A compilation of the scientific literature about the geology of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, the barrier islands, and the Mississippi Sound.
Geology Publications
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A Guide to the Frankstown Vertebrate Fossil Locality (Upper Cretaceous), Prentiss County, Mississippi
A discussion and illustration of Cretaceous vertebrates including the teeth of sharks, fish, crocodiles, mosasaurs, and dinosaurs.
Geologic Mapping in Mississippi: Proceedings of the 1989 MISGEOMAP Conference
Contains the conference proceedings and 14 papers about geologic maps and mapping in Mississippi.
Mineral Producers Directory, 1988
The report contains information on the major mineral producers in Mississippi and includes awards for Operator of the Year, Reclamation Project of the Year, and Honorable Mentions for Surface Mining Reclamation. See Open-File Report 65.
Yazoo Clay: Engineering Aspects and Environmental Geology of an Expansive Clay
A non-technical report about the nature and extent of Yazoo Clay, construction problems, engineering tests, and methods of preventing problems.
Electrical Resistivity Values (Rw’s) and Chemical Data Determined from Analyses of Produced Formation Waters from Oil and Gas Well Tests in Mississippi
A compilation of data from wildcat test wells and 241 oil, gas-condensate, and gas fields. 4 tables, chart and 4 plates in pocket.
Cambro-Ordovician Subsurface Stratigraphy Of The Black Warrior Basin In Mississippi
The 8000 feet of Lower Cambrian to Middle Ordovician sediments in northern Mississippi are differentiated into nine formations. 8 figs., 6 plates in pocket
Preliminary Evaluation of Coal and Coalbed Gas Resource Potential of Western Clay County, Mississippi
Four coal groups in the Pottsville Formation may contain 5.2 billion tons of coal and one trillion cubic feet of gas. 7 plates in pocket, (available with plates 1 & 5 missing)
Geology and Man in Adams County, Mississippi
11 maps in color, 11 charts and diagrams, 14 tables, 8 color plates, and 97 photographs
Environmental Geology of the Madison, Ridgeland, Jackson, and Jackson SE Quadrangles, Hinds, Madison, and Rankin Counties, Mississippi
This atlas-type book contains sections on topography, geology, water resources, public utilities, recreation and transportation, sanitary landfills, and land use. 47 figures. 45 maps in color.
