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Geologic Atlas of Texas, Dallas sheet (revised 1987) Geologic Atlas of Texas, Dallas sheet (revised 1987) 1972

Geologic map that depicts surface geology of Tarrant, Dallas, Kaufman, Ellis, Johnson, Somervell, and Rockwall Counties and parts of Parker, Hood, Erath, Bosque, Hill, Navarro, Henderson, Van Zandt, and Hunt Counties, Texas.

Barnes, V.E., Shell Oil Co., Humble Oil and Refining Co., Dallas Geological Society, Fort Worth Geological Society, McGowen, J.H., Proctor, C.V., Jr., Haenggi, W.T. Bureau of Economic Geology
Cretaceous Paleogeography: Implications of Endemic Ammonite Faunas Cretaceous Paleogeography: Implications of Endemic Ammonite Faunas 1972

Endemic ammonite faunas evolved from cosmopolitan faunas in a series of successive episodes over about 35 million years of the Cretaceous of the Gulf Coast of the United States.

Young, Keith Bureau of Economic Geology
Evaluation of Sanitary Landfill Sites, Texas Coastal Zone: Geologic and Engineering Criteria Evaluation of Sanitary Landfill Sites, Texas Coastal Zone: Geologic and Engineering Criteria 1972

Basic geologic, hydrologic and engineering criteria on which selection of sanitary landfill sites should be based include (1) thickness, excavation characteristics, permeability, solution-holding capacity, and reactivity of host and cover materials; (2) hydrologic properties including depth to wa

Brown, L.F., Jr., Fisher, W.L., Malina, J.F. Bureau of Economic Geology
Depositional systems and oil-gas reservoirs in the Queen City Formation (Eocene), Texas Depositional systems and oil-gas reservoirs in the Queen City Formation (Eocene), Texas 1972

Regional surface and subsurface studies indicate that thick deltaic (Queen City Formation) and thin shelf (Reklaw and Weches Formations) sequences compose the stratigraphic interval between the top of the Carrizo Sand and the base of the Sparta Formation.

Guevara, E.H., Garcia, R. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geologic Atlas of Texas, Abilene sheet Geologic Atlas of Texas, Abilene sheet 1972

Geologic map that depicts the surface geology of Shackelford, Stephens, Palo Pinto, Callahan, and Eastland Counties and parts of Jones, Taylor, Runnels, Coleman, Brown, Comanche, Erath, Parker, and Hood Counties, Texas.

Barnes, V.E., Brown, L.F., Jr., Goodson, J.L., Southern Minerals Corp., Humble Oil and Refining Co., Shell Oil Co., Harwood, P., Bloomer, R.R. Bureau of Economic Geology
Gravity, magnetic, and generalized geologic map of the Van Horn -- Sierra Blanca Region, Trans-Pecos Texas Gravity, magnetic, and generalized geologic map of the Van Horn -- Sierra Blanca Region, Trans-Pecos Texas 1972

The Van Horn-Sierra Blanca region lies athwart part of the boundary between two contrasting geologic provinces. The contrast between these two provinces, splendidly displayed by Holocene landforms in the present map area, has a history that dates back to at least Late Precambrian time.

Wiley, M.A. Bureau of Economic Geology
Geology of the Llano region and Austin area: field excursion Geology of the Llano region and Austin area: field excursion 1972

This Guidebook represents an updating of Bureau of Economic Geology Guidebook No. 5, Field Excursion-Geology of Llano Region and Austin Area. It also represents a modification of Geology of the Llano Region and Austin Area, Texas, published by the Shreveport Geological Society in 1971.

Barnes, V.E., Bell, W.C., Clabaugh, S.E., Cloud, P.E., Jr., McGehee, R.V., Rodda, P.U., Young, Keith Bureau of Economic Geology
Resource Capability Units: Their Utility in Land- and Water-Use Management with Examples from the Texas Coastal Zone Resource Capability Units: Their Utility in Land- and Water-Use Management with Examples from the Texas Coastal Zone 1971

A resource capability unit is an environmental entity--land, water, area of active process, or biota--defined in terms of the nature, degree of activity, or use it can sustain without losing an acceptable level of environmental quality.

Brown, L.F., Jr., Fisher, W.L., Erxleben, A.W., McGowen, J.H. Bureau of Economic Geology
Gum Hollow fan delta, Nueces Bay, Texas Gum Hollow fan delta, Nueces Bay, Texas 1971

A study of Gum Hollow delta, a modern fan delta along the north shore of Nueces Bay, Texas, was undertaken to determine the mechanics of fan development and the relationships between sedimentary processes and structures.

McGowen, J.H. Bureau of Economic Geology
Sulfur in Texas Sulfur in Texas 1971 Ellison Jr., S.P. Bureau of Economic Geology