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For Sale : Arizona State Geology Publications

Arizona Geological Survey / University of Arizona / Bureau of Mines
- Bulletins - Field Notes - Maps (all series) -
See Misc. section for orphan publications from other Arizona series.

Misc Arizona geology. - Misc. Photocopies (mostly USGS)

Four Corners Geological Society : All Publications by FCGS.

Arizona Geological Society Publications - See Misc. section below.

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University of Arizona : Bureau of Mines : Bulletins 9x6"
ES = Economic Series, GS = Geological Series, MS = Metallurgical Series, MTS = Mineral Techonology Series, RS = Review Series

Arizona Bulletin 125 : 1928 : Mineral industries of Arizona by J.B. Tenney. (Also RS 1). 135p., index. This detailed book has sections for each mineral and each mining district for each mineral. Please ask if you need to know if a certain district, mineral, processing plant or smelter is included. (stamps and filing marks on cover). $18

Arizona Bulletin 139 : 1935 : Some facts about ore deposits by G. Montague Butler. (also GS 8) 99p. Nice first edition in grey wraps (VG, owner's name) $14

Arizona Bulletin 140 : 1936 : Arizona Metal Production. (Also ES 19). 112p., index. This book includes: Summary of Production, Value and content of ores, Production by kinds of ore, Production by methods of recovery, Production by counties, Partial production by districts, Production by mines and districts. (Lightly bumped corners or spine ends) $11

Arizona Bulletin 152 : 1944 : Arizona non-metallics : a summary of past production and present operations by Eldred Wilson. (Also MTS 41) 58p., index. $3

Arizona Bulletin 155 : 1949 : Arizona non-metallics : a summary of past production and present operations, 2nd ed. revised. by Eldred Wilson and George Roseveare. (Also MTS 42). 60p. (bumped edge) $2

Arizona Bulletin 161 : 1953 : Bibliography of the geology and mineral resources of Arizona : 1939-1952. (Also GS 20). 62p. Very good $8,

Arizona Bulletin 165 : 1955 : One Hundred Arizona Minerals, by R.T. Moore. Reprinted 1966. 35 p., index. $2

Arizona Bulletin 168 : 1961, 1981 reprint : Gold placers and placering in Arizona. 124p., index, great illustrations, 14 plates, 14 figures. $15

Arizona Bulletin 171 : 1962 : A Resume of the Geology of Arizona, by E.D. Wilson, 1962, 140p., 11 tables, 37 plates in text, 13 figures. $3

Arizona Bulletin 173 : 1965 : Bibliography of the Geology and Mineral Resources of Arizona, 1848­1964, by R.T. Moore and E.D. Wilson, 321 p. (cover lightly rubbed) , $2

Arizona Bulletin 174 : 1965 : Geologic Guidebook 1 ­ Highways of Arizona; U.S. Highway 666 (now 191), by E.D. Wilson, 68 p. $1

Arizona Bulletin 176 : 1967 : Geologic Guidebook 2 Highways of Arizona; Arizona Highways 77 and 177, by H.W. Peirce. 73 p. $1

Arizona Bulletin 178 : 1968 : Brief history of the United Verde Open pit, Jerome, Arizona by E.M.J. Alenius. 34p., GREAT illustrations. , $7

Arizona Bulletin 180 : 1969 : Geology and Mineral Resources of Arizona, by U.S. Geological Survey, Arizona Bureau of Mines, and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, 467p., 108 figures, 80 tables. (sunned spine) , $21

Arizona Bulletin 185 : 1972 : Arizona Well Information. Comb-bound, 11x8.5", 195p., index map, one photo figure. Includes well information by the county, with a disproportionate number of wells in Apache county. The publication represents a first attempt, in Arizona, to produce a compilation of geologic data acquired from studies of exploration holes drilled through 1971 principally in search of oil, natural gas, and helium. Also included are selected holes associated with mineral and water exploration and development. (Comb binding is beginning to crack). $15

Arizona Bulletin 189 : 1974 : Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, Arizona, by Stanton B. Keith. 156 p. (owner's stamp) $4

Arizona Bulletin 191 : 1975 : Index of Mining Properties in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, by Stanton B. Keith. 94 p. $13

Arizona Bulletin 196 : 1985 : Mine Index for Metallic Mineral Districts of Arizona, by J.W. Welty, S.J. Reynolds, Stanley B. Keith, D.E. Gest, R.A. Trapp, and Ed DeWitt. 92 p. 11x8.5" $5

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Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology : Field Notes
Field Notes from the Arizona Bureau of Mines - used and out of print issues available for sale.
”Fieldnotes” is like a newsletter, 11x8.5”, usually 12p., illus. Former library filing marks on front cover.
Each has a few longer articles (some are listed below) and some shorter pieces, I’ve listed only a sample. .
This is now called Arizona Geology – a quarterly newsletter.

Arizona Field Notes Vol. 1(1) : March 1971 : Deep drilling and exploration in Arizona, Mine tours. 12p. (spine hole punched) $2

Arizona Field Notes Vol. 1(2) : June 1971 : Mineral exploration in Arizona – long piece. 12p. (spine hole punched) $2

Arizona Field Notes Vol. 1(3) : September 1971 : Economic importance of mineral industry land use in Arizona. Bureau welcomes a new director Dr. William H. Dresher, Some observations and reflections on the Co-op program in the College of Mines. 12p.(spine hole punched) $2

Arizona Field Notes Vol. 1(4) : December 1971 : Leaching Oxide copper – long piece, Hazards of hydrogen sulphide, Dos Cabasas mining district. 12p.(spine hole punched) $2

Arizona Field Notes Vol. 2(1) : March 1972 : The consuming consumer, The climate for investment, Red Lake salt Mass, Environmental awareness in mineral exploration.12p. (spine hole punched) $2

Arizona Field Notes Vol. 2(2) : June 1972 : Earth Resources technology satellite over Arizona. Determination of specific gravity. Women underground. Platinum group metals. Arizona Phosphatic materials. Land acquisition by the nonfuel mineral industries. Overview of geothermal resources potential in Arizona. 12p. (spine hole punched) $2

Arizona Field Notes Vol. 2(3) : September 1972 : Geologic hazards and land-use planning, includes Tucson and Catalina Foothills for specific examples and photos – very long piece. 12p. (spine hole punched) $2

Arizona Field Notes Vol. 2(4) : December 1972 : Copper mining and Arizona land use planning, a geologist speaks. Metallogenic provinces and copper deposits. Cute handwritten letters of thanks from school kids, Brandt, Karen Martin, Abby Wine. Photos of the normally dry Gila river in flood. 12p. (spine hole punched) $2

Arizona Field Notes Vol. 3(1) : March 1973 : Archaeological resources and land-use planning, an archaeologist Speaks – R. Gwinn Vivian. Mineral identification service. 8p. (spine hole punched) $2

Arizona Field Notes Vol. 3(2) : June 1973 : Evaporite developments, thickest anhydrite in the world? Issues and discussion on National surface mining legislation. 8p. (spine hole punched) $2

Arizona Field Notes Vol. 3(3) : September 1973 : Geologic conditions and highways – big piece. 12p. (spine hole punched) $2

Arizona Field Notes Vol. 3(4) : December 1973 : Bedrock shoulders and land use – big piece, great photos. Production of publications at the Bureau, includes photos of Judy Friedrichs, F. Catherine Cate, Roseanna Jizmejian, Joseph R. LaVoie. 12p. (spine hole punched) $2

Arizona Field Notes Vol. 4(1) : March 1974 : Energy crisis versus shortage. Arizona energy resources. Solar energy as an energy option for Arizona. 12p. (short taped tear) (spine hole punched) $2

Arizona Field Notes Vol. 4(2) : June 1974 : Minerals exploration and land use planning – long piece 12p.

Arizona Field Notes Vol. 4(3) : September 1974 : Mineral technology research in the Arizona Bureau of Mines, with photos of labs and people such as Walter Fisher, Dwight Ridenour, Gus Hiller, Jerry Kelly, Steve Light, Samuel Rudy. A geologic mystery or “The tar case”, Geothermal Kinetics test hole. 8p. (a bit rumpled) (spine hole punched) $2

Arizona Field Notes Vol. 4(4) : December 1974 : Geology at Arizona’s universities – big piece, nice photos including big earth cracks. 16p. (spine hole punched) $2

Arizona Field Notes Vol. 5(1) : March 1975 : Pima county moves on geologic hazards, with photos of floodplains and slopes and more. 12p. (spine hole punched) $2

Arizona Field Notes Vol. 5(2) : June 1975 : Technology, the future of raw material supply. Rumbles and rattles in Tucson, apparently NOT earthquakes or blasting. The mining club of the Southwest. A simple test – chrysocolla or turquoise? 12p. (spine hole punched) $2

Arizona Field Notes Vol. 5(3) : September 1975 : Geology and land use planning. Salt, an Arizona resource. Uranium resource study continues. 12p. (spine hole punched) $2

Arizona Field Notes Vol. 5(4) : December 1975 : Coal, Arizona’s most important energy resource? Applied remote sensing lab at the University of Arizona. New office for the Geological Survey at 845 North Park Avenue, photos, Tom McGarvin and more. 12p. (spine hole punched) $2

Arizona Field Notes Vol. 14(3) : Fall 1984 : A view of Subsidence in Arizona. Late Cenozoic deformation in Arizona. Geometry of low-angle Normal faults in west-central Arizona. $2

Arizona Field Notes Vol. 16(4) : Winter 1986 : Radon gas – a geologic hazard. Arizona earthquake center 1986 activity summary. Stewart Mountain dam – current geologic investigations. $2

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University of Arizona : Bureau of Mines : Maps
Maps from various Arizona Geological Survey series. Folded, no envelopes or hand-written envelopes, owner's stamp.
The map series are in this order below : A, Maps (M series), NP, Oil and Gas (OG series).
Those that I could NOT identify with a number are listed below the numbered maps.
Multiples available of most County Maps in M-3 series.

Arizona Map A-2 : 1974 : Drill Hole map of Southeastern Arizona. Scale 1:500,000. Black and white. 2 sheets (one map, one chart) $5

Arizona Map M-3-1 : 1959 : Geologic Map of Cochise County, Arizona. Scale 1:375,000. Original, County Geologic Map Series. Full color. $5

Arizona Map M-3-2 : 1960 : Geologic Map of Coconino County, Arizona. By Richard T. Moore, Eldred D. Wilson, and Robert T. O’Haire. scale 1:375,000. Original, County Geologic Map Series. Full Color. $1

Arizona Map M-3-3: 1959 : Geologic Map of Gila County, Arizona. scale 1:375,000. Original, County Geologic Map Series. Full color. $1

Arizona Map M-3-4 : 1958 : Geologic Map of Graham and Greenlee Counties, Arizona. Scale 1:375,000. Original, County Geologic Map Series. Full color. $1

Arizona Map M-3-6 : 1959. Geologic Map of Mohave County, Arizona. Original, County Geologic Map Series. Full color. $5

Arizona Map M-3-8 : 1960 : Geologic Map of Pima and Santa Cruz Counties, Arizona. Scale 1:375,000. Original, County Geologic Map Series. Full color. $5

Arizona Map M-3-9 : 1959 : Geologic Map of Pinal County, Arizona. Scale 1:375,000. Original, County Geologic Map Series. Full color. $5

Arizona Map M-3-10 : 1958 : Geologic Map of Yavapai County, Arizona. scale 1:375,000. Original, County Geologic Map Series. Full color. $5

Arizona Map M-4-1 : 1965 (revision) : Map of known nonmetallic mineral occurrences of Arizona. By Fred J. McCrory and Robert T. O’Haire. Scale 1:1,000,000. May be a 1979 reprint of same. (This map series number is my guess based on a gap in the current list). $5

Arizona Map M-4-2 : 1969 : Map of Known Metallic Mineral Occurrences (Excluding Base and Precious Metals) in Arizona, by Stanton B. Keith, scale 1:1,000,000. With color. $1

Arizona Map M-4-3 : 1969, 1978 revision : Map of known nonferrous base and precious metal mineral occurrences in Arizona. With color. (This map series number is my guess based on a gap in the current list). $5

Arizona Map M-7 : 1962 : Geologic Cross-Sections of Arizona, by R.T. Moore and E.D. Wilson. Scale 1:190,000. A free base map of Arizona showing all cross-section lines is included with the following sheets : M-7-1-Sheet One, Sections 1, 2, and 3, M-7-2-Sheet Two, Sections 4, 5, and 6, Complete set. M-7-3-Sheet Three, Sections 7 and 8. In color. Complete set of 4 sheets. $1

Arizona Map M-11 : 1962 : Map of outcrops of Tertiary and Quaternary igneous rocks in Arizona. Scale 1:1,000,000. With color.

Arizona Map M-19 : 1962 : Map of Outcrops of Laramide (Cretaceous-Tertiary) Rocks in Arizona and Adjacent Regions by Stanley B. Keith, scale 1:1,000,000. With color. $1

Arizona Map NP-15 : 1975 : Residual Bouguer Gravity Anomaly Map of Arizona, scale 1:1,000,000, blue line. $4

Arizona Map OG-3 : Well Location Map, Maricopa County. Blueline map at a scale of 1:500,000. 1972. 2 sheets (1 map, 1 text). $1

Arizona Map OG-5 : Well Location Map, Pinal County. Blueline map at a scale of 1:500,000. 1972. $1

Arizona Map OG-6 : Well Location Map, Cochise County. Blueline map at a scale of 1:500,000. 1972. $1

Arizona Map OG-9 : Well Location Map, Pima and Santa Cruz Counties. Blueline map at a scale of 1:500,000. 1974. $1

Active Mines of Arizona. 1987. Complied from Directory of Active mines in Arizona, D-28(86). Scale 1:500,000. $3

Arizona Highway geology Map. 1967. Color. Scale 1:1,000,000. Includes text and illustrations on back of map sheet. $5

Bouguer Gravity anomaly map of Arizona. 1973. 1:1,000,000. Black and white. $3

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Four Corners Geological Society : All Publications, in alphabetical order by title.
The FCGS is currently based in Durango, Colorado. Focus covers Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah.

Geology of Canyonlands and Cataract Canyon. by D. L. Baars and C. M. Molenaar. 1971. Four Corners Geological Society, Sixth Field Conference, Cataract Canyon River Expedition. Softcover, 9x6”, illus., 96p., cross-section in pocket, River Log. (bumped corner) $10

Geology of the Canyons of the San Juan River : a River Runner’s guide by the Four Corners Geological Society. Edited by D. L. Baars. 1973 Four Corners Geological Society, Seventh Field conference, San Juan River Expedition. Softcover, 8x5”, 94p., illus., river log. $18

Geology of the Paradox Basin fold and fault belt : Third Field Conference. 1960 Four Corners Geological Society. HARDBACK, embossed green cover with Four Corners logo. 11x9”, 174p., plus advertising pages, illustrated, plus 6 folded illustrations in pocket. Contains 26 papers and 3 road logs. Among other topics, these places or subjects are specifically mentioned : Salt Anticline area, Disposal of radioactive wastes in natural salt, Sinbad valley anticline, Comparisons between the Salt anticlines of South Persia and those of the Paradox Basin, Late Paleozoic paleontology, Pure Oil Company discovery at Northwest Lisbon, Big Flat field, Lisbon Valley area, more. (Good. Owner's name on front paste down, Spine ends have some light wear, original glue has darkened some places along edges of end papers. Back cover has two tiny punch holes.). $58

Oil and Gas fields of the Four corners Area : Large, two volume set. 1978. Four Corners Geological Society. This is a matched pair of three-ring binders with illustrated covers. 11x8.5", illus. O & G Field papers include geologic setting, discovery well drilling and completion practices, and reservoir data along with a structure map and a typical wireline well log for each field. Papers on special topics are included. Vol. I & II include 242 field papers, 726 p. Pertains to Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. Note : This set is complete as is. A third volume was added in 1983 and is not here. (All VG, nice, but black and red binder covers are lightly greyed from dust). $94

Shelf carbonates of the Paradox Basin : a symposium, Fourth field conference. 1963 Four Corners Geological Society. Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona. HARDBACK, 9x6", 273p., illus, road logs - 5 different trips plus river trip log. 15 techinical papers. Specific mention is made of Ismay Field and Honaker Trail (San Juan canyon, Utah) among other topics. 2 plates in pocket (one with sunned folds). (corners and spine ends bumped OR owner's stamp on edge of page block) $22

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Arizona Geology Materials : Misc. ~9x6" unless otherwise noted, some are offprints.

Ages of stratified Precambrian rock sequences in central Arizona and northern Sonora. By Donald E. Livingston and Paul E. Damon. Offprint 1968 Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, Volume 5, pages 763-772, illus., 10x8”. (spine hole punched) $1

Analytical Laboratory Methods used at the International Smelting Company's Miami Plant, Inspiration, Arizona by F.G. Hawley. 1929. The smelter was originally built near but not in Miami and abutting the Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company property. Inspiration Copper later bought the smelter and it became a department of that mine, so it is very near the town of Miami and the town of Inspiration, but not technically in either. It is still in operation as the Phelps Dodge Miami Smelter. 9x6", 105p., very detailed, split by the material being analyzed. (small smudge on cover) $17

Arizona Geological Society Digest : Those with individual titles (such as Tectonic Digest) are listed under title farther below.

Arizona Geological Society Digest Volume VII (Vol. 7) : 1964 : Softcover, 9x6”, 176p., illus. (paper over spine a tad rough) $2

Most of the contents of AGS Digest 7 :
On the orientation of crystals in porphyritic rocks.
Virtual geomagnetic pole positions for North American and their suggested paleolatitudes.
Rock-magnetic data and its use in geophysical interpreations.
Potassium-argon dating of post-Laramide plutonic and volcanic rocks within the Basin and Range province of southeastern Arizona and adjacent areas.
Occurrence of linears in the Tucson south quadrangle, Pima county, Arizona.
Trace-element investigation of the “Turkey Track” porphyry, southern Arizona.
Structure of the eastern Hualpai Indian reservation, Arizona.
Petrography and origin of the 111 Ranch cherts, Graham county, Arizona.
Folds in gneiss beyond north Campbell Avenue, Tucson, Arizona.
The West San Xavier mine, keys to a district.
A critical study of the evidence of late Neogene faulting at McGee Mountain, Mono county, California.

Arizona Geological Society Digest Volume IX (Vol. 9) : 1971 : Softcover, 9x6”, 265p., illus. (cover faintly soiled) $3

Contents of AGS Digest 9:
Earthquake history of Arizona and New Mexico, 1850-1966.
Defense of “Volcanic Orogeny.”
Belt of Laramide-age intrusive rocks and fissure veins in south central Arizona.
Permian sedimentary environments in southeastern Arizona.
Atomic absorption major element analysis using a lithium metaborate fusion technique and some possible applications to ore finding.
An analysis of gravity data from the Tucson basin, Arizona.
Aeromagnetic map of the northern part of the Tucson basin, Pima county, Arizona.
Feeders of an Ash Flow sequence on Bren Mountain, Tucson Mountain Park, Arizona.
Reconnaissance geology of Isla Mejia, Gulf of California, Mexico, Part I – geology.
Reconnaissance geology of Isla Mejia, Gulf of California, Mexico, Part II – Magnetic survey.
Normal faulting in the Dragoon Pass area, Cochise county, Arizona.
Uplift and gravitational adjustment Ruby Star Ranch Area, Pima Mining district, Arizona.
Relation of fossil landslides to geologic structure, Canelo Hills, Arizona.
Late Pleistocene Periglacial geomorphology (Rock Glaciers and blockfields) at Kendrick Peak, Northern Arizona.
A re-examination of the type section of the Scherrer formation (Permian) in Cochise county, Arizona.
Revised minimum age of Cerro Colorado Crater, Pinacates volcanic field, northwestern Sonora.

SEE OTHER Arizona Geological Society Digests below under title of the issue (for those that have titles).

Arizona’s copper province and the Texas lineament. By Jacques B. Wertz. Extracted from Mining Engineering, May 1970, pages 80-81, illus. (spine hole punched) $1

BISBEE AREA articles. A loose collection of offprints, photocopies (likely from inter-library loan), notes. Around 15p. Hole-punched spine, stapled.$4

BISBEE collection includes :
Sedimentary rocks at Cananea, Sonora, Mexico, and tentative correlation with the sections at Bisbee and the Swisshelm mountains, Arizona.
The Lavender pit, Phelps Dodge Corp.
Intrusive Breccias at Bisbee.
Bisbee (ore deposits), single page.

Cenozoic Argon ages on metamorphic rocks from the Basin and Range province. By Rihard L. Mauger, Paul E. Damon and Donald E. Livingston. Extracted from American Journal of Science, Volume 266, Summer 1968, pages 579-589, 9x6”, illus. (spine hole punched) $1

Correlation of Arizona paleozoic formations by A.A. Stoyanow. 1936 Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. 9x6", 81p., illus. Very good, spine ends a bit rough. $12

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Correlation of Jurassic formations along Defiance monocline, Arizona – New Mexico. By H.E. Wright, Jr., and Robert M. Becker. Extracted from Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Bull. AAPG), 9x6”, illus. 1951, Vol. 35(3), pages 607-614. $1

Devonian Conodonts in Arizona by R.L. Ethington. 1963? Extracted from New Mexico Geological Society 13th Field conference. 11x8.5", 5p., illus. (some pencil notes). $1

Erg deposits in the Lower Jurassic Wingate Sandstone, northeastern Arizona : oblique dune sedimentation. by Lars B. Clemmensen and Ronald C. Blakey. 1989. Extracted from Sedimentology Vol. 36. p. 449-470, illus.

Geochronology of the emplacement, enrichment, and preservation of Arizona porphyry copper deposits. By Donald E. Livingston, Richard L. Mauger, and Paul E. Damon. Offprint from Economic geology, Volume 63, 1968, pages 30-36, 11x8.5”, illus. $1

Geologic Hazards of Tucson. (Field Trip Guidebook # 12). 1986 Arizona Geological Society and the University of Arizona. This publication was produced for the 1986 symposium titled “Frontiers in geology and ore deposits of Arizona and the Southwest.” March 22, 1986, field trip leaders : E. McCullough, M. Pearthree, and G. Rodzenko. Comb-bound, 37p. of text, plus numerous unpaged illustration pages. Includes road log and lots of descriptive text and illustrations. Photos are somewhat crudely reproduced. SCARCE. $52

Geology and mineralization of Hunt’s Mesa, Monument valley, Arizona. By John W. Chester. 1951 United States Atomic Energy Commission report RMO-801. 11x8.5”, 9p., 2 figures. $4

Geology of GRAND CANYON : Here are three related volumes on the Geology of the Grand Canyon (USA) by Earle E. Spamer published by the Geological Society of America. All three are on microfische, and have a GSA publication number. All together, there are a total of 1115 pages here about the Grand Canyon! Condition: Good. As far as I can tell they are in excellent condition, except that sheets 3 and 4 of Vol. 3 had stuck together in a couple small spots. They seem to be completely readable in these spots. $21

Pub. 13 : 1983 : Geology of the Grand Canyon : an annotated bibliography, 1857-1982, with an annotated catalogue of Grand Canyon type fossils. by Earle E. Spamer. This includes a forward by Edwin D. McKee and has 543p. (6 sheets of microfische)
Pub. 14 : 1984 : Geology of the Grand Canyon, Vol. 2. by Earle E. Spamer. Supplement to bibliography and supplement and revision to catalogue. 229p. (3 sheets of microfische)
Pub. 17 : 1988 : Geology of the Grand Canyon, Vol. 3. by Earle E. Spamer. Annotated bibliography of Grand Canyon Geology supplement; Annotated catalogue of Grand Canyon type fossils supplement; Annotated bibiliography of the World Literature on the Grand Canyon. Type fossil Chuaria circularis 1899, an index fossil for the late Proterozoic. Master index to authors listed in the annotated bibliography of Grand Canyon Geology Vols. 1-3. 343p. (4 sheets of microfische)

GILA COUNTY AREA articles. This group covers more than Gila county, but the mines are roughly in that area and I needed to name it something. A loose collection of offprints, photocopies (likely from inter-library loan), notes. Around 50p. Much on COPPER. Hole-punched spine, stapled, some notes. $18

GILA COUNTY collection includes :
San Manuel – America’s newest large copper producer (Magma Copper Corporation).
Geology of the San Manuel Mine
New developments at the Christmas Mine, Gila county, Arizona. 1957.
Globe – Miami district.
Geologic plan and section, Inspiration mine, Gila county, Arizona. Colored in.
Regional geochemical reconnaissance of the Bradshaw mountains, Arizona.
Geology of the Miami Mining district.
Geology and ore deposits of the Globe quadrangle.
Geology and ore deposits of the United Verde mine (Jerome district)

Ground Water volume 21(3) : 1983 : This is an issue of the Journal of ground-water technology, a division national water well association. 11x8.5", illus. 130p. (cover lightly rubbed) $7

A few of the technical papers in the Ground Water Journal 21(3):
Hydrogeology of the Littlefield Springs, Arizona.
Aquifer tests and well field performance, Scioto River Valley, Ohio, Part I.
Pore-water pressure in the roof of an underground coal mine in Illinois.
Seepage from Oilfield brine disposal ponds in Utah.
Aqueous geochemistry and exchangeable ation composition of Glauconite in the Aquia aquifer, Maryland.

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Guide book for field trip excursions in southern Arizona. 1952 Arizona Geological Society. Published for the Cordilleran section meeting of the Geological Society of America, held April 10-14 in Tucson. Comb-bound, 11x8.5”, 150p., 51 figures, 5 tables, some fold-outs. For each field trip (below) there is a descriptive article and a road log. SCARCE. (small mark on cover) $38

Field Trips in southern Arizona include :
Ground-water problems of Queen Creek area.
Paleozoic and Cretaceous Stratigraphy of Tucson mountains.
Santa Catalina mountains metamorphic area.
Economic geology – Ajo Porphyry Copper.
Stratigraphy, structure, and economic geology typical of southern Arizona.

Late Cretaceous stratigraphy of Black Mesa, Navajo and Hopi Indian reservations, Arizona. By Charles A. Repenning and Harry G. Page. Extracted from Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Bull. AAPG), 9x6”, illus. 1956, Vol. 40(2), pages 255-294. $8

Mining districts and mineral deposits of Arizona (exclusive of oil and gas). 1973 Charles A. Mardirosian, Salt Lake City. Compiled by Charles A. Mardirosian. This is a single large sheet. Half of it is a chart list of mining districts and mineral deposits by counties, each with ID number, name, principal mineral, and descriptive notes. The other half is a map of the state with each deposit marked with a numbered circle – the size of the circle indicates dollars of production. SCARCE. (Folded a bit crooked, folds have light wear and light tanning). $5

Natural Resources of Arizona. 1963 US Government printing office. Softcover 10.5x8”, 52p., heavily illustrated with vintage photos, Photographic cover. This is a US Department of the Interior publication intended to showcase the state. It now serves as a rather charming look back on the state as it was 50 years ago. Nice condition. $5

Ore genesis in the Morenci-Metcalf district. Morenci. Metcalf. By Joackson M. Langton. 1972. AIME preprint 72-I-47. 38p., illus. (Photocopy, spine hole punched, edge nicked, one figure has rock types colored in). $2

Oxidation of sulphur in Arizona soils and its effect on soil properties by W.T. McGeorge and R.A. Greene. 1935 University of Arizona, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletin 59. 9x6", 28p., illus., fold-out. $5

Permian Concha limestone and Rainvalley formation, southeastern Arizona. By D.L. Bryant and N.E. McClymonds. Extracted from Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Bull. AAPG), 9x6”, illus. 1961, Vol. 45(8), pages 1324-1333. $2

Plateau 42(4) : 1970 : Quarterly of the Museum of Northern Arizona. 9x6", 38p., illus. Contains 6 articles: 4 on Native Americans and 2 on geology : Arizona and Antarctica. Naco formation (Pennsylvanian) in central Arizona. (a few page corner tips stained). $3

Plateau 43(1) : 1970 : Quarterly of the Museum of Northern Arizona. 9x6", 44p., illus. Contains 7 articles : 4 on Native Americans and 2 on geology : Carbon Butte - an unusual landslide in the Grand Canyon. New Quaternary formation in northern Arizona. $4

Plateau 43(2) : 1970 : Quarterly of the Museum of Northern Arizona. 9x6", 57p., illus. Contains 1 article : Guidebook to the Geology of the San Francisco Peaks with special reference to the glacial deposits. (cover has smudge at one edge). $15

Potassium – Argon dating of Basin and Range uplift, Catalina mountains, Arizona. By Paul E. Damon, Rolfe C. Erickson and Donald E. Livingston. Reprint from Nuclear Geophysics, NRC publication 1075. K-Ar dating of Basin and Range uplift, Catalina mountains, Arizona. 10x7”, pages 113-121. Spine hole punched. $1

Preliminary report on uranium-bearing deposits in Mohave county, Arizona. By Olin M. Hart and D. L. Hetland. 1953 United States Atomic Energy Commission report RME-4026. 11x8.5”, 52p., 9 figures (4 are fold-out maps) $15

Proceedings of the Porphyry Copper Symposium. Edited by Judith P. Jenney and Helen R. Hauck. 1976, Arizona Geological Society Digest, v. 11, 11x8.5", 178 p. 26 papers. Among much more, specific mention is made of Pinos Altos, Safford district, Cyprus Johnson deposit, Bunker Hill mining district, Kalamazoo porphyry copper deposit, Ray silicate orebody, Vekol Hills, Lights Creek stock, MacArthur property, Copper Canyon, Bagdad, San Xavier fault, Cyprus Pima mine, Twin Buttes mine, La Verde copper deposits, Pilares breccia pipe, more. SCARCE. $48

Rates of sediment production in Southwestern United States by Carl B. Brown. 1945 US Dept. of Agriculture : SCS-TP-58. 11x8.5", 40p., fold-out. $5

Regional study of jointing in Comb Ridge – Navajo Mountain area, Arizona and Utah. By Robert A. Hodgson. Extracted from Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Bull. AAPG), 9x6”, illus. 1961, Vol. 45(1), pages 1-38. $8

Relations of Tectonics to Ore Deposits in the Southern Cordillera, a symposium. edited by W.R. Dickinson and W.D. Payne, 1981, Arizona Geological Society Digest, v. 14, 11x8.5", 288 p. 19 papers plus a section of other abstracts. (lightly bumped edge). $12

Roadside Geology of Arizona. By Halka Chronic. 1983, 1984 Mountain Press Publishing, Missoula. Softcover, 9x6”, 314p., some color, a very large number of maps and illustrations. Around 60 different road sections are described. Use this book to locate and understand the interesting geologic features along the road. $8

Rubidium – Strontium ages of some basement rocks from Arizona and northwestern Mexico. Rb-Sr. By Bruno J. Giletti and Paul E. Damon. Offprint, GSA Bulletin volume 72, pages 639-644, 1 figure, 9x6”. (spine hole punched). $1

Southwest Copper, a position survey. Extracted from Oct. 1965 Mining Engineering, pages 77-92, 11x8.5”. Color photos and descriptions of the following copper mines : Anaconda, Cananea, Morenci, Copper Queen, New Cornelia, Miami, Inspiration, Christmas, Ray, Chino, San Manuel, Silver Bell, Magma, Mission, Bagdad, Pima, Esperanza, Mineral Park, plus a section on dump leaching. $1

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Stories of Arizona Copper Mines. By Frank J. Tuck. 1957 Arizona Department of Mineral Resources. 11x8.5”, 77p., very nice photos, well done publication. Includes the Story of the Ray Mine, Miami-Inspiration district, New Cornelia, Morenci Orebody, Bagdad mine, Lavender Pit, Silver Bell, San Manuel, Pima Mine, Bisbee and the Copper Queen, Magma Mine, and United Verde and the United Verde Extension. This is an excellent mining history source full of good information. SCARCE. (owner's name and sticker on cover, plus small mark, light tanning) $32

Strata-bound sulfide deposits and suggestions for exploration in Arizona. By John S. Vuch. 1974 AZGS Circular 16. 11x8.5”, 11p., 6 figures. (This is a nice quality photocopy). $1

Stratigraphic relations in Chiricahua and Dos Cabezas mountains, Arizona. By Floyd F. Sabins, Jr. Extracted from Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Bull. AAPG), 9x6”, illus. 1957, Vol. 41(3), pages 466-510. $9

Stratigraphy of Supai formation, Chino valley area, Yavapai county, Arizona. By Paul W. Hughes. Extracted from Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Bull. AAPG), 9x6”, illus. 1952, Vol. 36(4), Pages 635-657. (First page margin a bit rough).

Structural development and Paleozoic stratigraphy of Black Mesa basin, northeastern Arizona, and surrounding areas. By Wolfgang E. Elston. Extracted from Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Bull. AAPG), 9x6”, illus. 1960, Vol. 44(1), pages 21-36. $3

Summary of radiometric age determinations of igneous rocks from southeastern Arizona. By M. G. Johnson and V. R. Todd. 1973 USGS. 11x8.5”, 20p., illus. Photocopy, spine hole punched. $2

Triassic Continental Deposits of the American Southwest. Edited by Michael Morales and David K. Elliott. Journal of the Arizona – Nevada Academy of Science Volume 22(1). 1987. 11x8.5”, 106p., illus. This is the Proceedings of a special symposium held at the Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff, September 1985. $32

Contents of Triassic Continental Deposits symposium :
Terrestrial fauna and flora from the Triassic Moenkopi formation of the southwestern United States.
The age of the Anton chico and Santa Rosa formations of north-central New Mexico.
Sedimentology of the upper Triassic Chinle formation, southeastern Utah, paleoclimatic implications.
A new specimen of Chinlea sorenseni from the Chinle formation, Dolores river, Colorado.
Regional tectonic setting and depositional trends of the Dockum group, West Texas and Eastern New Mexico.
Notes on the stratigraphy and paleontology of the Upper Triassic Dockum group.
Taphonomy and paleoecology of the Dockum group.
The Upper Triassic Red Bed flora of the Colorado plateau, western United States.

TUCSON AREA articles. A loose collection of offprints, photocopies (likely from inter-library loan), notes. Around 100p. Much on COPPER. Hole-punched spine, stapled, some notes. $32

TUCSON collection includes :
Pipe deposits of the Copper Creek area, Arizona.
San Manuel Prospect, Old Hat mining district. AIME Tech pub 2255.
Structure and mineralization at Silver Bell, Arizona. (notes, map colored).
Skip hoisting solves deep pit problem (Pima Mining company).
Resume of mining operation, Pima Mining company 1958.
Pima, a three part story, geology, open pit, milling.
Pima Mining company (descriptive pages).
Fast start at Mission : American Smelting.
Mission means more mining by Asarco.
Duval Sierrita corporation, visitor’s information pamphlet, map colored.
Lakeshore copper deposit.
Updating the geology and structural ore controls at Silver Bell, Arizona.
Geology and structural environment of the Sierrita Mountains, Pima county, Arizona.
Evidence indicating the hydrothermal origin of a Contact Metasomatic mineral suite, Mission copper deposit, Arizona.
The economic geology of the Esperanze mine and vicinity.
Geological developments in the Twin Buttes district. (notes).
Banner Mining Company opens the Mineral Hill Copper property in Arizona.
Geology and Exploration point way for Banner’s Copper developments.

 

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Arizona Geology : Misc. Photocopies of Papers (most of these are USGS reports of some kind)
11x8.5", loose leaf, 3-hole punched. OFR = Open File Report.

Arizona Water Commission Bulletin 8 (AZ photocopy). Ground-water conditions in the Lower Hassayampa area, Maricopa county, Arizona by R.S. Stulik. 1974. 52p., plates in pocket. $5

Arizona Water Resources Report 45 (AZ photocopy). Ground-water conditions in the Harquahala plains, Maricopa and Yuma counties, Arizona by E.E. Denis. 1971 USGS. 44p., folded plates. $4

USGS (AZ photocopy) (type of report not listed). Geology and ground-water resources of Deer Valley, Maricopa county, Arizona with a section on the quliaty of water by Bluhm, Wolcott and Hem. 1949 USGS. 35p. plus fold-outs. $4

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