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Development of Assessment Methods in Support of USGS Integrated Science - WLCI

Task Objectives

This task investigates ways that Mineral Resources Program information, data, and expertise can be applied to high prioirity USGS integrated science projects. This task will provide support for the Wyoming Lands Conservation Initiative (WLCI), an interagency effort in which the USGS is participating.

The main objective of this task is to develop methodologies for conducting mineralenvironmental assessments in support of the Wyoming Landscape Conservation initiative (WLCI) project. Activities include soil analysis for the greater Green River Basin, development of a soil quality index (SQI) for southwestern Wyoming, and chemistry and trace metal analysis in the Muddy Creek watershed of south-central Wyoming.

Statement of Work

This task will develop and test mineral-environmental assessment mehtods in the WLCI area of Southwest Wyoming. The assessment methods will also be tailored to help address highpriority issues of interest in the area, as determined through discussions with WLCI scientists.

Products

Presentations

• McDougal, R., Grauch, R., Holloway, J., Plumlee,G., Stillings, L., and Tuttle, M., Development of Assessment Methods in Support of USGS Integrated Science – Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative, USGS.

Reports

• Tuttle, M.L., 2009, A collection of chemical, mineralogical, and stable isotopic compositional data for Green River oil shale from depositional center cores in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2009-1274, 18 p.

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