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BIBLIOGRAPTIY and INDEX of VIRGIMA GEOLOGY, 1990-R994 VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION I41 BIBLIOGRAPTIY AND INDEX OF VIRGIMA GEOLOGY, 1990-r994 COMMONWEALTII OF VIRGIMA DEPARTMENT OF MINES, MINERALS, AND ENERGY DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES S0anley S. Johnson, State Geologist CHARLOTTESVILLE. VIRGINIA 1995 DEPARTMENT OF MINES, MINERALS, AND ENERGY RICHMOND, VIRGINIA O. Gene Dishner, Director DTVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA Stanley S. Johnson, State Geologist and Division Director STAI1F Kay T. Hasenauer, Executive Secretary ECONOMIC MINERALS AND ENERGY SECTION SPATIAL DATA AND EASTERN GEOLOGY SECTION Palmer C. Sweet, Section Head Ian J, Duncan. Section Head John D. Marr, Jr., Geologist Senior C. R. Berquist, Jr., Geologist Senior Jack E. Nolde. Geologist Senior Elizabeth V. M. Campbell, Geologist Senior Roy S. Sites. Geologist Senior Nick H. Evans, Geologist Senior David B. Spears, Geologist Senior William S. Henika, Geologist Senior Michael L. Upchurch, Geologist Senior Karen K. Hostettler, Geologist Senior SOUTHWEST MINERALS AND GEOLOGY SECTION PUBLICATIONS AND WESTERN GEOLOGY SECTION Alfred R. Taylor, Section Head Eugene K. Rader, Section Head and Editor James A. [.ovett. Geologist Senior David A. Hubbard, Jr., Geologist Senior William W. Whitlock, Geologist Senior D. Allen Penick. Jr.. Geologist Senior Vernon N. Morris. Cartographic Drafter Assistant SALES AND SI]PPORT SECTION Gerald P. Wilkes, Geologist Senior Delores J. Green, Office Manager Edwin W. Marshall, Geologist Technician Paige S. Roach, Sore Operations Supervisor Copyright 1995 Commonwealth of Virginia Portions of this publication may be quoted if credit is given to the Division of Mineral Resources. BIBLIOGRAPHY AND INDEX OF VIRGINIA GEOLOGY, 1990-1994 Selected from Publications Indexed in GeoRef from 1990-1994 CONTENTS Page Serials List ,l Bibliography... 7 Subjectlndex ......85 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND INDEX OF VIRGINIA GEOLOGY SERIALS LIST AAPG Bulletin. Tulsa, OK: American Association of Petroleum Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Geologists. ISSN: 01491423. New York-Heidelberg-Berlin: Springer-Verlag. ISSN: Cf9O434l " AAPG Studies in Geology. Tulsa. OK: American Association of ASTM Special Technical Publication = American Society for Petoleum Geologists. ISSN: 02718510. Testing and Materials Special Technical Publication. Philadel- phia, PA: American Society for Testing and Materials. ISSN: Abstracts of Papers Submitted to the Lunar and Planetary 00660558. Science Conference. Houston, TX: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. BCCS Newsletter. State College, PA: Bulter Cave Conservation Society. Abstracts with'Programs - Geological Society of America. Boulder, CO: Geological Society of America (GSA). ISSN: Biogeochemistry. Martinus Nijhoff; Junk. ISSN: 01682563. oot67592. Biological Wastes. Barking: Elsevier. ISSN: 02697483. Abstracts, International Science and Engineering Fair. Wash- ington, DC: Science Service. Bulletin - Virginia Water Resources Research Center, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universitp Blacksburg; VA: ACS Symposium Series. Washington, DC: American Chemical Virginia Water Resources Research Center, Virginia Polytechnic Society. ISSN: 00976156, Institute and State University. ISSN: 00972584. Acta Sedimentologica Sinica. Beijing: Science Press. ISSN: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 10000550. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag. ISSN: 00074861. American Journal of Botany. Lawrence, KS: Botanical Society Bulletin of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and of America. ISSN: 00029122. Science. Albuquerque, NM: New Mexico Museum of Natural American Journal of Science. New Haven, CT: Kline Geology History and Science. Laboratory, YaIe University. ISSN: 00029599. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. Berkeley, 00371106. American Paleontologist. Ithaca, N.Y.: Paleontological Re- CA: Seismological Society of America. ISSN: search Institution. ISSN: 1M68772. Bureau of Mines Information Circular. Washington, DC: U. S" American Society for. Surface Mining and Reclamation. Na- Bureau of Mines. ISSN: 0@61914. 9315:9332. tional Meeting. WV]: Available from American Soci- [Princeton, Bureau of Mines Report ,of Investigations. Washington, DC: U. ety for Surface Mining and Reclamation. S. Bureauof Mines. ISSN: 00961922.9M5. American Water Resources Association Technical Publication Canadian Journal of tr*nheries and Aquatic Sciences = Journal Series TPS. Bethesda MD: American Water Resources Associa- Canadien des Sciences Halieutiques et Aquatiques. Ottawa, tion. ISSN: 07319789. ON: Canada, Department of Fisheries and Oceans. ISSN: Annual Meeting - Association of Engineering Geologists. [o- 0706652X. cation varies|: Association of Engineering Geologiss. ISSN: The Canadian Mineralogist. Ottawa, ON: Mineralogical Asso- 0375572X. ciationof Canada. ISSN: Cff,84476. Annual Meeting - Abstracts American Associationof Petroleum Chemical Geolog;r. Amsterdam: Elsevier. ISSN: 00092541. Geologists and Society of Economic Paleontologists and Miner- alogists. Tulsa, OK: American Association of Petroleum Geolo- Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology = Zhongguo. gists and Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists. Haiyang Huzhao Xuebao. Beijing: Science Press. ISSN: ISSN: 00940038. o25MO59. Annual Meeting of the Society for Organic Petrology. Ab- Circular - Oklahoma Geological Suney. Norman, OK: Univer- stracts and Program. [ocation varies]: Society for (hganic Pe- sity of Oklahoma, 1908. ISSN: 00784397. trology. ISSN: 10607250. The Compass. Norman, OK: National Council of Sigma Gamma Annual Virginia Geology Field Conference. flocation varies]: Epsilon, University of Oklahoma. ISSN: 0894802X. [publisher varies]. ISSN: 01612956. Comptes Rendus de l'Acaddmie des Sciences, S6rie 2, Applied and Environmental Microbiolog5r. Washington, DC: M6canique, Physique, Chimie, Sciences de I'Univerc, Sciences American Society for Microbiology. ISSN: 00992240. de la Terre. Monhouge: Centrale des Revues. ISSN: 07644450. Applied Geochemistry. Oxford-New York-Beijing: Pergamon. Computers & Geosciences. New York-Oxford-Toronto: Per- ISSN: 08832927. gamon. ISSN: 009830M Serlrls List Seriab Earth and Planetary Science Letters. Amsterdam: Geophysics. Tulsa, OK: Society of Explorafion Geophysicists. ISSN: 0012821X. ISSN: (X)168033. Earth Sciences History. Troy, NY: History of the Earth Sciences Geotimes. Alexandria, American Geological Institute. Society. ISSN: 0736623X. ISSN: 00168556. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. Chichester_New Ground Water. Urban4 IL: National Water Well Association. York: Wiley & Sons. ISSN: 01979337. Ground-Water Technology Division. ISSN: 0017467X. Economic Geology and the Bultetin of the Society of Economic Gmund Water Management. Dublin, OH: Water Well Joumal Geologists. Lancaster, puU[string PA: Economic Geology Com- Pub. Co.ISSN: 1M79O23. pany. ISSN: 03610128. Ground Water Monitoring & Remediation. Dublin, OH: .Engineering Geology; Amsterdam: Elsevier. ISSN: 00137952. Ground Water Pubtshing Co. Envimnmental Geology. New york-Berlin: Springer Intema- Guidebook (Virginia Museum of Natural tional. ISSN: 01775146. History). Martins- ville, VA: VirginiaMuseum of Natural History. Envircnmental Geobgy and Water Sciences. New york-Ber- Hydraulic Engineering; Proceedings of the National Confer- lin: Springer International. ISSN: 009900g4. ence on Hydraulic Engineering. New York, NY: American So- Environmental Science & Technolog;r, ES & T. Washrngton, ciety of Civil Engineers. Hydraulics Division. DC: American Chemical Society. ISSN: 0013936X. Hydrobiologia. TheHagrre: Dr. W. Junk. ISSN: 00188158. Eog Transactbns, American Geophysical Union. Washington, Hydrological Processes. DC: American Geophysical Union. ISSN; m963941. [New York]: [Wiley], 1986. ISSN: 08856087. Estuaries. [Lawrence, KS]: [Estuarine Research Federation]. ISSN: 01608347. Hydrological Science and Technology. St. Paul, MN: American Institute of Hydrology. ISSN: 0887686X. Reld Conferelce Guidlebook (Tallahassee). Tallahassee, FL: IAGA Bulletin. Paris: Southeastern Geological Society. ISSN: 036 I 6460. Intemational Association of Geomagne- tism and Aeronomy (IAGA). ISSN: 05346967. Field Trip Guidebook (American Association of petroleum Ge- Industrisl (London). obgists. Eastera Section). [location varies]: American Associa- Minerals London: Metal Bulletin. ISSN: tion of Petoleum Geologists. Eastem Section. 00198544. International Confcrence on Forum on the GeologSr of Industrial Minerab. Ilocation varies]: Gruund Control in Minlng. Mor- [publisher variesl. gantown, WV: West Virginia University, College of Mineral and Energy Resources, Dep. of Mining Engineering. Frontiers in Sedimentary Geology. New york - Berlin - Heidel- berg - London - Paris - Tokyo - Hong Kong - Barcelona: Springer. InternationalContributionsto Hydrogeotogy. Hanova: Verlag ISSN: 09396055. Hernz Heise. Gas Shales Technology Review. Chicago, IL: Gas Research In- International Geological Congress, Abstracts-Congres stitute. Geologique Internationale, Resumes. [location varies]: [Inter- national Geological Congress]. Geochimica et Cmmochimica Acta. Oxford: pergamon. ISSN: N167037. International Journal of Mining and Geological Engineering. London: Chapman and Hall. ISSN: 026W136. Geoderma. Amsterdam: Elsevier. ISSN: 00167061. International Sedimentological Congress. Uhecht: Interna- Geologic Quadrangle Map - U. S. Geological Survey. Reston, tional Association of Sedimentologists, Comparative Vl..U: S. 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