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Preliminary report on Kokomo mining district, Colorado

No abstract available.
Authors
A. H. Koschmann, J. W. Odell

Preliminary report on Laterite Deposits and Occurrences in the Portland Region, Oregon

No abstract available.
Authors
Gordon L. Bell

Preliminary report on methods of analysis for very small percentages of thorium, part 1

No abstract available.
Authors
Frank Saverio Grimaldi, J.G. Fairchild

Preliminary report on methods of analysis for very small percentages of uranium

Procedures are presented in detail of two methods for the determination of very small percentages of uranium (down to 0.0028). The methods are applicable to a wide variety of materials. Notes on the methods and confirmatory experiments are also given.
Authors
N.D. Foster, F. S. Grimaldi, R.M. Stevens

Preliminary report on parts of Cranberry Lake and Tupper Lake quadrangles, northwest Adirondack magnetite district, New York

No abstract available.
Authors
A. F. Buddington, B. F. Leonard

Preliminary report on petroleum possibilities in the Katalla area, Alaska

No abstract available.
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D. J. Miller, Darwin L. Rossman, C.A. Hickcox

Preliminary report on radioactivity of some Alaskan placer samples

No abstract available.
Authors
James O. Harder, John C. Reed

Preliminary Report on the Cowlitz High-Alumina Clay Deposit Near Castle Rock, Cowlitz County, Washington

No abstract available.
Authors
Robert L. Nichols

Preliminary report on the geology of miscellaneous dam sites on Cowlitz River above Castle Rock, Washington

No abstract available.
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Preliminary report on the geology of the Sterling-Ringwood magnetite district, New York and New Jersey

No abstract available.
Authors
P.E. Hotz

Preliminary report, trace elements investigations Riceman and adjacent counties, Tenn. [Tennessee]

No abstract available.
Authors
Kenneth G. Brill, John M. Nelson, Chilton E. Prouty

Press releases, preliminary maps, and preliminary reports released by the Geologic Branch and Alaskan Branch between January 1, 1938 and January 1, 1945

This pamphlet contains a complete list of all maps and reports issued by the Geologic Branch and Alaskan Branch of the Geological Survey whose release was announced by press notice during the period between January 1, 1938 and January 1, 1945. The Geologic Branch material was compiled by Lois S. Kent, and the Alaskan Branch material by R. P. Kerocher. It is expected that similar lists will be publ
Authors
Lois S. Kent, R.P. Keroher
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Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center