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SELECTED SERIES OF U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PUBLICATIONS
<br />Periodicals
<br />Earthquakes & Volcanoes (issued bimonthly).
<br />Preliminary Determination of Epicenters (issued monthly).
<br />Technical Books and Reports
<br />Professional Papers are mainly comprehensive scientific reports
<br />of wide and lasting interest and importance to professional scientists
<br />and engineers. Included are reports on the results of resource studies
<br />and of topographic, hydrologic, and geologic investigations. They also
<br />include collections of related papers addressing different aspects of a
<br />single scientific topic.
<br />Bulletins contain significant data and interpretations that are of
<br />lasting scientific interest but are generally more limited in scope or
<br />geographic coverage than Professional Papers. They include the results
<br />of resource studies and of geologic and topographic investigations, as
<br />well as collections of short papers related to a specific topic.
<br />Water-Supply Papers are comprehensive reports that present
<br />significant interpretive results of hydrologic investigations of wide
<br />interest to professional geologists, hydrologists, and engineers. The
<br />series covers investigations in all phases of hydrology, including
<br />hydrogeology, availability of water, quality of water, and use of water.
<br />Circulars present administrative information or important scien-
<br />tific information of wide popular interest in a format designed for
<br />distribution at no cost to the public. Information is usually of short-term
<br />interest.
<br />Water-Resources Investigations Reports are papers of an
<br />interpretive nature made available to the public outside the formal
<br />USGS publications series. Copies are reproduced on request unlike
<br />formal USGS publications, and they are also available for public
<br />inspection at depositories indicated in USGS catalogs.
<br />Open-File Reports include unpublished manuscript reports,
<br />maps, and other material that are made available for public consultation
<br />at depositories. They are a nonpermanent form of publication that may
<br />be cited in other publications as sources of information.
<br />Maps
<br />Geologic Quadrangle Maps are multicolor geologic maps on
<br />topographic bases in 7.5- or 15-minute quadrangle formats (scales
<br />mainly 1:24,000 or 1:62,500) showing bedrock, surficial, or engineer-
<br />ing geology. Maps generally include brief texts; some maps include
<br />structure and columnar sections only.
<br />Geophysical Investigations Maps are on topographic or plani-
<br />metric bases at various scales; they show results of surveys using
<br />geophysical techniques, such as gravity, magnetic, seismic, or radio-
<br />activity, which reflect subsurface structures that are of economic or
<br />geologic significance. Many maps include correlations with the geol-
<br />ogy-
<br />Miscellaneous Investigations Series Maps are on planimetric or
<br />topographic bases of regular and irregular areas at various scales; they
<br />present a wide variety of format and subject matter. The series also
<br />includes 7.5-minute quadrangle photogeologic maps on planimetric
<br />bases that show geology as interpreted from aerial photographs, Series
<br />also includes maps of Mars and the Moon.
<br />Coal Investigations Maps are geologic maps on topographic or
<br />planimetric bases at various scales showing bedrock or surficial
<br />geology, stratigraphy, and structural relations in certain coal-resource
<br />areas.
<br />Oil and Gas Investigations Charts show stratigraphic informa-
<br />tion for certain oil and gas fields and other areas having petroleum
<br />potential.
<br />Miscellaneous Field Studies Maps are multicolor or black-
<br />and-white maps on topographic or planimetric bases on quadrangle or
<br />irregular areas at various scales. Pre-1971 maps show bedrock geology
<br />in relation to specific mining or mineral-deposit problems; post-1971
<br />maps are primarily black-and-white maps on various subjects such as
<br />environmental studies or wilderness mineral investigations.
<br />Hydrologic Investigations Atlases are multicolored or black-
<br />and-white maps on topographic or planimetric bases presenting a wide
<br />range of geohydrologic data of both regular and irregular areas;
<br />principal scale is 1:24,000, and regional studies are at 1:250,000 scale
<br />or smaller.
<br />Catalogs
<br />Permanent catalogs, as well as some others, giving comprehen-
<br />sive listings of U.S. Geological Survey publications are available under
<br />the conditions indicated below from the U.S. Geological Survey,
<br />Books and Open-File Reports Section, Federal Center, Box 25425,
<br />Denver, CO 80225. (See latest Price and Availability List.)
<br />"Publications of the Geological Survey, 1879-1961" may be
<br />purchased by mail and over the counter in paperback book form and as
<br />a set of microfiche.
<br />"Publications of the Geological Survey, 1962-1970" may be
<br />purchased by mail and over the counter in paperback book form and as
<br />a set of microfiche.
<br />"Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey, 1971-1981" may
<br />be purchased by mail and over the counter in paperback book form (two
<br />volumes, publications listing and index) and as a set of microfiche.
<br />Supplements for 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, and for sub-
<br />sequent years since the last permanent catalog may be purchased by
<br />mail and over the counter in paperback book form.
<br />State catalogs, "List of U.S. Geological Survey Geologic and
<br />Water-Supply Reports and Maps For (State)," may be purchased by
<br />mail and over the counter in paperback booklet form only.
<br />"Price and Availability List of U.S. Geological Survey Pub-
<br />lications," issued annually, is available free of charge in paperback
<br />booklet form only.
<br />Selected copies of a monthly catalog "New Publications of the
<br />U.S. Geological Survey" are available free of charge by mail or may
<br />be obtained over the counter in paperback booklet form only. Those
<br />wishing a free subscription to the monthly catalog "New Publications of
<br />the U.S. Geological Survey" should write to the U.S. Geological
<br />Survey, 582 National Center, Reston, VA 22092.
<br />Note. Prices of Government publications listed in older cata-
<br />logs, announcements, and publications may be incorrect. Therefore,
<br />the prices charged may differ from the prices in catalogs, announce-
<br />ments, and publications.
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