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Geologic map of Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, 1982

Date

1982

Description

At top of map:'Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. Prepared in cooperation with the Clark County Department of Comprehensive Planning. Water supply paper 2320-A, plate 1.' At bottom of map: ' Base from U.S. Geological Survey, 1:100,000, Boulder City, Ariz.-Nev., Las Vegas, Nev.-Calif., Mesquite Lake, Nev.-Calif., 1978; Lake Mead, Nev.-Ariz., 1979. Geology from Malmberg (1965); Longwell and others (1965); Haynes (1967); Bingler (1977); Bell and Smith (1980); Bell (1981); Matti and Bachhuber (1982); and Matti and Morton (1982a, b); modified by R. W. Plume, 1981.' Shows township and range lines. Scale 1:100,000 (W 115°30´--W 115°00´/N 36°30´--N 36°00´). Series: U.S. Geological Survey water-supply paper
2320-A. Originally published as plate 1 of Ground-water conditions in Las Vegas Valley, Clark County, Nevada. Part I. Hydrogeologic framework / by Russell W. Plume, published by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1989 as Water-supply paper 2320-A.

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Franklin M. Murphy Geological Papers

Identifier

MS-00202

Abstract

The Franklin M. Murphy Geological Papers (1919-1956) contain surveys, lectures, reports, correspondence, newspaper clippings, bulletins, maps, and dam site investigations from six different states in the American west. Also included are mining projects, photographs, scrapbooks, albums, school papers, and Murphy's thesis.

Archival Collection

Geology reports

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File

Archival Collection

Yucca Mountain Environmental Safety Reports Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00786
Collection Name: Yucca Mountain Environmental Safety Reports Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

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David Donovan Collection on Hydrology and Geology

Identifier

MS-00813

Abstract

The David Donovan Collection on Hydrology and Geology (1911-2011) is comprised of the research collected by former Las Vegas Valley Water District employee, David Donovan, about groundwater, hydrology, minerals, and geology in Nevada, as well as the surrounding areas of California, Arizona, and Utah. Included are reports, professional papers, maps, and books.

Archival Collection

Geology of Nevada, a book by the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, 1980

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

David Donovan Collection on Hydrology and Geology
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00813
Collection Name: David Donovan Collection on Hydrology and Geology
Box/Folder: Box 04

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Hydrogeology, the Geology of North America, The Geological Society of America, 1988

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

David Donovan Collection on Hydrology and Geology
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00813
Collection Name: David Donovan Collection on Hydrology and Geology
Box/Folder: Box 41

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Geology of the Jackass Flats quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada, 1964

Date

1964

Description

58 x 47 cm., on sheet 86 x 81 cm., folded in envelope 30 x 24 cm. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Geology mapped in 1961." Includes description of map units, 2 col. cross sections, and quadrangle location map. "Prepared in cooperation with the U. S. Atomic Commission." Original publisher: Interior, Geological Survey, Series: Geologic quadrangle map GQ, Scale: 1:24 000.

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Geology of the Oak Spring Quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada, 1963

Date

1963

Description

58 x 46, on sheet 88 x 84 cm., fold. in envelope 30 x 24 cm. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Contour interval 20 feet." "Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission." Title on envelope: Geologic map of the Oak Spring Quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada. Includes 3 col. cross sections, text, and quadrangle location map. Original publisher: Interior, Geological Survey, Series: Geologic quadrangle map GQ, Scale: 1:24 000.

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Map showing general geology and areas of artesian flow of the Las Vegas, Pahrump, and Indian Spring Valleys, Clark and Nye Counties, Nevada, 1946

Date

1947

Description

'United States Department of Interior, Geological Survey, Water Resources Bulletin No. 6.' 'State Engineer of Nevada.' Relief shown by contours. Includes township and range lines. Scale [ca. 1:126,720. 1 in.=approx. 2 miles]. Series: Water resources bulletin (Carson City, Nev.)
no. 6. Originally published as plate 1 in Ground water in Las Vegas, Pahrump, and Indian Spring Valleys, Nevada : a summary / G. B. Maxey and T. W. Robinson, prepared in cooperation with the United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, and published as no. 6 of the Water resources bulletin.

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Geologic research, 1994

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File

Archival Collection

David Donovan Collection on Hydrology and Geology
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00813
Collection Name: David Donovan Collection on Hydrology and Geology
Box/Folder: Box 63

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