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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| Format: | Government Document Conference Proceeding Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington :
U.S. G.P.O.,
1989.
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| Series: | U.S. Geological Survey bulletin ;
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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 /