Arizona's industrial rock and mineral resources : workshop proceedings /

Presentations and discussions at a workshop held May 17-18, 1988 in Tempe, Arizona on problems encountered in, and recommendations for improving, current and potential industrial rock and mineral resource availability in Arizona.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Industrial Rock and Mineral Resources Workshop Tempe, Ariz., Arizona Geological Survey, Geological Survey (U.S.)
Other Authors: Tooker, Edwin W., 1923-2013
Format: Government Document Conference Proceeding Book
Language:English
Published: Washington : U.S. G.P.O., 1989.
Series:U.S. Geological Survey bulletin ; 1905.
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Summary:Presentations and discussions at a workshop held May 17-18, 1988 in Tempe, Arizona on problems encountered in, and recommendations for improving, current and potential industrial rock and mineral resource availability in Arizona.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / E.W. Tooker
  • Industry overview / H.W. Peirce
  • Introduction
  • Geologic occurrencfe
  • Cement and lime
  • Clay
  • Gypsum
  • Volcanic materials
  • Saline deposits
  • Stone products
  • Sand and gravel
  • Other industrial--mineral resources
  • Conclusions
  • Potential growth for the industry, by T.H. Eyde
  • Introduction
  • The marketing factor
  • Resource specifications
  • Environmental and political factors
  • Conclusions
  • Critical problem areas, E.W. Tooker, moderator
  • Effective data access and management
  • Arizona Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey / S.J. Reynolds
  • U.S. Bureau of Mines / A.F. Barsotti
  • Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources / K.A. Phillips
  • Participants' discussions of the data problem
  • Unified computer data system
  • Other available sources of resource data
  • Upgrading existing data
  • Summary
  • Analytical-laboratory and industrial-testing capability and availability
  • Industry viewpoint / D.T. Eyde
  • U.S. Bureau of Mines capabilities / K.G. Broadhead
  • U.S. Geological Survey capabilities / P.K. Theobald, Jr.
  • Participants' discussions of the analysis and testing problem
  • Setting standards and specifications
  • Recognition of "future" resource materials
  • Improved testing and specification procedures
  • Conclusions
  • Land access and availability
  • U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs / James Crowther
  • U.S. Bureau of Land Management / J.P. Bauer
  • Arizona State Land Department / G.D. Slusher
  • Participants' discussions of land problems
  • Federal lands
  • State lands
  • Geotechnical research applications, M.P. Foose, moderator
  • Applications of geophysical research / J.K. Crowley
  • Gamma-ray spectroscopy
  • Electromagnetic systems
  • Spectral reflectance
  • Participants' discussions of geophysical research
  • Applications of geochemical research
  • Geochemical exploration technology / W.E. Dean
  • Direct geochemical tools for industrial-minerals exploration / P.K. Theobald, Jr.
  • Participants' discussions of geochemical research
  • Applications of geologic research
  • Concealed resources in the Basin and Range province / J.C. Dohrenwend
  • Neotectonic domains
  • Thematic mapping
  • New scientific and technical data useful in the development of resource materials / M.F. Sheridan
  • Centralized data base
  • Thematic-mapping
  • Establishing resource criteria
  • Expanding the application of existing technology
  • Exploration models
  • Participants' discussions of geologic research
  • Neotectonic domains
  • Thematic mapping
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Conclusions
  • Application of resource-occurrence models
  • Industrial-rock- and mineral-resource-occurrence models / G.J. Orris and J.D. Bliss
  • Introduction
  • Resource assessments
  • The three-part method
  • Models applicable to industrial minerals
  • Spatial models
  • Summary
  • Geologic model of a Cenozoic basin in Arizona / J.D. Nations and W.D.R. Ranney
  • Participants' discussions of resource models
  • Resource-occurrence models
  • Geologic models
  • Meeting information need, L.D. Fellows, moderator
  • A legislative point of view
  • Current political realities for the resource industry / Senator Doug Todd
  • Introduction
  • Impact of legislation on resources
  • Impact of voters on legislators
  • The political facts
  • Industry needs for data and the results of applied research / B.N. Watson
  • Data needs
  • Applied research needs
  • Legislative needs
  • Participants' discussions of industry needs
  • State and Federal Government needs
  • State land-management needs / M.J. Rice
  • Participants' discussions of State land-management needs
  • State environmental-quality needs /