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A Bibliography of Publications by the USGS Eastern Mineral Resources Science Center, 2008 and 2009

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Introduction

The bibliography is a listing of publications that were authored or co-authored by scientists in the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Eastern Mineral Resources Science Center in 2008 and 2009. They were initially listed as Recent Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey, which is available on-line at http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/recentpubs.jsp. For information on how to order USGS publications, please call 1-888-ASK-USGS or go to http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod/.

U.S. Geological Survey publications:

Scientific Investigations Reports (SIRs)

Eppinger, R.G., Briggs, P.H., Dusel-Bacon, C., Giles, S.A., Gough. L.P., Hammarstrom, J.M., and Hubbard, B.E., 2008, Environmental Geochemical Study of Red Mountain, an undisturbed volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit in the Bonnifield District, Alaska Range, East- Central Alaska: in L.P. Gough, ed., Studies of the Tintina Metallogenic Province, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigation Report 2007-5289. For details see web site for the Tintina project, http://minerals.usgs.gov/east/tintina/products.html .

Gellis, Allen C., Hupp, Cliff R., Pavich, Milan J., Landwehr, Jurate M., Banks, William S.L., Hubbard, Bernard E., Langland, Michael J., Ritchie, Jerry C., and Reuter, Joanna M., 2009, Sources, transport, and storage of sediment in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2008–5186, 95 p.

Gough, L.P., Crock, J.G., Wang, B., Day. W.C., Eberl, D.D., Sanzolone, R.F., and Lamothe, P.J., 2008, Substrate geochemistry and soil development in boreal forest and tundra ecosystems in two regions of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations report 2008-5010, online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5010/ .

Woodruff, L.G., Sandheinrich, M.B., Brigham, M.E., and Cannon, W.F., Impact of wildfire on levels of mercury in forested watershed systems—Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota: U.S. Geological Survey, Scientific Investigations Report 2009–5151, 19 p. plus appendices, available online only at http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2009/5151/.

Digital Data Series

Argue, Denise M., Kiah, Richard G., Piatak, Nadine M., Seal, Robert R., II, Hammarstrom, Jane M., Hathaway, Edward, and Coles, James F., 2008, Selected Water- and Sediment-Quality, Aquatic Biology, and Mine-Waste Data from the Ely Copper Mine Superfund Site, Vershire, VT, 1998-2007: USGS Data Series 378. Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/378/index.html .

Bankey, Viki, and Daniels, David L., 2008, Arkansas and Louisiana aeromagnetic and gravity maps and data—A website for distribution of data: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 352. Online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/352/ .

Daniels, D.L., Kucks, R.P., and Hill, P.L., 2008, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio magnetic and gravity maps and data—A website for distribution of data: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 321. Online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/321/ .

Circulars

Ayuso, R.A., and Kelley, K.D., 2008, Radiogenic Isotope Studies, in Kelley, K.D., editor, Regional Fluid Flow and Basin Modeling: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1319, p. 20-23.

Page, W.R., Folger, Helen, Hubbard, Bernard, Stefanov, Jim, and Merrill, M.D., 2008, Binational Geologic Mapping in the Lower Rio Grande of Southern Texas, United States, and Northern Tamaulipas, Mexico: in Norman, L.M., Hirsch, D.D., and Ward, A.W., 2008, Proceedings of a USGS Workshop on Facing Tomorrow's Challenges Along the U.S. - Mexico Border -- Monitoring, Modeling, and Forecasting Change within the Arizona - Sonora Transboundary Watersheds: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1322, p. 19.

Professional Papers

Cannon, W.F., LaBerge, G.L., Klasner, J.S., and Schulz, K.J. 2008, The Gogebic iron range—a sample of the northern margin of the Penokean fold and thrust belt: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1730, 44 p. Online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/pp1730/ .

Maps

Bankey, Viki, and Daniels, David L., 2008, Arkansas and Louisiana aeromagnetic and gravity maps and data—A website for distribution of data: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 352. Online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/352/ .

Daniels, D.L., Kucks, R.P., and Hill, P.L., 2008, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio magnetic and gravity maps and data—A website for distribution of data: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 321. Online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/321/ .

Fact sheets 

Open-file reports

Berger, B.R., Ayuso, R.A., Wynn, J.C., and Seal, R.R., 2008, Preliminary model of porphyry copper deposits: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008–1321, 55 p.

Cunningham, C.G., Zappettini, E.O., Vivallo S., Waldo, Celada, C.M., Quispe, Jorge, Singer, D.A., Briskey, J.A, Sutphin, D.M., Gajardo M., Mariano, Diaz, Alejandro, Portigliati, Carlos, Berger, V.I., Carrasco, Rodrigo, and Schulz, K.J., 2008, Quantitative mineral resource assessment of copper, molybdenum, gold, and silver in undiscovered porphyry copper deposits in the Andes Mountains of South America: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1253, 282 p. Available on CD-ROM and online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1253/.

Gough, L.P., Lamothe, P.J., Sanzolone, R.F., Drew, L.J., and Maier, J.A.K., 2009, Regional geochemistry of soils and willow in a metamorphic bedrock terrain, Seward Peninsula, Alaska, 2005, and its possible relation to moose: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2009-1124, 41 p. + appendices (Online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1124/)

Wang, Bronwen, Gough, L.P., Wanty, R.B., Lee, G.K., Vohden, James, O’Neill, J.M., and Kerin, L.J., 2008, Regional geochemical results from analyses of stream-water, stream-sediment, soil, soil-water, bedrock, and vegetation samples, Tangle Lakes District, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008–1260, 58 p.

Outside publications

Papers

Ayuso, R.A., Haeussler, P.J., Bradley, D.C., Farris, D.W., Foley, N.K., and Wandless, G.A., 2009, The role of ridge subduction in determining the geochemistry and Nd-Sr-Pb isotopic evolution of the Kodiak batholith in southern Alaska: Tectonophysics, v.464, p. 137-163.

Ayuso, R.A., and Foley, N.K., 2008, Anthropogenic and natural lead isotopes in Fe-hydroxides and Fe-sulphates in a watershed associated with aresenic-enriched groundwater, Maine, USA: Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis, Vol. 8, 13 p. Geological Society of London.

Ayuso, R.A., Foley, N.K., and Lipfert, G., 2008, Lead isotopes as monitors of anthropogenic and natural sources affecting the surficial environment: Chapter 12 in Environmental Geochemistry, Elsevier, p. 291-320.

Bethke, P.M., 2008, Mineralization in the Eastern San Juan Mountains: Chapter 3 in The San Juan Mountains II: their Geology, Ecology and Human History, by R. Blair and G. Bracksieck, eds., Colorado University Press, Boulder.

Cannon, W.F., 2008, The Sudbury impact layer at the McClure site: Institute on Lake Superior Geology Field Trip Guidebook, v. 54, 12 p.

Cannon, W.F., and Schulz, K.J., 2008, Archean-Paleoproterozoic unconformity at Silver Lake -- seismites from the Sudbury impact? : Institute on Lake Superior Geology Field Trip Guidebook, v. 53, 19 p.

Cannon, W.F., and Schulz, K.J., 2008, Unusual features along the Archen-Paleoproterozoic unconformity at Silver Lake, Michigan -- Seismites from the Sudbury Impact (abs.): Institute on Lake Superior Geology preceedings, v. 54.

Foley, N.K., and Ayuso, R.A., 2008, Mineral sources and transport pathways for arsenic release in a coastal watershed, USA: Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis, Vol. 8, 17 p. Geological Society of London.

Graham, G.E., Kelley, K.D., Slack, J.F., and Koenig, A.E., 2008, Trace elements in Zn-Pb-Ag deposits and related stream sediments, Brooks Range, Alaska, with implications for Tl as a pathfinder element: Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analyses (in press)

Grunsky, Eric C., Drew, Lawrence J., and Sutphin, David M. 2009, Process recognition in multi-element soil and stream-sediment geochemical data: Geochemical Studies of North American Soils: Results from the Pilot Study Phase of the North American Soil Geochemical Landscapes Project : in Applied Geochemistry, Volume 24, Issue 8, August 2009, Pages 1602-1616.

Horton, J.W., Kunk, M.J., Belkin, H.E., Aleinikoff, J.N., Jackson, J.C. , and Chou, I.M., 2008, Evolution of crystalline target rocks and impactites in the Chesapeake Bay impact structure, ICDP-USGS Eyreville B core. Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIX, 1196.pdf. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2008/pdf/1196.pdf

Karl, S.M., Slack, J.F., and Ayuso, R.A., 2008, Evolution of the Alexander terrane oceanic arc, Southeast Alaska, reflected in Neoproterozoic to Triassic rift-associated VMS deposits: Proceedings Volume, Arizona Geological Society Symposium on Ores and Orogenesis, University of Arizona-U.S. Geological Survey (submitted).

Levitan, D.M., Hammarstrom, J.M., Gunter, M.E., Seal, R.R, Chou, I-Ming, and Piatak, N.M., 2009, Mineralogy of mine waste at the Vermont Asbestos Group mine, Belvidere Mountain, VT: in American Mineralogist, vol. 94, pages 1063-1066.

Schulz, K.J., and Cannon, W.F., 2008, Geochemistry of the Sudbury impact layer, northern Michigan (abs.): Institute on Lake Superior Geology proceedings, v. 54.

Seal, R.R., II, Hammarstrom, J.M., Johnson, A.N., Piatak, N.M., and Wandless, G.A., 2008, Environmental geochemistry of a Kuroko-type massive sulfide deposit at the abandoned Valzinco mine, Virginia, USA: Applied Geochemistry, 23 (2) , 320-342.

Slack, J.F., Aleinikoff, J.N., Belkin, H.E., Fanning, C.M., and Ransom, P.W., 2008, Mineral chemistry and SHRIMP U-Pb geochronology of Mesoproterozoic polycrase-titanite veins in the Sullivan Pb-Zn-Ag deposit, British Columbia: Canadian Mineralogist (in press).

Slack, J.F., Till, A.B., Ayuso, R.A., Shanks, W.C., III, Dumoulin, J.A., Amato, J.M., Aleinikoff, J.N., and Bleick, H.A., 2008, SEDEX Zn-Pb-Ag-Au deposits of the Paleozoic Nome Group, southwestern Seward Peninsula, Alaska: Roundup 2008 Conference, January 27-31, 2008, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, Poster Session, Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia.

Abstracts

Ayuso, R., Haeussler, P., and Bradley, D., 2008, Nd-Sr-Pb geochemistry and petrogenetic framework for metallogenesis, south-central Alaska: Geochemical Society Goldschmidt Conference, Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2008, p. A39.

Dicken, C.L., Nicholson, S.W., Stoeser, D.B., Wilson, F.H., and Ludington, S.D., 2008, Integrated State Geologic Map Database of the United States [abs.]: in Helterbrand, W.S., and Sieverling, J.B., eds., 2008, Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey Seventh Biennial Geographic Information Science Workshop, Denver, Colorado, May 12–16, 2008, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2008–5074, page 64. Data is available at http://tin.er.usgs.gov/geology/state/ .

Grezzi, G., Ayuso, R., DeVivo, B., Lima, A., 2008, Soil and isotope geochemistry of Campanian soils: trace metal and isotope transfer processes in the near-surface environment (abs.): International Geological Congress, Oslo, Norway.

Johnson, K., Doebrich, J., du Bray, Ed., and Foley, N., 2008, Mineral deposits research required for the next National Mineral Resource Assessment: A collaborative opportunity (abs): Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, Cordilleran GSA.

Mayanovic, R.A., Anderson, A.J., Bassett, W.A., and Chou, I-M., 2008, REE-chloride complexing in aqueous solutions under hy drothermal conditiojns wth newdata on lanthanum chloroaqua conplexes: Goldschmidt conference, July 13-18, 2008, Vancouver, Canada. http://www.goldschmidt2008.org/abstracts/M.pdf page A 607.

Mibe, K., Chou, I.M., Anderson, A.J., Mayanovic, R.A., and Bassett, W.A., 2008, In situ Raman spectroscopoic investigation of the structure and speciation of aqueous zince bromide solutions to 500 degrees C and 0.9 GPa. Goldschmidt conference, July 13-18, 2008, Vancouver, Canada. http://www.goldschmidt2008.org/abstracts/M.pdf page A 624 .

Slack, J.F., Ridley, W.I., Dusel-Bacon, C., and Fayek, M., 2008, Extreme sulfur isotope variation in the Dry Creek massive sulfide deposit, east-central Alaska: Goldschmidt2008 Conference, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, Abstracts Volume (in press).

Slack, J.F., Till, A.B., Ayuso, R.A., Shanks, W.C., III, Dumoulin, J.A., Amato, J.M., Aleinikoff, J.N., and Bleick, H.A., 2008, SEDEX Zn-Pb-Ag-Au deposits of the Paleozoic Nome Group, southwestern Seward Peninsula, Alaska: Roundup2008 Conference, January 27-31, 2008, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, Poster Session, Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia.

Wang, B., Woodruff, L.G., Cannon, W.F., Gough, L.P., and Smith, D.B., 2008, Geochemical transect of Alaska--the chemical weathering of soil as it relates to climate and biota: Proceedings of the Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas, v. 40, no. 6, p. 519. (http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2008AM/finalprogram/abstract_143614.htm).

Woodruff,, L.G., and Cannon, W.F., 2008, Infulence of forest fires on levels of mercury in forest soils, Lake Superior Region, [abst.]: 6th Annual Western Great Lakes Research Conference Abstracts with Program, Marquette, Michigan. p. 56.