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Bitumen-Bearing Deposits of the United States

Description: The following report summarizes the locations, resources, and petrophysical data of known bitumen-bearing deposits located primarily in Alabama, California, Kentucky, Texas, and Utah.
Date: 1988
Creator: Crysdale, Bonnie L. & Schenk, Christopher J.
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Geomorphic, Seismic, and Geotechnical Evaluation of Sand and Gravel Deposits in the Sheridan, Wyoming, Area

Description: The following report analyzes the geomorphic setting, the use of seismic-refraction data to delineate buried deposits, and the geotechnical analysis of aggregate samples of the sand and gravel deposits in Sheridan, Wyoming.
Date: 1988
Creator: Odum, Jack K. & Miller, Carter H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Hawaiian Monk Seal Population Monitoring, Pup Captive Maintenance Program, and Incidental Observations of the Green Turtle at Kure Atoll, 1985

Description: This is a report based on the the findings of an observational study over the monk seals on the Kure Atoll. The studies take place between January 30 to October 23, 1985. There's a focus on pups they took captive before release, and by chance there are reports of two tagged green turtles.
Date: January 1988
Creator: Reddy, Michelle L. & Griffith, Carrie A.
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Investigation of Methane Occurrence and Outbursts in the Cote Blanche Domal Salt Mine, Louisiana

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on the outbursts of salt often responsible for fatalities in salt mines. The salt samples were tested for methane content. The test results are discussed. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1988
Creator: Molinda, Gregory M.
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Mafic and Ultramafic Xenoliths from Volcanic Rocks of the Western United States

Description: From abstract: Mafic and ultramafic xenoliths in the Western United States are present in volcanic rocks ranging from lamprophyric to dacitic in composition and are found in every major tectonic province from the Coast ranges from California to the Great Plains. Xenoliths from 68 localities are described here, but new localities are being discovered, and much remain to be learned about their distribution with respect to the tectonic and geophysical framework of the Western United States.
Date: 1988
Creator: Wilshire, Howard Gordon; Meyer, C. E.; Nakata, John K.; Calk, L. C.; Shervais, John W.; Nielson, J. E. et al.
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Mineral Resources of the Behind the Rocks Wilderness Study Area, Grand and San Juan Counties, Utah

Description: Abstract: The Behind the Rocks Wilderness Study Area (UT-060-140A) consists of 12,635 acres in Grand and San Juan Counties, Utah. The study area has inferred subeconomic resources of potash and halite in the subsurface, and sandstone on the surface. The study area has high potential for undiscovered resources of oil and gas, low potential for undiscovered uranium, copper, vanadium, gold, silver, other metals, and geothermal energy, and unknown potential for the rare-earth mineral, braitschite. … more
Date: 1988
Creator: Patterson, Charles G.; Toth, Margo I. & Case, James E.
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Mineral Resources of the Clover Mountains Wilderness Study Area, Lincoln County, Nevada

Description: From abstract: At the request of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, approximately 84,165 acres of the Clover Mountains Wilderness Study Area (NV-050-139) was evaluated for mineral resources (known) and mineral resource potential (undiscovered). In this report, the area studied is referred to as "the wilderness study area" or simply "the study area;" any reference to the Clover Mountains Wilderness Study Area refers only to that part of the wilderness study area for which a mineral survey was r… more
Date: 1988
Creator: Moring, Barry; Blank, H. Richard, Jr.; Hoffman, James D. & McHugh, Edward L.
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Mineral Resources of the Ferris Mountains Wilderness Study Area, Carbon County, Wyoming

Description: From abstract: During the present study, all working were examined and representative rock and mineral samples from them were analyzed. Reconnaissance geochemical sampling of rocks, minerals, and stream sediments was conducted for the entire area.
Date: 1988
Creator: Reynolds, Mitchell W. & Neubert, John T.
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Mineral Resources of the Mormon Mountains Wilderness Study Area, Lincoln County, Nevada

Description: From introduction: This report presents an evaluation of the mineral endowment (identified resources (known) and mineral resource potential (undiscovered)) of the study area and is the product of several separate studies by the USBM and the USGS.
Date: 1988
Creator: Shawe, Daniel R.; Blank, H. Richard, Jr.; Wernicke, Brian P.; Axen, Gary J.; Barton, Harlan N.; Day, Gordon W. et al.
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Mineral Resources of the Sweetwater Canyon Wilderness Study Area, Fremont County, Wyoming

Description: From abstract: This report includes field investigations to evaluate the mineral resource potential of the Sweetwater Canyon Wilderness Study Area that were conducted during the summer of 1986.
Date: 1988
Creator: Day, Warren C.; Hill, Randall H.; Kulik, Dolores M.; Scott, David C. & Hausel, W. Dan
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Mineral Resources of the Turtle Mountains Wilderness Study Area, San Bernardino County, California

Description: From abstract: At the request of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, approximately 105,200 acres of the Turtle Mountains Wilderness Study Area (CDCA-307) were evaluated for mineral resources (known) and resource potential (undiscovered). In this report, the area studied is referred to as "the wilderness study area" or simply "the study area"; any reference to the Turtle Mountain Wilderness Study Area refers only to that part of the wilderness study area for which a mineral survey was requested … more
Date: 1988
Creator: Howard, Keith A.; Nielson, Jane E.; Simpson, Robert W.; Hazlett, Richard W.; Alminas, Henry V.; Nakata, John K. et al.
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Mineral Resources of the Whipple Mountains and Whipple Mountains Addition Wilderness Study Areas, San Bernardino County, California

Description: From abstract: At the request of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, approximately 85,100 acres of the Whipple Mountains Wilderness Study Area (CDCA-312) and 1,380 acres of the Whipple Mountains Addition Wilderness Study Area (AZ-050-010) were evaluated for identified mineral resources (known) and mineral resource potential (undiscovered). In this report, the Whipple Mountains and Whipple Mountains Addition Wilderness Study Areas are referred to as simply "the study area."
Date: 1988
Creator: Marsh, Sherman P.; Raines, Gary L.; Diggles, Michael F.; Howard, Keith A.; Simpson, Robert W.; Hoover, Donald B. et al.
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Progress in Environmental Specimen Banking

Description: In October, 1986, the 10th U.S.-German Seminar of State and Planning on Environmental Specimen Banking was held at the Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences in Gloucester Point, Virginia. At this meeting the current status of specimen banking activities in the U. S., FRG, Canada, and Japan was presented and discussed. This publication contains the proceedings of that meeting with contributions describing various activities related to banking and analysis of samples from aquatic, atmospheric, te… more
Date: 1988
Creator: Wise, Stephen A.; Zeisler, Rolf & Goldstein, George M.
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Quaternary Movement Along the La Jencia Fault, Central New Mexico

Description: From abstract: The La Jencia fault is a recently reactivated late Cenozoic basin margin structure of major proportions that forms the western margin of the Rio Grande rift, which borders the eastern sides of the northern Magdalena Mountains and the southern Bear Mountains in central New Mexico. Stratigraphic throw on the fault has not been determined, but Precambrian rocks of the Magdalena Mountains are uplifted a minimum of 800 m (meters) above the adjacent basin floor, below which lie a thick… more
Date: 1988
Creator: Machette, Michael N.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Research in Mathematics and Computer Science at Argonne : July 1, 1986 - January 6, 1988

Description: This report reviews the research activities in the Mathematics and Computer Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory for the period July 1, 1986, through January 6, 1988. The body of the report gives a brief look at the MCS staff and the research facilities, and discusses various projects carried out in two major areas of research: analytical and numerical methods and advanced computer systems concepts. Information on division staff, visitors, workshops, and seminars is found in the appe… more
Date: 1988
Creator: Pieper, Gail W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Selected Significant Mineral Deposits in Alaska: A Minerals Availability System Overview

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing significant Alaskan mineral deposits. As stated in the abstract, "this Bureau of Mines publication presents a summary of mining activity in Alaska, as well as institutional and infrastructural factors affecting mineral development in Alaska" (p. 1). This report includes maps, tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1988
Creator: Baggs, Donald W.; Northam, Michael J.; Meyer, Mark P. & Maas, Kenneth M.
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Studies of the Early Mesozoic Basins of the Eastern United States

Description: The following document is a collection of reports on the studies of the early Mesozoic basins of the Eastern United States. The reports are divided into four sections: reports that study the sedimentary rocks of the basins, studies of related to Jurassic igneous rocks, studies related to the geophysics, structure, and tectonics of the basins, and studies related to the mineral resources.
Date: 1988
Creator: Froelich, A. J. & Robinson, Gilpin R., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Testing and Development of Electric Vehicle Batteries for EPRI Electric Transportation Program : Technical Report for January 1985 - April 1986

Description: The battery is a key element in the acceptance of electric vehicles, and R and D efforts are being undertaken to improve battery performance and lifetime. In this electric-vehicle battery program, controlled laboratory tests were conducted to evaluate the effects of selected factors on the performance and life of the EV-2300 lead-acid battery manufactured by Johnson Controls, Inc. These factors included simulated driving profiles with different levels of peak power demands for vehicle accelerat… more
Date: January 1988
Creator: Argonne National Laboratory
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The Tungsten Industry of the U.S.S.R.

Description: Report presenting a study of the Soviet Union's tungsten mines and potential mineral resources. It summarizes a variety of Russian language technical literature and other materials.
Date: 1988
Creator: Rabchevsky, George A., 1936-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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User's Guide for the Cone Calorimeter

Description: Abstract: This document provides instructions for users of the Cone Calorimeter in installing, operating, maintaining, and repairing the instrument. It is intended for training new operators at NBS and at other laboratories. The troubleshooting and repair sections will be a useful reference section even for experienced operators, since remedies for a large number of potential instrument malfunctions are outlined there.
Date: 1988
Creator: Twilley, William H. & Babrauskas, Vytenis
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Acoustic Leak Detection for District Heating Systems

Description: An acoustic leak detection facility was completed and used to evaluate the capability of piezoelectric sensors, accelerometers, and capacitance microphones to detect and locate gas and water leaks in underground district heating and cooling (DHC) piping. Leak detection sensitivity and location capabilities for DHC systems were estimated from laboratory data and from data obtained from the underground DH system in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where acoustic background noise levels and acoustic signal… more
Date: February 1988
Creator: Kupperman, D. S. & Karvelas, D. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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