United States Earthquakes, 1947 (open access)

United States Earthquakes, 1947

Report discussing earthquake activity in the United States during 1947. The report is broken down by regions and has sections for specific earthquakes.
Date: 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Special Studies of Reservoir Oils in Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 1, Elk Hills Field, California (open access)

Special Studies of Reservoir Oils in Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 1, Elk Hills Field, California

Report from the U.S. Bureau of Mines on studies conducted on the reservoir oils of Elk Hills field. Methods and instrumentation used in the studies are presented. This report includes tables, graphs, and maps.
Date: April 1947
Creator: Cook, Alton B. & Shea, G. B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Beneficiation of Chromite Ores From Western United States (open access)

Beneficiation of Chromite Ores From Western United States

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the sampling of chrome ore deposits in the western United States. Physical properties of the samples collected are presented. This report includes tables.
Date: June 1947
Creator: Batty, J. V.; Mitchell, T. F.; Havens, R. & Wells, R. R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analyses of Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada and Oregon Coals (open access)

Analyses of Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada and Oregon Coals

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over analyses of coals from many western states. The characteristics of the coals found in each state are discussed in detail. This paper includes tables, and maps.
Date: 1947
Creator: Andrews, David A.; Hendricks, Thomas A. & Huddle, John W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Model Study of Wave and Surge Action, Naval Operating Base, Terminal Island, San Pedro, California (open access)

Model Study of Wave and Surge Action, Naval Operating Base, Terminal Island, San Pedro, California

The study reported herein was conducted in 1944 at the Waterways Experiment Station for the Bureau of Yards and Docks, U. S. Navy Department. Its purpose was to determine the best of several plans proposed for protecting the piers and dry docks at the Naval Operating Base, Terminal Island, San Pedro, California, from the effects of wave and surge action.
Date: September 1947
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preliminary report on uranium occurrences in Kern River Canyon, Kern County, California (open access)

Preliminary report on uranium occurrences in Kern River Canyon, Kern County, California

Geologic studies of the uranium deposits in the Kern River in order to evaluate the showings and to determine the mode of occurrence of uranium minerals.
Date: February 1947
Creator: Bowes, William A.
System: The UNT Digital Library