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For a list of State geophysical (aeromagnetic and gravity) maps and surveys, go to http://crustal.usgs.gov/geophysics/state.html

For State geologic map compilations: 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/ .

Barber-Delach, R., and Cannon, W. F., 1999, Re-examining stream sediment geochemical data from the National Uranium Resource Evaluation Program (NURE), Wisconsin and northern Michigan, [abst], Institute on Lake Superior Geology Proceedings, 45th Annual Meeting, Marquette, MI, 1999: v. 45, part 1, p. 4-5. 

Black, Harvey, Dec. 30, 2007, When the sky fell: Scientists say newly found debris came from a huge meteorite hitting Canada: From the Dec. 31, 2007, editions of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, online at http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=701314.

Boerboom, T.J., Hom, D., Woodruff, L.G., and Wirth, K.R., 2005, Field Trip 10: The western margin of the Keweenawan Midcontinent rift system: geologic highlights of Archean, Paleoproterozoic, Mesoproterozoic, and Paleozoic bedrock in eastern Minnesota and Northwestern Wisconsin: North-Central Section, Geological Society of America, Minneapolis, Field Trip Guidebook for Selected Geology in Minnesota and Wisconsin, University of Minnesota, Guidebook 21, p.181-207.

Cannon, W.F., 1998, Understanding the Middle Proterozoic history of the Lake Superior region: What's new? What's next? [abst.] , Institute on Lake Superior Geology, v. 44, p. 19-24. 

Cannon, W.F. , 1999, Early Proterozoic strata of the Marquette Iron Range, Michigan, Institute on Lake Superior Geology Proceedings, 45th Annual Meeting, Marquette, MI, v. 45, part 2, p. 3-11. 

Cannon, W.F., Daniels, D.L., Nicholson, S.W., Phillips, J., Woodruff, L.G., Chandler, V.W., Morey, G.B., Boerboom, T., Wirth, K.R., and Mudrey, M.G., Jr., 2001, New map reveals origin and geology of North America Midcontinent rift: EOS, v. 82, no. 8, p. 97-101.

Cannon, W.F., Klasner, J.S., and LaBerge, G.L., 2003, Stratigraphy and structure of the Iron River- Crystal Falls basin [field trip 3]: Institute on Lake Superior Geology, 49th annual meeting, Part 2, p. 64-85.

Cannon, W.F., LaBerge, G.L., and Klasner, J.S., 2003, Niagara suture zone, northern Michigan and Wisconsin - tectonics in the 1.85 Ga arc-continent collisional boundary [abst.]: 49th Annual Meeting, Institute on Lake Superior Geology, Iron Mountain, Michigan.

Cannon, W.F., Laberge, G.L., Klasner, J.S., and Schulz, K.J., 2007, 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.

Cannon, W.F., McRae, M. E., and Nicholson, S.W. , 1999, Geology and Mineral Deposits of the Keweenaw Peninsula and vicinity, Michigan, U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 99-149, available on CD 

Cannon, W.F., Meier, J.G., and Waggoner, T., 2003, Life cycle of an iron deposit- the Republic mine from ore genesis to mine restoration [field trip 4]: Institute on Lake Superior Geology, 49th annual meeting, Part 2, p. 86-107.

Cannon, W.F., and Nicholson, S.W., 2001, Geologic map of the Keweenaw Peninsula and adjacent area, Michigan: U.S. Geological Survey Map I-2696, scale 1:100,000

Cannon, W.F., Nicholson, S.W., Woodruff, L.G., Hedgman, C.A., and Schulz, K.J., (digital compilation by S.G. Pimley, and W.F. Cannon), 2001, Geologic map of the Ontonagon and part of the Wakefield 30'x60' quadrangles, Michigan - a digital representation of Map I-2499 (1995): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-88, CD-ROM.

Daniels, D.L., 2001, Georgia Aeromagnetic and Gravity Maps and Data: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-0106, online only at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/of01-106/ .

Daniels, D. L., Nicholson, S.W., Cannon, W.F., and Bracken, R. E., 1999, Preliminary aeromagnetic map of Wisconsin, [abst], Institute on Lake Superior Geology Proceedings, 45th Annual Meeting, Marquette, MI: v. 45, part 1, p.13-14. 

Daniels, D.L., Nicholson, S.W., and Cannon, W.F. , 1999, Aeromagnetic surveying in Wisconsin 1997-98: Digital Data Files, U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 99-28, available on CD (for ordering instructions see http://geography.usgs.gov/esic/cdrom/openfiles.html) (paper copies also available as USGS Open-File Reports 98-431 through 98-439, scale 1:100,000) 

Daniels, D.L., Southworth, S., and Schultz, A.P., 2004, New aeromagnetic survey across part of the southern Appalachians, Tennessee and North Carolina [abst.]: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 36, no. 2

Daniels, D.L., and Snyder, S.L., 2002, Wisconsin Aeromagnetic and Gravity Maps and Data: A Web Site for Distribution of Data: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 02-493, online only at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/of02-493/ .

Daniels, D.L., and Snyder, S.L., 2004, New England States Aeromagnetic and Gravity maps and data: a web site for distribution of data, USGS, Open-File Report 2004-1258. Online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1258/

Dicken, C.L., Nicholson, S.W., Horton, J.D., Foose, M.P., and Mueller, J.A.L., 2005,Integrated geologic map databases of the United States: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina: USGS Open-File Report 2005-1323, on-line only at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1323/

Dicken, Connie L., Nicholson, Suzanne W., Horton, John D., Kinney, Scott A., Gunther,Gregory, Foose, Michael P., and Mueller,Julia A.L., 2005, Preliminary Integrated Geologic Map Databases for the United States: Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia: U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 2005-1325, online only at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1325/

Dicken, C.L., Pimley, S.G., and Cannon, W.F.(compilers), 2001, Precambrian basement map of the northern Midcontinent U.S.A - A digital representation of the 1990 P.K. Sims map: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-21, CD-ROM

Foose, M.P., Grosz, A.E., Peper, J.D., Grossman, J.H., Daniels, D.L., and Kress, T.H., 1995, Regional mineral information from the U.S. Geological Survey: Application to land-use planning and ecosystem management in the Mid-Atlantic Highlands Region:, Mid-Atlantic Highlands Environment--Now and Tomorrow, Canaan Valley Conference Center, Davis, WV, October 24-26, p. 15. 

Grosz A.E., Greenwood J.W., Schruben P.G., and Grossman J.N., 1996, Definition of prospective terranes for industrial polyminerallic placers in the Mississippi embayment region by use of uranium exploration data, Tech. Comm. Meeting to "Review the advantages and pitfalls of using uranium exploration data and techniques as well as other methods for the preparation of radioelement and radon maps for baseline information in environmental studies and monitoring," IAEA Hdqrtrs, Vienna, Austria, May 1996, p. B17. 

Grosz, A.E., Grossman, J.N., Garrett, R., Friske, P.W.B., de la Rosa, E.G., 2003, The geochemical landscape of North America [abst]: 6th International Symposium on Environmental Geochemistry, 7-11 September 2003, Edinburgh

Grosz A.E., Grossman J.N., and Schruben P.G., 1996, Geochemical and geophysical surveys in rare-earths exploration., Abstracts of the 21st Rare Earth Research Conference, Duluth, MN. 

Grosz, A.E., Grossman, J.N., Schruben, P.G., and Greenwood, W.J., 1997, Mineral resource assessment and land-use planning using regional geochemical data, Abstracts with Programs, Southeast Geological Society of America Meeting, Auburn, AL, 3/ 27-28. p. 21 

Grosz, A.E., Grossman, J.N., Soller, D.R., Garrett, R., Friske, P.W.B., Rivera, F.M.,Iturribarria, F. de M.H., Prieto, J.C.S., Gomez, E.D.R., and Yen, J.H., 2004, Arsenic in surficial sediments of North America [abst.], 32nd International Geological Congress, Florence, Italy

Grosz, A.E., Grossman, J.N., Garrett, R., Friske, P., Smith, D.B., Darnley, A.G., and Vowinkel, R., 2004, A preliminary geochemical map for arsenic in surficial materials of Canada and the United States: in Applied Geochemistry, v. 19, p. 257-260.

Grosz, A.E., Peper, J.D., Grossman, J.H., Daniels, D.L., Kress, T.H., Klein, T.L., Loferski, P.J., Gray, K.J., and Pohn, H.A., 1995, Regional mineral information from the U.S. Geological Survey: Application to land-use planning and ecosystem management in the Southern Appalachians: Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Southern Appalachian Man and the Biosphere Conference, Knoxville, TN, November 14-16.  

Grosz, A.E., Wynn, J.C., Grossman, J.N., and Stanaway, K.J., 1997, Defining placer industrial heavy-mineral provinces of the United States and its Exclusive Economic Zone, Programme of the XI International Symposium on Mineral Deposits Associated with Placers and Weathered Rock Deposits, Russian Academy of Sciences, September 15-19, Moscow-Dubna, Russia. p. 5 

Grosz, A.E., and Barsotti, A.F., 1998, Industrial Mineral Resources of the Southeastern United States, Program of the 1998 Annual Meeting and Exhibit of the AIME, March 9-11, Orlando, Florida 

Grosz, A.E., and Wynn, J.C., 1998, Quaternary geology, geomorphology, mineral resources, and mineral-resource assessment of the Atlantic Continental Shelf of the United States, Proceedings of the 21st Quadrennial All-Russian Conference on Quaternary Investigations: Proceedings of the Commission for Quaternary Research of the Russian Academy of Science, September 7-12., St.-Petersburg Russia, pp. 295-297.

Horton, J.Wright, and Dicken, C.L., 2001, Preliminary Geologic Map of the Appalachian Piedmont and Blue Ridge, South Carolina Segment: U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 01-298, CD-ROM

Klasner, J.S., Cannon, W.F., Schulz, K.J., and Laberge, G.L., 1999, The Iron River syncline: an allocthonous structural panel in the Penokean Foreland of northern Wisconsin, [abst], Institute on Lake Superior Geology Proceedings, 45th Annual Meeting, Marquette, MI, : v. 45, part 1, p. 28-29. 

Klasner, J.S., LaBerge, G.L, and Cannon, W.F., 1998, Geologic map of the Eastern Gogebic Iron Range, Gogebic County, Michigan, U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigation I-2606 .

LaBerge, G.L., Cannon, W.F., Schulz, K.J., Klasner, J.S., and Ojakangas, R.W., 2003, Paleoproterozoic stratigraphy and tectonics along the Niagara suture zone, Michigan: Institute on Lake Superior Geology, 49th annual meeting, Part 2, p. 1-32.

LaBerge, G.L., Klasner, J.S., Cannon, W.F., and Ojakangas, R.W., 2003, Menominee iron district [field trip 2]: Institute on Lake Superior Geology, 49th annual meeting, Part 2, p. 47-63.

Ludington, S., Moring, B.C., Miller, R.J., Flynn,, K., Hopkins, M.J., Stone, Pl, Bedford, D.R., and Haxel, G.A., 2005, Preliminary Integrated Geologic Map Databases for the United States -- Western States (California, Nevada, Arizona, and Washington), version 1.0: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 2005-1305, online only at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1305/ .

Nicholson, S.W., Cannon, W.F., Woodruff, L.G., and Dicken, C.L., 2004, Bedrock Geologic Map of the Port Wing, Solon Springs, and parts of the Duluth and Sandstone 30' x 60' Quadrangles, Wisconsin and Minnesota, USGS, Open-File Reports 2004-1303. Online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1303/ .

Nicholson, S.W., and Cannon, W.F., 2003, Stratigraphy and structure of Keweenawan rocks of the St. Croix horst, northwestern Wisconsin [abst.]: Institute on Lake Superior Geology, 49th annual meeting, Part 1, p. 59- 60.

Nicholson, S.W., Cannon, W.F., Woodruff, L.G., and Dicken, C.L., 2004, Bedrock Geologic Map of the Port Wing, Solon Springs, and parts of the Duluth and Sandstone 30' x 60' Quadrangles, Wisconsin: U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File-Report, 2004-1303. scale 1:100,000, http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1303/

Nicholson, S.W., Dicken, C.L., Foose, M.P., and Mueller, Julie, 2004, Integrated geologic map databases of the United States: The Upper Midwest States: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois and Indiana: USGS Open-File Report 2004-1355, online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1355/

Nicholson, S.W., Dicken, C.L., Horton, J.D., Foose, M.P., Mueller,J.A.L., and Hon, Rudi , 2006, Integrated Geologic Map Databases for the United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Vermont, USGS, Open-File Report 2006-1272, online only at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1272/ .

Nicholson, S.W., Dicken, C.L., Horton, J.D., Labay, K., Foose, M.P., and Mueller, J.A.L., 2005, Preliminary Integrated Geologic Map Databases for the United States: Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, and West Virginia: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1324, online only at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1324

Nicholson, S.W., and Woodruff, L.G. , 1998, The Powder Mill Group revisited: basal volcanic rocks of the Midcontinent rift system on the South Shore of Lake Superior [abst.], Institute on Lake Superior Geology, v. 44, p. 98-99. 

North American Magnetic Anomaly Group, 2002, Magnetic Anomaly Map of North America, ver. 1.0: U.S. Geological Survey Special Map, printed at scale 1:10,000,000; online map at http://pubs.usgs.gov/sm/mag_map/mag_s.pdf; printed hardcopy booklet, 31 p., online booklet at http://pubs.usgs.gov/sm/mag_map/mag_book_s.pdf . Digital data grids for the magnetic anomaly map of North America are online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/ofr-02-414/ .

Peper, J.D., Gair, J.E., Foose, M.P., Kress, T.H., and Dicken, C.L., 2001, Lithochronologic Units and Mineral Deposits of the Appalachian Orogen from Maine to Alabama: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-136, CD-ROM

Robinson, Gilpin R., Jr., 2004, Trends in availability of aggregate: in Mining Engineering , February 2004, p. 17-24.

Robinson, G.R., Jr. and Ayuso, R.A., 2004, Use of spatial statistics and isotopic tracers to measure the influence of arsenical pesticide use on stream sediment chemistry in New England, USA: in Applied Geochemistry, v. 19, no. 7, pp. 1097-1110.

Robinson, G.R., Jr. and Kapo, K.E., 2003. Generalized lithology and lithogeochemical character of near-surface bedrock in the New England region. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-225. Online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-225/.

Robinson, G.R., Jr., Kapo, K.E., and Grossman, J.N., 2004, Chemistry of stream sediments and surface waters in New England. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1026, ver.1. Online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1026/ .

Robinson, Gilpin R., Jr., Kapo, Katherine E., and Raines, Gary L., 2004, A regional predictive model of crushed stone aggregate production sites in New England: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 36, no. 2, p. 55.

Robinson, G.R., Jr., Lesure, F.G., Marlowe II, J.I., Foley, N.K., and Clark, S.H., 2004, Bedrock Geology and Mineral Resources of the Knoxville 1° x 2° Quadrangle, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina (Digital Version): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1075, Version 1.0, http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1075/ on-line only.

Schulz, K.J., 2003, A Paleoproterozoic suprasubduction zone ophiolite-island arc complex in northeastern Wisconsin [abst.]: Institute on Lake Superior Geology, 49th annual meeting, Part 1, p. 71-72.

Schulz, K.F. Cannon, W.F., Nicholson, S.W., and Woodruff, L.G. , 1998, Is there a "Voisey's Bay" -type Ni-Cu sulfide deposit in the Midcontinent rift system in the Lake Superior region? in Mining Engineering, v. 50, no. 8 , p. 57-62. 

Schulz, K.J., and LaBerge, G.L., 2003, Pembine-Wausau magmatic terrane [field trip 1]: Institute on Lake Superior Geology, 49th annual meeting, Part 2, p. 33-46.

Snyder, S.L., 2003, New Jersey aeromagnetic and gravity maps and data: a web site for distribution of data: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-080, online only at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-080/ .

Snyder, S.L., Geister, D.W., Daniels, D.L., and Ervin,C.P., 2004, Principal Facts for Gravity Data Collected in Wisconsin: A Web Site and CD-ROM for Distribution of Data: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 03-157, online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-157/.

Stoeser, D.B., Green, G.N., Morath, L.C., Heran, W.D., Wilson, A.B., Moore, D.W., and Van Gosen, B.S., 2005, Preliminary Integrated Geologic Map Databases for the United States - Central States (Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana): U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 2005-1351, version 1.1, online only at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1351 .

Thompson, D.E., Grosz, A.E., Schruben, P.G., Grossman, J.N., 2002, Solid-phase geochemical sturvey of the State of Mississippi; on the nature and distribution af As, Se, Hg, Cu, Pb, and stream sediments and soils: in Curry, K.J., Sixty-sixth annual meeting program and abstracts issue, Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences, 47 (1), p. 39-40.

Thompson, D.E., Grosz, A.E., McNeal, J.M., and Grossman, J.N., 1998, Surface geochemistry of Mississippi to be surveyed: Mississippi Geology, v 19,no. 2, p. 13-19.

U.S. Geological Survey, 2004, The National Geochemical Survey Database and Documentation: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1001, online at http://tin.er.usgs.gov/geochem/doc/home.htm.

Vallini, Daniela A., Cannon, W.F., and Schulz, K.J., 2006, Age constraints for Paleoproterozoic glaciation in the Lake Superior region: detrital zircon and hydrothermal xenotime ages for the Chocolay Group, Marquette Range Supergroup: Canadian Journal of Earth Science, v. 43, p. 571-591.

Wynn, J.C., and Grosz, A.E., 1997, Induced polarization as a tool for marine mineral prospecting, Abstracts with Program, 28th Annual Underwater Mining Institute, November 2-5, Seattle Washington, 5 p.

Wynn, J.C., and Grosz, A.E., 1998, Characterizing shallow sediments in the near-shore continental shelf using induced polarization, Supplement to Eos, Transactions, AGU Volume 79, No. 45, 1998 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco. p. F415-416 

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