Plates 1-4: Aeroradioactivity Maps (ARMS-II), Las Vegas Area, Nevada, Arizona, and California

Maps of four quadrants in the Las Vegas area surveyed as part of a radiological survey, outlining "Radioactivity levels in hundreds of counts per second normalized to 500 ft above ground." Scale 1:250,000.
Date: October 1961
Creator: Edgerton, Germeshausen & Grier
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library
Salton Sea Meteorological Instrumentation Test Series, Salton Sea, California, Conducted in September 1959 (open access)

Salton Sea Meteorological Instrumentation Test Series, Salton Sea, California, Conducted in September 1959

Abstract: "This report discusses tests conducted to determine the accuracy of meteorological equipment which is used to gather upper air data. Equipment tested was the GMD-2, SMD-1A, GMD-1B, and the WBRT-57. A four-station phototheodolite network was used as a standard for point-in-space determinations."
Date: January 1961
Creator: Jones, L. E.; Levesque, R. L., Jr.; Niper, E. D. & Willis, John T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mining and Furnacing Mercury Ore at the New Idria Mine, San Benito County, California (open access)

Mining and Furnacing Mercury Ore at the New Idria Mine, San Benito County, California

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing mining methods and operations of mercury at the New Idria Mine. As stated in the introduction, "the purpose of this report is to promote the development and conservation of our mineral resources by dissemination of technological information on mining and processing procedures, and related practices at operating mines" (p. 1). This report includes maps, tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1961
Creator: Linn, R. K. & Dietrick, W. F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
United States Earthquakes, 1961 (open access)

United States Earthquakes, 1961

Report discussing earthquake activity in the United States during 1961. The report is broken down by regions and has sections for specific earthquakes.
Date: 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aeroradioactivity Survey and Related Surface Geology of Parts of the Los Angeles Region, California (ARMS-I) (open access)

Aeroradioactivity Survey and Related Surface Geology of Parts of the Los Angeles Region, California (ARMS-I)

Report regarding an airborne gamma-radioactivity survey that took place in the 2,800 square mile area around the Los Angeles region in California. Topics include the types of bedrock noted in the area as well as their levels of radioactivity.
Date: May 1961
Creator: Books, Kenneth G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library