include reports on the geology, hydrology, quality, recoverability, and utilization of water resources. They include also several series of statistical reports on streamflow, floods, ground-water levels, and water quality. W 2297. MASSACHUSETTS. Estimation of recharge rates to the sand and gravel aquifer using environmental tritium, Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, by J. F. Knott and J. C. Olimpio. Prepared in cooperation with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Water Resources Commission, Division of Water Resources. 1986 (1992). 26 p. (Reprint.) $2. W 2369. Mass-conserving method of characteristics for streamflow modeling, by W. G. Sikonia. 1992. 44 p. (Supersedes Open-file report 89-414.) $3. A robust numerical model is presented for the computation of unsteady streamflow on steep river slopes. The one-dimensional model uses the method of characteristics on a specified space-time grid to solve the Saint-Venant equations. An additional continuity equation requirement on each space-time element provides greatly improved conservation of mass over traditional implementations of the method of characteristics on a fixed grid. W 2378. Evaluation of selected methods for determining streamflow during periods of ice effect, by N. B. Melcher and J. F. Walker. 1992. 47 p. (Supersedes Open-file report 90-554.) $3. This report presents a comparison of 17 currently used or proposed methods for estimating ice-affected streamflow. The methods are evaluated by comparing estimated discharge to baseline streamflow records constructed at three streamflow-gaging stations in Iowa during the winter of 1987-88. The baseline records were developed based on frequent discharge measurements. Recommendations are made concerning future research needs and estimation of ice-affected streamflow for the U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging network. W 2382. ALASKA. Limnology of Big Lake, south-central Alaska, 1983-84, by P. F. Woods. Prepared in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys. 1992. 108 p. $5.50. A two-year (1983-84) limnological investigation of Big Lake in south-central Alaska concluded that the 1,213-square-hectometer lake was oligotrophic on the basis of its annual values for integral primary production, secchi-disc transparency, and concentrations of total phosphorus, total nitrogen, and chlorophyll-a. The lake was, however, uncharacteristic of oligotrophic lakes because a severe dissolved-oxygen deficit developed within the hypolimnion during summer stratification and under winter ice cover. 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 1069. Short papers of the U.S. Geological Survey uranium workshop, 1990, edited by K. A. Dickinson, U.S. Geological Survey. 1992. 56 р. This report contains sixteen short papers and abstracts derived from oral presentations at the 1990 uranium workshop sponsored by the Branch of Sedimentary Processes of the U.S. Geological Survey. The workshop was held March 20, 1990, at the Denver Federal Center and at the Sheraton Hotel in Lakewood, Colorado. The state of the U.S. uranium industry in 1989, by W. L. Chenoweth, Grand Junction, CO. р. 1. U.S. uranium reserve assessment, by Taesin Chung, U.S. Department of Energy. p. 2. Uranium resources in New Mexico, by V. T. McLemore, New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources; and W. L. Chenoweth, Grand Junction, CO. р. 3-6. New assessments of uranium endowment for two regions in the United States, by W. I. Finch, C. T. Pierson, R. B. McCammon, J. K. Otton, U.S. Geological Survey; H. В. Sutphin, USPCI; and K. J. Wenrich, U.S. Geological Survey. p. 7-11. Uranium endowment estimate calculations, by R. B. McCammon, U.S. Geological Survey. p. 12-13. Uraniferous wetlands; young uranium deposits, by D. E. Owen, U.S. Geological Survey. p. 14-15. Response of douglas fir to uraniferous ground water; a case study with implications for environmental monitoring, by R. A. Zielinski and R. R. Schumann, U.S. Geological Survey. р. 16-17. Uranium series disequilibrium in a young surficial uranium deposit, northeastern Washington, by R. A. Zielinski, C. A. Bush, and J. N. Rosholt, U.S. Geological Survey. p. 18-20. Geology of the Holocene surficial uranium deposit of the north fork of Flodelle Creek, northeastern Washington, by S. Y. Johnson, J. K. Otton, and D. L. Macke, U.S. Geological Survey. p. 21-22. Arid-land surficial uranium deposits; a review of examples and their modes of occurrence, by Sigrid Asher-Bolinder and J. Κ. Otton, U.S. Geological Survey. p. 23-25. Hydrogeology of San Juan Basin uranium deposits; the brine-interface model revisited, by R. F. Sanford, U.S. Geological Survey. p. 26. Uranium mineralization and favorability in the Oligocene Chadron Formation, southeastern Wyoming and northwestern Nebraska, by P. L. Hansley and K. A. Dickinson, U.S. Geological Survey. p. 27-31. Uranium in phosphate rock; with special reference to the central Florida deposits, by J. B. Cathcart, U.S. Geological Survey. p. 32-35. Organic matter and uranium in solution-collapse breccia pipes of northern Arizona and San Rafael Swell, Utah, by K. J. Wenrich and J. G. Palacas, U.S. Geological Survey. p. 3650. Gold-bearing collapse-breccia pipe, Copper Mountain, northwestern Arizona, by Paul Adamek, Uranerz USA; H. J. Behr, University of Göttingen; and Edmund von Pechmann, Uranerbergbau. p. 51-53. Relationship between collapse history and ore distribution in the Sage breccia pipe, northwestern Arizona, by N. A. Brown, R. H. Mead, and J. M. McMurray, Union Pacific ResourcesMinerals. p. 54-56. C 1071. Separation and identification of the silt-sized heavy-mineral fraction in sediments, by J. A. Commeau, L. J. Poppe and R. F. Commeau. 1992. 13 p. Silt-sized minerals are separated by specific gravity using a nontoxic, heavy liquid medium, an aqueous solution of sodium polytungstate. The silt-sized heavy-mineral fraction is examined using a scanning electron microscope equipped with an automatic image analyzer and energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometer. Hundreds of particles are sized and sorted by chemistry, and statistical data are output in histograms and tables. C 1077. IDAHO, MONTANA. Mineral resource assessment of the Dillon 1° × 2° Quadrangle, Idaho and Montana, by R. C. Pearson, C. M. Trautwein, E. T. Ruppel, W. F. Hanna, L. C. Rowan, J. S. Loen and B. R. Berger. 1992. 15 р. Studies of geology, geophysics, geochemistry, and mineral resources done under the CUSMAP program and published separately are summarized in this report. The main purpose of these studies was to determine the mineral resource potential of this quadrangle. This report gives general geographical and geological information on the Dillon 1° x 2° Quadrangle and summarizes a series of reports published mainly in the form of maps at a scale of 1:250,000. C 1084. Catalogue of U.S. Geological Survey strong-motion records, 1989, compiled by J. C. Switzer and R. L. Porcella. 1992. 37 р. This report presents accelerogram data of strong ground motion and the response of representative engineered structures during moderate to large earthquakes recorded during 1989. 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 October 1991. 32 p. Preliminary determination of epicenters. Monthly listing for November 1991. 28 р. 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