Heavy minerals constitute a natural resource which, under proper conditions, could have potential economic significance. The purpose of this report is to describe the heavy-mineral distribution in sea-floor sediments On the South Texas Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) within the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. The South Texas OCS encompasses approximately 24,500 sq km extending southward from Matagorda

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Map showing slope stability in western Whatcom County, Washington

Map showing total intensity geomagnetic field of the Caribbean region

Map showing types of bedrock and surficial deposits in the Telluride Quadrangle, San Miguel, Ouray, and San Juan counties, Colorado

Map showing unconsolidated materials, Avon Quadrangle, Connecticut

Map showing unconsolidated materials, Glastonbury quadrangle, Connecticut

Map showing unconsolidated materials, Hartford South quadrangle, Connecticut

Map showing unconsolidated materials, Monson quadrangle, Massachusetts-Connecticut

Map showing unconsolidated materials, New Haven and Woodmont quadrangles, Connecticut

Map showing unconsolidated materials, Windsor Locks quadrangle, Connecticut

Maps and graphic data related to geologic hazards in the Baltimore Canyon trough area

Maps showing areal slope stability in part of the northern Coast Ranges, California

Maps Showing Distribution of Heavy Minerals on the South Texas Outer Continental Shelf

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