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Title Publication Year Sort ascending Abstract Author Publisher
Guide to points of geologic interest in Austin Guide to points of geologic interest in Austin 1976 Trippet, A.R., Garner, L.E. Bureau of Economic Geology
Shoreline changes in the vicinity of Brazos River delta (San Luis Pass to Brown Cedar Cut) -- an analysis of historical changes of the Texas Gulf shoreline Shoreline changes in the vicinity of Brazos River delta (San Luis Pass to Brown Cedar Cut) -- an analysis of historical changes of the Texas Gulf shoreline 1975

Historical monitoring in the vicinity of the Brazos River delta (San Luis Pass to Brown Cedar Cut) records the nature and magnitude of changes in position of the shoreline 'and vegetation line and provides insight into the factors affecting those changes.

Morton, R.A., Pieper, M.J. Bureau of Economic Geology
Flood hazards along the Balcones escarpment in central Texas -- alternative approaches to their recognition, mapping, and management Flood hazards along the Balcones escarpment in central Texas -- alternative approaches to their recognition, mapping, and management 1975

The public tends to dismiss floods as somewhat unreal catastrophes or occasional inconveniences that usually affect others.

Baker, V.R. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geologic Atlas of Texas, Corpus Christi sheet Geologic Atlas of Texas, Corpus Christi sheet 1975

 Geologic map that depicts the  surface geology of Nueces County and parts of Jim Wells, San Patricio, Aransas, Kleberg, and Kenedy Counties.

Barnes, V.E., Aronow, Saul, Humble Oil and Refining Co., Martin, R.G., Maxson, M.J., Wyeth, J.C., Knupke, J.A., Buck, C.E. Bureau of Economic Geology
Shoreline changes between Sabine Pass and Bolivar Roads -- an analysis of historical changes of the Texas Gulf shoreline Shoreline changes between Sabine Pass and Bolivar Roads -- an analysis of historical changes of the Texas Gulf shoreline 1975

Historical monitoring between Sabine Pass and Bolivar Roads records the nature and magnitude of changes in position of the shoreline and vegetation line and provides insight into the factors affecting those changes.

Morton, R.A. Bureau of Economic Geology
Depositional systems in Canyon Group (Pennsylvanian System), north-central Texas Depositional systems in Canyon Group (Pennsylvanian System), north-central Texas 1975

The Canyon Group (Missourian Series) is a sequence of westward-dipping, genetically related carbonate and terrigenous clastic facies that crop out in a northeast-southwest belt across North-Central Texas.

Erxleben, A.W. Bureau of Economic Geology
Microrelief (Gilgai) Structures on Expansive Clays of the Texas Coastal Plain: Their Recognition and Significance in Engineering Construction Microrelief (Gilgai) Structures on Expansive Clays of the Texas Coastal Plain: Their Recognition and Significance in Engineering Construction 1975

Cracked pavements, undulating road surfaces, broken curbs, stairstep fractures of brick and stone building walls, and tilted power poles are common occurrences in areas underlain by cracking, expansive clay soils of the Vertisol order.

Gustavson, T.C. Bureau of Economic Geology
Gold and silver in Texas Gold and silver in Texas 1975 Evans, T.J. Bureau of Economic Geology
Determining the source of nitrate in ground water by nitrogen isotope studies Determining the source of nitrate in ground water by nitrogen isotope studies 1975

Nitrogen isotope ratios of ammonium and nitrate ions from soil and water samples can be analyzed reproducibly with an experimental error of approximately +/-1 parts per thousand (ppt). Two isotopic ranges of soil nitrate are found in the soils of southern Runnels County, Texas.

Kreitler, C.W. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geothermal resources, Frio Formation, middle Texas Gulf coast Geothermal resources, Frio Formation, middle Texas Gulf coast 1975

Knowledge of the regional sand distribution and its relationship to formation temperature and pressure is a preliminary step in evaluating the geothermal resources of the Frio Formation.

Bebout, D.G., Agagu, O.K., Dorfman, M.H. Bureau of Economic Geology