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A Bibliography of Publications by the USGS Eastern Mineral Resources Science Center, 2012

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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 2012. They were initially listed as Recent Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey, which is available on-line at http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/ . 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)

Flanagan, S.M., Ayotte, J.D., and Robinson, G.R., Jr., 2012, Quality of water from crystalline rock aquifers in New England, New Jersey, and New York, 1995–2007: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2011–5220, 104 p. Available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2011/5220.

Ludington, Steve, Hammarstrom, J.M., Robinson, G.R., Jr., Mars, J.C., and Miller, R.J., 2012, Porphyry copper assessment of the Tibetan Plateau, China: U.S. Geological Survey, Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5090–F, 63 p. and GIS data, available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2010/5090/f/.

Robinson, G.R., Jr., and Menzie, W.D., 2012, Economic filters for evaluating porphyry copper deposit resource assessments using grade-tonnage deposit models, with examples from the U.S. Geological Survey global mineral resource assessment: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5090-H, 21 p. and data tables, available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2010/5090/h/.

Schulte, R.F., Taylor, R.D., Piatak, N.M., and Seal, R.R., II, 2012, Stratiform chromite deposit model, chap. E of Mineral deposit models for resource assessment: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5070–E, 131 p.
Online only at http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2010/5070/e/

Shanks, W.C. Pat, III, and Thurston, Roland, eds., 2012, Volcanogenic massive sulfide occurrence model: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5070-C, 345 p. Online only at http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2010/5070/c/.

Taylor, R.D., Hammarstrom, J.M., Piatak, N.M., and Seal, R.R. II, 2012, Arc-related porphyry molybdenum deposit model, chap. D of Mineral deposit models for resource assessment: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5070-D, 64 p. Online only at http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2010/5070/d/ .

Digital Data Series

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Fact sheets 

Boland, M.A., 2012, Nickel—Makes stainless steel strong: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2012–3024, 2 p., available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2012/3024/ .

U.S. Geological Survey, 2012, Famous building stones of our Nation’s Capital: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2012–3044, 2 p., available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2012/3044/.

Open-file reports

Bawiec, W.J., and Spanski, G.T., 2012, Quick-start guide for version 3.0 of EMINERS—Economic Mineral Resource Simulator: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2009–1057, 26 p., available only at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1057. (This report supplements USGS OFR 2004–1344.)

Duval, J.S., 2012, Version 3.0 of EMINERS—Economic Mineral Resource Simulator: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004–1344, available only at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1344. (Version 3.0 of EMINERS updates version 2.0, released in 2004 as USGS OFR 2004–1344. Version 2.0 of EMINERS superseded USGS OFR 2002–0380.)

Ferrero, R.C., Kolak, J.J., Bills, D.J., Bowen, Z.H., Cordier, D.J., Gallegos, T.J., Hein, J.R., Kelley, K.D., Nelson, P.H., Nuccio, V.F., Schmidt, J.M., and Seal, R.R., 2012, U.S. Geological Survey energy and minerals science strategy: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012–1072, 35 p. available only at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1072/.

Foley, N.K., and Ayuso, R.A., 2012, Gold deposits of the Carolina Slate Belt, southeastern United States—Age and origin of the major gold producers: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012-1179, 31 p. http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1179/ .

Taylor, R.D., Hammarstrom, J.M., Piatak, N.M., and Seal, R.R. II, 2012, Arc-related porphyry molybdenum deposit model, chap. D of Mineral deposit models for resource assessment: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5070–D, 64 p. http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2010/5070/d/ .

Hubbard, B.E., Mack, T.J., and Thompson, A.L., 2012, Lineament analysis of mineral areas of interest in Afghanistan: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012–1048, 28 p., available only at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1048.

Outside publications

Papers

Ayuso, R.A., Kelley, K.D., Eppinger, R.G., and Forni, F., 2013, Pb-Sr-Nd isotopes in surficial materials at the Pebble porphyry Cu-Au-Mo deposit, southwestern Alaska: Can the mineralizing footprint be detected through cover?: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, v. 108, p. 543–562.

Diaz-Castellon, Rodolfo, Hubbard, Bernard E., Carrasco-Nunez, Gerard, and Rodríguez-Vargas, José Luis, 2012, The origins of Late Quaternary debris avalanche and debris flow deposits from Cofre de Perote volcano, México: in Geospheres, v. 8, no. 4, p. 950-971.

Dusel-Bacon, Cynthia, Foley, Nora K., Slack, John F., Koenig, Alan E., and Oscarson, Robert L., 2012, Peralkaline- and Calc-Alkaline-Hosted Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Deposits of the Bonnifield District, East-Central Alaska: in Economic Geology,  November 2012 (vol. 107, no. 7), p. 1403-1432.

Foley, N., 2012, The behavior of REE in high-alumina alteration zones formed by weathering of felsic volcanic rocks [abs]: The 22nd V.M. Goldschmidt Conference, Montreal, Canada.

Johnson,Craig A. , Bookstrom, Arthur A., and Slack, John F. 2012, Sulfur, Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen Isotope Geochemistry of the Idaho Cobalt Belt, in Economic Geology, v. 107, pp. 1207–1221.

Kimball, Bryn, 2013, "Chalcopyrite—bearer of a precious, non-precious metal," part of Minerals Explained, a regular series in Geology Today (Volume 29, Issue 1, January/February 2013).

Ribeiro da Luz, B., and Crowley, J.K. 2012, Morphological and chemical evidence of stromatolitic deposits in the 2.75 Ga Carajás banded iron formation, Brazil. in Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 355-356: 60-72.

Sutphin, D.M., Renaud, K.M., and Drew, L.J., 2012, An Analysis of the Published Mineral Resource Estimates of the Haji-Gak Iron Deposit, Afghaninstan: in Natural Resources Research, Dec 2011, v. 20, issue 4, p. 329-353.

Tucker, Robert D., Belkin, Harvey E, Schulz, Klaus J., Peters, Stephen G., Horton, Forrest, Buttleman, Kim, and Scott, Emily R., 2012, A Major Light Rare Earth Element (LREE) Resource in the Khanneshin Carbonatite Complex, Southern Afghanistan:  in Economic Geology, vol. 107, no. 2, p. 197-208.

Abstracts

Ayuso, Robert A., Foley, Nora K., Seal, Robert R., Bove, Marianna, Civitilloa, Diego, Cosenzaa, Antonio, and Grezzia,Giuseppe, 2012, Lead isotope evidence for metal dispersal at the Callahan Copper-Zinc-Lead mine: Goose Pond tidal estuary, Maine, USA: available from the web site of the Journal of Geochemical Exploration, published online 31 December 2012.