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List of Publications Bureau of Economic Geology Scott W. Tinker, Director Jackson School of Geosciences The University of Texas at Austin http://begstore.beg.utexas.edu/store/ Austin, Texas 78713-8924 http://www.beg.utexas.edu/ About the Bureau The Bureau of Economic Geology, established in 1909, is the oldest research unit at The University of Texas at Austin. The Bureau functions as the state geological survey of Texas, and Director Scott W. Tinker is the State Geologist. The Bureau conducts basic and applied research programs in energy resources and economics, coastal and environmental studies, land resources and use, geologic and mineral mapping, hydrogeology, geochemistry, and subsurface nanotechnology. 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