Report discussing a reconnaissance search for uranium in shale during August 1953 in western Nebraska and southern South Dakota. The reconnaissance was part of the U.S. Geological Survey's search for uranium in carbonaceous materials.

Report discussing Sweden Upper Cambrian black shales, which contain uranium. The report contains sections on the distribution and geologic setting of the alum shales, stratigraphy and lithology of shales, mineralogy and composition, areal variations in facies, origin, and suggestions for prospecting.

Report discussing a study on the radioactivity of red and green phase Conway granite from Redstone, New Hampshire. Information regarding the collection and measurement methods are included as well as experimental data and calculations.

Report discussing the investigation of radioactivity in coal beds and associated rocks from the Pottsville, Allegheny, and Conemaugh formations in Beaver, Clearfield, and Jefferson counties, Pennsylvania. The report provides information regarding the procedures used, descriptive geology of the areas, radioactivity data, factors affecting the occurrence of radioactivity, and a summary.

A report discussing and area of 2.5 square miles along the southwest border of the pre-Cambrian granitic rocks complex in the pre-Cambrian core of the Harney Peak region, Black Hills, South Dakota that was mapped to determine the relationship between the granite-pegmatite complex and the pegmatites containing beryl and other industrial minerals. This investigation was part of the U.S. Geological Surveys program for the investigation of domestic beryllium resources and was carried out on behalf of the Atomic Energy Commission.

From introduction: "Part I is a numerical list of U.S. Geological Survey Trace Elements Investigations and Memorandum reports... Part II is a reference guide to Trace Elements and related reports that are available to the public... Part III is a finding list of states, areas, and subjects... Part IV is an author index."