Analyses of Rocks and Minerals

Analyses of Rocks and Minerals

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Harold L. Ickes, Secretary GEOLOGICAL SURVEY W. C. Mendenhall, Director / rf Bulletin 878 ANALYSES OF ROCKS AND MINERALS FROM THE LABORATORY OF THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1914-36 TABULATED BY ROGER C. WELLS Chief Chemist UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 1937 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. ------ Price 15 cents V CONTENTS Page Introduction._____________________________________________________ 1 The elements and their relative abundance.__________________________ 3 Abbreviations used._______________________________________________ 5 Classification.___________________________________________________ 5 Analyses of igneous and crystalline rocks____-_________.._____________ 6 Alaska._____-_____-__________---_-_--___-____-_____-_________ 6 \ Central Alaska________________________________________ 6 Southeastern Alaska___________-_--________________________ 7 Arizona._________--____-_---_-------___-_--------_----_______ 8 Ajo district.-_--_.____---------______--_-_--__---_______ 8 Oatman district____________-___-_-________________________ 9 Miscellaneous rocks....-._...._-............_......_._.... 10 Arkansas.____________________________________________________ 11 Austria._____________________________________________________ 11 California.__,_______________--_-_----______-_-_-_-___________ 11 T ' Ivanpah quadrangle.____-_----__--_____----_--_--__.______ 11 Lassen Peak__________________ ___________________________ 12 Mount Whitney quadrangle________________________________ 12 Pala district____________-___________________._____________ 13 Miscellaneous rocks-_______----__-________-_-_____-_______ 13 1, Colorado _ _ ______--__-__---_____----_____-__-___-___________ 13 Bonanza district._________________________________________ 13 Breckenridge district____________--_-________-_____._______ 14 Cochetopa quadrangle.____________________________________ 14 V Conejos quadrangle___-__-__---------------_------________ 15 Creede quadrangle._______________________________________ 16 T Del Norte quadrangle_________----__________--_--_________ 16 Leadville district__________________________________________ 17 Nederland district_--__-___---_------------_-----__________ 17 i Saguache quadrangle._____________________________________ 18 San Cristobal quadrangle._____--_-__-_____-__--_-_-_______ 18 + San Juan region___________________________________________ 19 / ' Spanish Peaks district.____________________________________ 19 t Summitville quadrangle________--_-_-__-____--_---_________ 20 Uncompahgre quadrangle....______________________________ 21 Miscellaneous rocks.______________________________________ 22 '* Connecticut- _________________________________________________ 24 Guilford quadrangle.-__---_--_------______-_--____-_______ 24 Miscellaneous rocks..________-_---____--_______-__________ 24 Dominican Republic and Virgin Islands. ______ ___________________ 24 Georgia. ____ _ ______________________________________________ 25 (< Hawaii. .____._ _____ __ _._-_._ _____.._____ 25 Idaho. _______________-_---_-__--________________ 26 Casto quadrangle.________________________________________ 26 Edwardsburg district._____________________________________ 27 ,, Pend Oreille district-_-_------------___---__--_-_---_______ 27 Miscellaneous rocks.______________________________________ 28 i in IV CONTENTS Analyses of igneous and crystalline rocks Continued. Page Maine. _______________________________________________ 29 Maryland. _____________________________________________ 29 Massachusetts. __:.___________________________.________________ 29 Mississippi.__________________________________________________ 30 Montana._______-_-_-____--_-_-_-_--------_______________ 30 Nevada._______.__-________--__---___-_----_______-____.___ 30 Delamar mining district____________________________________ 30 Rochester district.________________________________________ 31 Yerington district.________________________________________ 31 Miscellaneous rocks.______________________________________ 31 New Jersey.______--._______-----_____-__-___________.____ 33 New Mexico___-___---__--_-_--_-----__-----__-_-___-_-_______ 33 Abiquiu quadrangle.______________________________________ 33 San Juan region...____________________________________ 33 Miscellaneous rocks._______--_--___-__-_--________________ 36 New York________________ _ _________________ 36 North Carolina_______________________________ 36 Oregon._____________________________________________________ 36 Baker quadrangle.________________________________________ 36 Bohemia district.__________________________________________ 37 Takilma region.__________________________________________ 37 Miscellaneous rocks.______________________________________ 38 Panama______ ________________------_-_--_----_--_-__-..__----- 39 Pennsylvania. ________________________________________________ 39 Utah________________________________________________________ 40 Fairfield quadrangle..____________--_-___-_-_-_-______-_--- 40 Gold Hill quadrangle.__.__--__--_-_-__--_-_-___-_--______. 40 San Rafael Swell_______.___________________ 41 Miscellaneous rocks.______________________________________ 41 Virginia._____________________________________________________ 41 Analyses of sandstones and cherts___---_----_--_---_--_-_-____------ 42 Arizona._____________________________________________________ 42 California._____________________----_--_-----_________-__----_ 42 Nevada____________________..___________ 43 New Mexico___-_________________--___________________________ 43 Oklahoma._____--________-___------____--__-__----_---.__---- 44 Oregon._________________-___-_________________________ __-__ 44 Utah__________________________________-_______________-_____ 45 Virginia.___--_-_______-______----___------_-____________^__ 46 West Virginia.________________________________________________ 46 Analyses of carbonate rocks__________-_______________________ -____ 46 Alabama.________________-___------____-_---______---___---__ 46 Alaska.______________________________________________________ 46 Arizona.________-____-__--____-_-_-__--____-_______-_____---- 48 Arkansas_ _ _________________________________________________ 48 Batesville district.________________________________________ 48 Australia_ ___-_-_____-__-___---_--___-----__-_--_-__________ 49 Bahamas_ __________________________________________________ 49 California.-__--___-__--_--___-_----_-____-_-_-_--__-___---___ 50 Ivanpah quadrangle_______------_______--_-____-__________ 50 Miscellaneous rocks.______________________________________ 50 Colorado_ _-_-______________----_---______-________-________ 51 Cuba...____________________________________ 52 CONTENTS V Analyses of carbonate rocks Continued. Pago District of Columbia._________________________________________ 52 Georgia. ___________________---____-_---------__-_--_-____-___ 52 Haiti. ________.___.__..______________.___.. 52 Idaho_____.-__.__-_.--_--_-____----_-_-.--______________ 52 Indiana.________-_____-____--_____----_-_--_-_-_------__-_--_ 53 Iowa.__-__-___-____-______------_--_---_------_----___-_____ 53 Kansas _______-____.________--__-_-----__---_--_---____-__-._ 53 Kentucky.___________________________________________________ 53 Maryland.___________________________________________________ 53 Massachusetts-_______________________________________________ 54 Montana_ ___--____________-_--___---____--____-____________ 54 Nevada.-______________-___________-_____------_----.__-_____ 54 New Mexico_________-_____---___--_-___-_-_-____-__________ 57 New York__________________.______.__________________________ 57 Ohio.___________.__-.___.._______----__.___ 58 Oklahoma... ______ _____.__._._.____.__...____________ 58 Oregon._---._----- __.___________-_-_--_--___-----_--_--_- 58 Panama__ __________________________________________________ 59 Pennsylvania. ________________________________________________ 59 South Dakota._______________________________________________ 60 Tennessee. ___________________________________________________ 60 Texas.____________________________________ 60 Utah._-________..___-____._-______-____________-_.-_.____.__ 61 Virginia_ ____-________-____-____---_-___--_____--_._________ 61 Washington __________________________________________________ 62 West Virginia______-_--___-____-_____-_______________ 62 Wyoming.___________________________________________________ 62 '' Analyses of slates and shales______-___--___-____-.____-____-_-___ 63 , Alabama._________-__-____-__-__-_---_--_---_-__----_-_-__-__ 63 fc California.___________-_-_-__----------__-_-----_-__-___--_.-_ 63 Colorado___________________________________. 63 r Idaho_______--.____________________________ 64 Ohio.. ---__----_-_---------------------------------------_ 64 *- Sweden _______-_______--________-----_-_---_.____-___________ 64 i Wyoming ________-__________-___---_--_-__--.---.----_-__---__ 64 Analyses of clays, soils, etc...-.-----_-__----___----_-_--._____--__._ 65 Alabama._____________-_____--__-______-_-_-.___--_____-_____ 65 ,, Arkansas_ ____--_____-_____-______-_-___--_____-__-__---____ 65 California.____________-_l___--____________--____--________.__ 66 Colorado.___-__________-_-__-_-_____---_--_---__--_----_^____ 67 Florida--__--_------_-----__-------------------_----_-----_-. 67 - Iowa____---_---___-----__----___-___-_----_-_---_--_----__ . 67 Louisiana.____-____________________--_-__-----__--_____-_____ 67 Maine._----.___________-______---_-_-_--_-----_-----_-_- 67 Mississippi

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