Publication Search

Bureau of Economic Geology Publications

Title Publication Year Abstract Author Publisher
Development of the mercury mining industry in Texas Development of the mercury mining industry in Texas 1980 Sharpe, R.D. Bureau of Economic Geology
Environmental geologic Atlas of the Texas coastal zone -- Brownsville-Harlingen area Environmental geologic Atlas of the Texas coastal zone -- Brownsville-Harlingen area 1980

The Texas Coastal Zone is marked by diversity in geography, resources, climate, and industry.

 Brown, L.F., Jr., Brewton, J.L., Evans, T.J., McGowen, J.H., White, W.A., Groat, C.G., Fisher, W.L. Bureau of Economic Geology
The Mississippian and Pennsylvanian (Carboniferous) Systems in the United States -- Texas The Mississippian and Pennsylvanian (Carboniferous) Systems in the United States -- Texas 1980 Kier, R.S., Brown, L.F., Jr., McBride, E.F. Bureau of Economic Geology
The Classification of Coal Resources and Reserves The Classification of Coal Resources and Reserves 1980 van Rensburg, W.C.J. Bureau of Economic Geology
Quaternary faulting in East Texas Quaternary faulting in East Texas 1980

Three closely spaced oblique-slip faults displace a Quaternary gravel and sand unit overlying Eocene Claiborne strata in the Trinity River Valley, Leon County.

Collins, E.W., Hobday, D.K., Kreitler, C.W. Bureau of Economic Geology
Padre Island National Seashore -- a guide to the geology, natural environments, and history of a Texas barrier island Padre Island National Seashore -- a guide to the geology, natural environments, and history of a Texas barrier island 1980

For the past decade, geologists at the Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, have prepared various maps of the Texas Coastal Zone.

Weise, B.R., White, W.A. Bureau of Economic Geology
Importance of Secondary Leached Porosity in Lower Tertiary Sandstone Reservoirs along the Texas Gulf Coast Importance of Secondary Leached Porosity in Lower Tertiary Sandstone Reservoirs along the Texas Gulf Coast 1980

Secondary leached porosity is common to dominant in near surface to deep subsurface lower Tertiary sandstone reservoirs along the Texas Gulf Coast. This secondary porosity is in the form of leached feldspar grains, volcanic rock fragments, carbonate cements, and carbonate-replaced grains.

Loucks, R.G., Dodge, M.M., Galloway, W.E. Bureau of Economic Geology
South Texas uranium province -- geologic perspective South Texas uranium province -- geologic perspective 1979 Galloway, W.E., Finley, R.J., Henry, C.D. Bureau of Economic Geology
Environmental geology of the Wilcox Group lignite belt, east Texas Environmental geology of the Wilcox Group lignite belt, east Texas 1979

This report provides a data base for decisions about lignite mining and reclamation in the Wilcox Group of East Texas. Kaiser (1974, 1978) estimates that about 12.2 billion short tons of potentially strip-minable lignite resources occur in East and South Texas.

Henry, C.E., Basciano, J.M. Bureau of Economic Geology
Cenozoic Geology of the Trans-Pecos Volcanic Field of Texas Cenozoic Geology of the Trans-Pecos Volcanic Field of Texas 1979 Keller, G.R., Roy, R.F., Duet, N., Graham, R.G., Taylor, B., Daily, Michael, Henry, C.D., Walton, A.W. Bureau of Economic Geology