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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
Geologic setting and geochemistry of thermal water and geothermal assessment, Trans-Pecos Texas Geologic setting and geochemistry of thermal water and geothermal assessment, Trans-Pecos Texas 1979

Hot springs and wells in West Texas and adjacent Mexico are manifestations of active convective geothermal systems concentrated in a zone along the Rio Grande between the Quitman Mountains and Big Bend National Park.

Henry, C.D. Bureau of Economic Geology
Depositional framework of the Lower Dockum Group (Triassic), Texas panhandle Depositional framework of the Lower Dockum Group (Triassic), Texas panhandle 1979

The Upper Triassic Dockum Group of Texas and New Mexico is composed of 200 to 2,000 feet of complexly interrelated terrigenous clastic facies ranging from mudstone to conglomerate.

McGowen, J.H., Granata, G.E., Seni, S.J. 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
Depositional patterns of Miocene facies, middle Texas coastal plain Depositional patterns of Miocene facies, middle Texas coastal plain 1979 Doyle, J.D. Bureau of Economic Geology