UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PROJECT REPORT IR-LI-32 Liberian Investigations BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRY OF LIBERIA AND ADJACENT COUNTRIES by Donald H. Johnson APR 21 1969 DENVER and Richard W U. S. Geological Survey U. S. Geological Surve OPEN FILE REPORT This report is preliminary and has not been edited or reviewed for confornity with Geological Survey and has not been edited or reviewed conformity with Geological Survey standards or nomenclature Monrovia, Liberia January 1969 BIBLIOGRAPHY BIBLIOGRAPHY CF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRY CF LIBERIA AND ADJACENT COUNTRIES by Donald H. Johnson and Richard ".W. '^hite » * U. S. Geological Survey January 1S39 INTRODUCTION . -. This compilation represents an attempt to list, as nearly as possible, aU references pertaining to the geology and mineral industry'of Liberia, and to indicate those that are held by the library of the Liberian Geological Survey. The bibliography is a contribution of the Geological Exploration and Resource Appraisal program, a combined effort of the Government of Liberia and the United'States Agency for International Development, carried out jointly by the Liberian Geological Survey and the United States Geological Survey. The references were compiled from many sources, including the card catalog of the U. S. Geological Survey library in Washington, the holdings of the Liberian Geological Survey libraryy various published bibliographies, references cited by authors of publications dealing with Liberian geology, and chance encounters in the literature. The list is admittedly incomplete, and readers are requested to call additional references to the attention of the compilers. References to mining, metallurgy, and mineral economics involving Liberia have been included, as have papers dealing with physical geography,. cartography, pedology, hydrology and related subjects. Because the present geological knowledge of Liberia depends heavily on comparison with other area* an extensive list of references to the geology of countries adjacent to Liberia and of the west African region is included. Because this bibliography has been compiled in part from other biblio­ graphies and authors' citations, and because we have not seen many of the references listed, some of the papers included here may not actually be ger­ mane to Liberian geology and mineral industry. Pending further evaluation, we have included all such dubious references so as not.to miss inadvertently a useful paper. For similar reasons we have listed a number of references for which such information as publisher, volume number, pagination, or date of ; publication is lacking. The listing is strictly alphabetical by author, with no attempt at segre­ gation by country, subject, or other criteria. Publications held in the library of the Liberian Geological Survey in Monrovia are marked with an asterisk. An effort ia being made to increase the library holdings through purchases, exchanges, and gifts. BIBLIOC3RAPHY (Author unknown), 1903, GoldinJLiberia: Liberia Bull. (Am. Colonization Soc, Washington), v. 22, p. 45-43. _______, 1905, Geography, resources, and inhabitants of Liberia: Smithsonian Inst. Kept.., p. 247-264. 1903, Liberia's new boundary: Am. Geog. Soc. Bull., v. 40, p. 21-22. , Physiography of western Liberia: Scottish Geog. Mag., v. 24, p. 6G5-60-S. , 1933, Climate and physiographic notes on French Guinea: Geog. Rev., v. 23, p. 243-253. 2 Abeele. M. Van den, 1941, L'eVosion, probleme africain6: Inst. royal colonial beige, Sec. sci. nat. et med., Mem., v. 11, no. 5, Sup. Abrard, R., 1955, Une Operculine cordelee de 1'Eocene inferie'ur de la C3te d'lvoire; Qperculina (Nummulitoides) Tessieri n. subgen., n. sp.: Soc. geol. France Bull., ser. 6, v. 5, p. 489-493. Adjanohoun, E., Bouet, J., and Ake Assi, L., 1966, Contribution a 1 '£tude palynologique de quelques pteridophytes de C3te d'lvoire: Univ. Abidjan, Annales, Sci., no. 2, p. 55-72. *Afrique Occidental Fran9aise Direction Federale des Mines et de la Geologic, 1956, Carte Geologique de 1'A. O. F. a 1'Schelle du 2. (JOG. UOOe; Notice explicative de la feuille no. 2, Cote d'lvoire-Togo-Dahomey: French Equatorial Africa Direction Federale Mines Geologic, Dakar, 34 p., map. Aisenstein, B., 1968, Relation between geological site conditions and dam- designs in west-Africa (absi): Internat. Geol. Cong. > 23d, Prague 19o8, Rept., Abs. v. , p. 294-295. * Alexander, L. T., and Cady, J. G., 1962, Genesis and hardening of laterite in soils: U. S. Department Agriculture Tech. Bull. 1232, 9'G p. ** . Alldridge, T. J., 1901, Sherbro and its hinterland: London, Alien, G. M.. 1930, Birds of Liberia, ^n African republic of Liberia: Massa­ chusetts Dept. Tropical Med. and Inst. Tropical Biol. Med., Contr. no. 5, p. Alien, G. M., and Coolidge, H., 1930, Mammals of Liberia, in African republic of Liberia: Massachusetts Dept. Tropical Med. and Inst. Tropical Biol. Med., Contr. no. 5, p. 569-622. Alien, P. M., 1966, Summary description of the geology of western Sierra | Leone: Research Inst. African Geology, Univ. Leeds, ICth Ann. g | Rept. Sci* Results, Sess. 1964-1965, p. 23-24. J Alien, p. M., 1967, Geology of part of an orogenic belt in Sierra Leone: ^Pllll^.Univ. Leeds, unpub. Ph. D. thesis. - - "^-*:^s^ 'v " "' 5 Alien, P. M., 1968, Stratigraphy of a geosynclinal succession in western v,^^|| Sierra Leone, west Africa: Geol. Mag., v. 105; no. I/ p. 62-73. I Alien, p. M., Snelling, N. J., and Rex, D. C., 1967, Age determinations IiSPllfSi*rom Sierra Leone, jja Variations in isotopic abundances of strontium," ?P^|ftf calcium^ and argon and related topics: M. L T. -1381-15, 15th Ann. wfJIS Progress Rept. 1987, Dept. Geology Geophysics, Massachusetts Inst. :"'"j^^-^Technology, Cambridge, p. 17-22. :.':'*':;' '. -.' ' ' .. I American University, Foreign Areas Studies Division, 19S4, *U. S. Army area handbook for Liberia: Washington, U. S. Govt. Printing Office, 419 p. 3 . Anderson, B. K., 1679, Map of the Republic of Liberia: Andrews-Jones, D. A., 19ti6, Geology and mineral resources of the northern Kambui schist belt and adjacent granulites: Sierra Leone Geol. Survey Bull, c, ICO p., illus. Andrews-Jones, D. A., 19cd, Petrogenesis and geochemistry of the rocks of the Ken em a district, Sierra Leone: Univ. Leeds, unpub. Ph.D. thesis. * Andrews-Jones, D. A., 1953, Petrogenesis-and geochemistry of the rocks of - the Kenezna district, Sierra Leone (Ph.D. thesis abs.): Research Inst. African Geology, Univ. Leeds, 12th Ann. Rept. Sci. Results, Sess. 1966-1967, p. 20-21. Apostolescu, V., 19cl, Contribution a 1'etude paleontologique (ostracodes) et .stratagraphique des bassins cretaces et tertiaires de 1'Afrique Occident ale: Inst. Fran9ais Petrole, Rev., v. 15, no. 7-8, p. 779-330 (incl. English, Spanish summ.), illus. Archambault, J., 1938, Les gisements de bitume d'Eboinda (Cote d'lvoire): French Vvest Africa Service Minier Bull., v. 2, p. 33. Archambault, J., 1938, Les indices petroliferes de la Basse C6te d'lvoire et de la Gold Coast: French 'West Africa Service Minier Bull., v. 2., p. 21. Archambault, J., 1961, Les eaux souterraines de 1'Afrique Occidentale: . Nancy, Berber-Levrault, 137 p., illus. *Army Map Service, 1950-1953, Map of \\est Africa,. Series G.501 1:250,000: Army Map Service, 2 sheets in color. Army Map Service, 1955, Map of \\est Africa, Series G.504 1:250, 000: Army Map Service, 3 sheets in color (9 sheets not published). Arnaud, G., 1945, Les resources minieres de TAfrique occidentale: Anhales Mines Mem., v. 34, p. 639-738. Arnaud, G., 1945, Les ressources minieres de 1'Afrique Occidentale: French Vv:est Africa Direction Minier Bull., v. 8, Arnould, M., 1961, Donnees nouvelles sur les restes organiques de la serie e metamorphique precambrienne de la Comoe" (C6te d'lvoire): Univ. _; Clermont-Ferrand, unpub. thesis, 18 p., illus. Arnould, M., 1961, Etude ggologique des migmatites et des granites du Nord- Est de la C6te d'lvoire et de la Haute-Volta meridionale: Bur. Recherche Geol. Minieres (Paris) Mem. 3. , Arnould, M., 19Cl, Etude, geologique des migmatites et de granites precambrient du ^ordl-JJst de la CQte d'lvoire et de la Haute Volta xneridionale: Ivory Coast, Direction Geologic et Prosp. miniere Bull., no. 1, 150 p. ^rnouid, M. , Ayme, Iv*., and Guiiiaume, R., 196S, iSouveiie stratigraphie des series primaires du Nord de Fouta DJalon (Guinee, Senegal): Soc. geol. France Bull., ser. 7, v. 1, p. 631-&34. Arnould, M., Ayme, J. -M., and Guiiiaume, R., 1959, Nouvelle stratigraphie des gres primaires du Nord du Fouta-Djalon (Guinee, Senegal): Soc. geol. France comptes rendus, v. , no. , p. 53. Association des Services Geologiques Africains, 1959, Symposium sur la geologic de 1'uranium en Afrique. Resume des communications pre­ sentees al'Association des Services Geologiques Africains. a Leopojd- ville, en juillet 1958: Chronique des Mines d'Outre-Mer et Recherche miniere, v. 27, no. 279, p. 277-331. Association of African Geological Surveys, 1937, Bibliographic geologique de 1'Afrique centrale: Paris, Assoc. African Geol. Surveys, 300 p. * Association of African Geological Surveys-UNESCO, 19C3, Geological map of Africa, 1*5,000,000: Paris, Assoc. African Geol. Surveys-UNESCO^ 9 sheets plus explanatory text. (Sheet 4 covers Liberia.) Association of African Geological Surveys-UNESCO, 19S7, Geologic background map of Africa, 1:10, GOO, 000: Paris, Assoc. African Geol. Surveys- United Nations Educ. Sci. Cultural Organization, 1 sheet 100 x 92 cm. Association of African Geological Surveys-UNESCO, 19c7, Background geologic map of Africa, 1:20, 000, 000: Paris, Assoc. African Geol. Surveys- United Nations Educ. Sci. Cultural Organization, 1 sheet, 64 x 53 cm. Aubert de la Rue, E., 1928, Observations sur les gisements de manganese de la C6te d'lvoire: Soc. fran9aise Mineralogie, v. 51, p. 275-284. *Axelrod, J. M., and others, 1951, Phosphate mineralization at Bomi Hills ' and Bambuta, Liberia, west Africa (abs.): Geol. Soc. America Bull., v. o2, no. 12, pt.