Geology Publications

This bulletin traces Tinsley from the discovery of the Tinsley structure during a routine geological survey by Frederic F. Mellen, a Mississippi Geological Survey employee, through the drilling of the discovery well, and later history of the Field. Tinsley Field became the largest oil field east of the Mississippi River.

Mississippi Geologic Names

This report contains additional sections: Water Resources of Wayne County, by Wilbur T. Baughman and John E. McCarty; Wayne County Clay Tests, by William T. Hall and Rollin C. Glenn. Includes test results from the Bureau of Mines and chemical analyses supervised by James P. Minyard.

This report contains additional sections: Smith County Clay Tests, by Rung Angurarohita; Water Resources of Smith County, by Wilbur T. Baughman.

Rankin County Geology and Mineral Resources

This bulletin is the result of years of study on this important fossil group. New species are named and data on the frequency and distribution of Ostracoda are presented.

Water Resources of Mississippi

Economic Minerals of Mississippi

Geology of Mississippi loess, by J. O. Snowden, Jr., and Richard R. Priddy; Forests of west central Mississippi as affected by loess, by C. D. Caplenor et al.

Additional Sections in this report: Water Resources of Copiah County, By Thad N. Shows; Subsurface Stratigraphy of Copiah County, by Theo H. Dinkins, Jr.; Copiah County Clay Tests, by Thomas E. McCutcheon.