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Interpreting ground conditions from geologic maps

Intelligent planning for heavy construction, water supply, or other land utilization requires advance knowledge of ground conditions in the area. It is essential to know:the topography, that is, the configuration of the land surface;the geology and soils, that is, the deposits that compose the land and its weathered surface; andthe hydrology, that is, the occurrence of water whether under or on th
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Investigation of coal deposits in the Fairview and Coal City basins, Coosa Field, St. Clair County, Ala.: reserves, petrography, and chemical properties of coals: washability characteristics of coal from Fairview bed: geology of area

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines discussing the coal deposits in Saint Clair County, Alabama. Investigations of the estimated reserves and analyses of the coal fields in this area are presented. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
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Albert L. Toenges, Louis A. Turnbull, Theodore R. Jolley, Joseph J. Shields, H.L. Smith, H. J. O'Donnell, H.M. Cooper, R.F. Abernethy, B.W. Gandrud, H.L. Riley, Howard E. Rothrock

Investigation of the deep well in the Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado

No abstract available.
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Penn Livingston, William Hale

Klebsiella ozaenae infection of mink

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J.A. Morris, E. R. Quortrup

Large rivers of the United States

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Le stereorestituteur Kelsh

Le stéréorestituteur Kelsh est un appareil de restitution à double projection basé sur le principe des anaglyphes, comme le Multiplex par exemple, mais il a une plus grande précision que ce dernier, vu que les négatifs sont utilisés directement pour la restitution, sans que l'on soit obligé de les réduire au préalable. Une telle solution devient possible lorsque l'échelle de l'image plastique (mod
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H. T. Kelsh

Les rivières et les sources de la Plaine du Cul-de-Sac: extrait du rapport sur les eaux souterraines de la Plaine du Cul-de-Sac

Les principales rivières de la Plaine du Cul-de-Sac, la Rivière Grise ou Grande Rivière du Cul-de-Sac et la Rivière Blanche, prennent naissance sur le flanc Nord du Massif de la Selle à des altitudes de 1,300 à 1,800 mètres au dessus du niveau de la mer. Elles coulent à l’amont à travers des gorges profondes et sont éloignées de 9 Kms. dans la partie central de la bordure Sud de la plaine.
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George C. Taylor, Rémy C. Lemoine
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