Abstracts of the Literature Synthesis of Apatites and Some Related Phosphates: Part 1 (open access)

Abstracts of the Literature Synthesis of Apatites and Some Related Phosphates: Part 1

Report presenting abstracts and major findings from physiological, biochemical, soil chemical, geological, and mineral studies of the apatite group of minerals.
Date: December 1950
Creator: Jaffe, Elizabeth B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rapid-Scanning Microphotometry (open access)

Rapid-Scanning Microphotometry

Abstract: "A rapid-scanning microphotometer is described with which a 10-inch spectrum may be scanned in two minutes. The resulting chart may be 60, 300, or 1,500 cm long (wavelength scale) and 4 cm high (intensity scale). Commercially available components are used."
Date: March 1956
Creator: Helz, A. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Thoron-Tartaric Acid Systems for the Spectrophotometric Determination of Thorium (open access)

The Thoron-Tartaric Acid Systems for the Spectrophotometric Determination of Thorium

A report about thoron which is popularly used for the spectrophotometric determinations of thorium. The study describes the use of tartaric acid as a masking reagent for zirconium.
Date: September 1955
Creator: Grimaldi, F. S. & Fletcher, Mary H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Photometric Determination of Aluminum in Phosphate Materials With Ferron (open access)

The Photometric Determination of Aluminum in Phosphate Materials With Ferron

Report discussing a study in which "the ferron colorimetric method for aluminum is applied to the analysis of aluminum in phosphatic materials such as in the aluminum phosphate (leached) zone of the Florida phosphate deposits."
Date: August 1954
Creator: Delevaux, Maryse; Smith, Roberta & Grimaldi, F. S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reconnaissance of Benthic Invertebrates from Tributary Streams of the Yampa and North Platte River Basins, Northwestern Colorado (open access)

Reconnaissance of Benthic Invertebrates from Tributary Streams of the Yampa and North Platte River Basins, Northwestern Colorado

From purpose and scope: The study was designed to describe and quantify the benthic invertebrate communities in selected streams in coal mining areas. A secondary purpose was to compare the results with other data collected prior to this study and to assess possible changes in water quality reflected in the composition of the benthic invertebrate community.
Date: 1983
Creator: Britton, Linda J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preliminary Applications of Landsat Images and Aerial Photography for Determining Land-Use, Geologic, and Hydrologic Characteristics--Yampa River Basin, Colorado and Wyoming (open access)

Preliminary Applications of Landsat Images and Aerial Photography for Determining Land-Use, Geologic, and Hydrologic Characteristics--Yampa River Basin, Colorado and Wyoming

From abstract: "This study used Landsat images and small-scale color and color-infrared photographs for selected geologic, hydrologic, and land-use applications within the Yampa River Basin" in Colorado and Wyoming. It includes maps, tables, and a glossary.
Date: October 1978
Creator: Heimes, Frederick J.; Moore, Gerald K. & Steele, Timothy Doak
System: The UNT Digital Library
Distribution of Benthic Foraminifers (>125 µm) in the Surface Sediments of the Arctic Ocean (open access)

Distribution of Benthic Foraminifers (>125 µm) in the Surface Sediments of the Arctic Ocean

A report which discusses the distribution of benthic foraminifers in surface sediment samples from 49 box cores collected by the U.S. Geological Survey.
Date: 1999
Creator: Osterman, Lisa E.; Poore, Richard Z. & Foley, Kevin M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Origin of Uranium Deposits (open access)

Origin of Uranium Deposits

Report discussing uranium deposits and their origins. Sections include information regarding geochemistry of uranium, occurrence of uraniferous deposits, uraniferous igneous rocks, uranium in vein deposits, sandstone-type deposits, uraniferous coal and associated carbonaceous shale, and uraniferous marine sedimentary rocks.
Date: March 1955
Creator: McKelvey, V. E.; Everhart, D. L. & Garrels, R. M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geochemistry of Uranium in Phosphorites and Black Shales of the Phosphoria Formation (open access)

Geochemistry of Uranium in Phosphorites and Black Shales of the Phosphoria Formation

Report discussing the geochemistry of uranium in phosphorites and black shales of the phosphoria formation, with the assumption that the immediate source of the uranium in the Phosphoria formation was the ocean.
Date: June 1957
Creator: Sheldon, Richard Porter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tree Rings as Indicators of Hydrologic Change in the Great Dismal Swamp, Virginia and North Carolina (open access)

Tree Rings as Indicators of Hydrologic Change in the Great Dismal Swamp, Virginia and North Carolina

This report analyses tree rings of large Pinus taeda L. trees "growing near a drainage ditch in the Great Dismal Swamp" and concludes that these rings are "datable and hydrologically sensitive." It includes tables and graphs.
Date: November 1978
Creator: Phipps, R. L.; Ireley, D. L. & Baker, C. P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Geochemistry of Uranium in Apatite and Phosphorite (open access)

The Geochemistry of Uranium in Apatite and Phosphorite

The following report is preliminary in nature, discussing and analyzing traces of uranium in apatite and phosphorite.
Date: October 1957
Creator: Altschuler, Z. S.; Clarke, R. S., Jr. & Young, E. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mineral Resources of Alaska: Report on Progress of Investigations in 1934 (open access)

Mineral Resources of Alaska: Report on Progress of Investigations in 1934

A report about the potentials and resources available in regards to Alaska's mineral industry.
Date: 1936
Creator: Smith, Philip S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Contributions to General Geology 1951-54 (open access)

Contributions to General Geology 1951-54

A report about stratigraphic studies of late Quaternary deposits in the Rocky Mountain region which reveal a widespread uncomformity separating deposits that differ lithologically. The deposits overlying the unconformity contain modern fauna that do not occur in older deposits.
Date: 1955
Creator: Hunt, Charles B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Present Investigations of Radioactive Raw Materials by the Geological Survey and a Recommended Program for Future Work (open access)

Present Investigations of Radioactive Raw Materials by the Geological Survey and a Recommended Program for Future Work

From abstract: "The Geological Survey's program of investigation of radioactive raw materials is presented herewith under present investigations, plans for future investigations, plan of operation, and cost of operation. This report was prepared at the request of the Atomic Energy Commission."
Date: April 1947
Creator: Butler, A. P., Jr. & Stead, F. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Report on Progress of Investigations of Mineral Resources of Alaska in 1905 (open access)

Report on Progress of Investigations of Mineral Resources of Alaska in 1905

From introduction: This report contains papers on summaries of progress in various phases of the mining industry during the last year, preliminary accounts of investigations in progress or completed, and statements of the results of minor investigations not to be published elsewhere.
Date: 1905
Creator: Brooks, Alfred H. (Alfred Hulse), 1871-1924
System: The UNT Digital Library
Report on Progress of Investigations of Mineral Resources of Alaska in 1909 (open access)

Report on Progress of Investigations of Mineral Resources of Alaska in 1909

Annual summary describing the conditions of the mining industry in Alaska and the economic results obtained by various investigations during the year. Contributions include descriptions of general features of the geology and mineral resources as well as analyses of practical implications.
Date: 1910
Creator: Brooks, Alfred H. (Alfred Hulse), 1871-1924
System: The UNT Digital Library
Methods of Botanical Prospecting for Uranium Deposits on the Colorado Plateau (open access)

Methods of Botanical Prospecting for Uranium Deposits on the Colorado Plateau

Report discussing two botanical methods of prospecting for uranium ores on the Colorado Plateau. The first method involves analyzing tree branch tips for uranium content, and the second involves the mapping of indicator plants.
Date: April 1954
Creator: Cannon, Helen L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Stratigraphy of Parts of De Soto and Hardee Counties, Florida (open access)

Stratigraphy of Parts of De Soto and Hardee Counties, Florida

Report presenting the results of one part of an investigation of the regional geology of central Florida.
Date: April 1954
Creator: Bergendahl, M. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Economic Geology of the Independence Quadrangle, Kansas (open access)

Economic Geology of the Independence Quadrangle, Kansas

From introduction: The aim of this paper is to present the substance of what is known concerning the distribution, occurrence, and development of the oil and gas of the quadrangle, and to note briefly the more important industries growing out of these natural resources or depending on them within the territory considered.
Date: 1906
Creator: Schrader, Frank C. & Haworth, Erasmus
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mineral Resources of the Barbours Creek and Shawvers Run Wilderness Study Areas, Craig County, Virginia (open access)

Mineral Resources of the Barbours Creek and Shawvers Run Wilderness Study Areas, Craig County, Virginia

This report follows mineral-resource surveys taken at Barbours Creek and Shawvers Run Wilderness study areas in Craig County, Virginia. This report provides the findings of these studies, mineral deposits primarily.
Date: 1988
Creator: Lesure, Frank Gardner
System: The UNT Digital Library
Search for Uranium in the United States (open access)

Search for Uranium in the United States

Report discussing the intensive search for uranium in the United States. This report contains information regarding common uranium minerals, types of uranium deposits, methods of prospecting for uranium, distribution of uranium deposits in the United States, and a conclusion.
Date: October 1954
Creator: McKelvey, V. E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coal Resources of the United States (open access)

Coal Resources of the United States

A report about the United States's coal supply. The U.S. has 25 percent of the world's identified coal resources and about 20 percent of the world's estimated total coal resources.
Date: January 1, 1974
Creator: Averitt, Paul
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Coal Resources of the Yukon, Alaska (open access)

The Coal Resources of the Yukon, Alaska

An examination of coal deposits along the Yukon River conducted in 1902 mostly along the river banks from Dawson, Yukon to the delta.
Date: 1903
Creator: Collier, Arthur J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Water Quality of Four Lakes in Lakeville, Minnesota (open access)

Water Quality of Four Lakes in Lakeville, Minnesota

From abstract: This report presents data collected from four lakes in Lakeville, Minnesota to determine water-quality characteristics and evaluate "changes that may occur in the lakes because of urbanization." It contains a map, graphs, tables, and a glossary.
Date: July 1980
Creator: Tornes, Lan H. & Have, Mark R.
System: The UNT Digital Library