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Geologic Mapping in the U.S. Geological Survey
Geologic Mapping in the U.S. Geological Survey
Committee Advisory to the U.S. Geological Survey
Board on Earth Sciences
Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources
National Research Council
National Academy Press
Washington, D.C.
1987
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NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.
This report has been reviewed by a group other than the authors according to procedures approved by a Report Review Committee consisting of members of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine.
The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit, self-perpetuating society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientific and technical matters. Dr. Frank Press is president of the National Academy of Sciences.
The National Academy of Engineering was established in 1964, under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, as a parallel organization of outstanding engineers. It is autonomous in its administration and in the selection of its members, sharing with the National Academy of Sciences the responsibility for advising the federal government. The National Academy of Engineering also sponsors engineering programs aimed at meeting national needs, encourages education and research, and recognizes the superior achievements of engineers. Dr. Robert M.White is president of the National Academy of Engineering.
The Institute of Medicine was established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health of the public. The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the National Academy of Sciences by its congressional charter to be an adviser to the federal government and, upon its own initiative, to identify issues of medical care, research, and education. Dr. Samuel O.Thier is president of the Institute of Medicine.
The National Research Council was organized by the National Academy of Sciences in 1916 to associate the broad community of science and technology with the Academy’s purposes of furthering knowledge and of advising the federal government. Functioning in accordance with general policies determined by the Academy, the Council has become the principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and engineering communities. The Council is administered jointly by both Academies and the Institute of Medicine. Dr. Frank Press and Dr. Robert M.White are chairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the National Research Council.
Support for the Committee Advisory to the U.S. Geological Survey was provided by the U.S. Geological Survey (14–08–0001-A0468).
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COMMITTEE ADVISORY TO THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
M.GORDON WOLMAN,
The Johns Hopkins University,
Chairman
G.ARTHUR BARBER,
Deep Observation and Sampling of the Earth’s Continental Crust, Inc.
LLOYD S.CLUFF,
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
ALLAN V.COX†,
Stanford University
DONALD J.DEPAOLO*,
University of California, Los Angeles
CHARLES L.DRAKE,
Dartmouth College
ARTHUR R.GREEN,
Exxon Production Research Company
PRISCILLA C.GREW*,
California Public Utilities Commission (now at Minnesota Geological Survey)
JOHN P.HUNT,
Hunt Exploration, Inc.
CARL KISSLINGER,
University of Colorado
MORRIS W.LEIGHTON,
Illinois Geological Survey
MALCOLM C.McKENNA*,
American Museum of Natural History
MEREDITH E.OSTROM*,
Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
FRANK RICHTER,
University of Chicago
LEON T.SILVER,
California Institute of Technology
BRIAN J.SKINNER,
Yale University
JOHN E.TILTON,
Colorado School of Mines
NRC Staff
WILLIAM E.BENSON
JOSEPH W.BERG, JR.
THOMAS M.USSELMAN
U.S. Geological Survey Liaison Representatives
RAYMOND D.WATTS
BENJAMIN A.MORGAN, III
†
Deceased
*
Terms ended in 1986
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BOARD ON EARTH SCIENCES
W.GARY ERNST,
University of California,
Chairman
P.ROBIN BRETT,
U.S. Geological Survey, Reston
RANDOLPH W.BROMERY,
University of Massachusetts
LAWRENCE M.CATHLES,
Chevron Oil Field Research Co.
LARRY W.FINGER,
Carnegie Institution of Washington, Geophysical Laboratory
ROBERT N.GINSBURG,
University of Miami
ALEXANDER F.H.GOETZ,
University of Colorado
KATE H.HADLEY,
Exxon Company, U.S.A.
MICHEL T.HALBOUTY,
Michel T. Halbouty Energy Company
JOSEPH V.SMITH,
University of Chicago
SEAN C.SOLOMON,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
STEVEN STANLEY,
The Johns Hopkins University
DONALD L.TURCOTTE,
Cornell University
Ex-Officio Members
PAUL B.BARTON, JR.,
U.S. Geological Survey
DONALD M.HUNTEN,
University of Arizona
Liaison Members
MIRIAM BALTUCK,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
JERRY BROWN,
National Science Foundation
PHILIP COHEN,
U.S. Geological Survey
BRUCE R.DOE,
U.S. Geological Survey
BRUCE B.HANSHAW,
28th International Geological Congress
JAMES F.HAYS,
National Science Foundation
JOHN G.HEACOCK,
Office of Naval Research
DONALD F.HEINRICHS,
National Science Foundation
MARVIN E.KAUFFMAN,
American Geological Institute
WILLIAM M.KAULA,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
BEN KELLY,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
GEORGE A.KOLSTAD,
Department of Energy
IAN D.MacGREGOR,
National Science Foundation
ANDREW MURPHY,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
DALLAS L.PECK,
U.S. Geological Survey
JOHN J.SCHANZ, JR.,
Congressional Research Service
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SHELBY G.TILFORD,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
RAYMOND G.WATTS,
U.S. Geological Survey
KENNETH N.WEAVER,
Maryland Geological Survey
ARTHUR J.ZEIZEL,
Federal Emergency Management Agency
JOSEPH W.BERG, JR., Staff Director
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COMMISSION ON PHYSICAL SCIENCES, MATHEMATICS, AND RESOURCES
NORMAN HACKERMAN,
Robert A.Welch Foundation,
Chairman
GEORGE F.CARRIER,
Harvard University
DEAN E.EASTMAN,
IBM, T.J.Watson Research Center
MAYRE ANNE FOX,
University of Texas
GERHART FRIEDLANDER,
Brookhaven National Laboratory
LAWRENCE W.FUNKHOUSER,
Chevron Corporation (retired)
PHILLIP A.GRIFFITHS,
Duke University
J.ROSS MACDONALD,
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
CHARLES J.MANKIN,
University of Oklahoma
PERRY L.McCARTY,
Stanford University
JACK E.OLIVER,
Cornell University
JEREMIAH P.OSTRIKER,
Princeton University Observatory
WILLIAM D.PHILLIPS,
Mallinckrodt, Inc.
DENIS J.PRAGER,
MacArthur Foundation
DAVID M.RAUP,
University of Chicago
RICHARD J.REED,
University of Washington
ROBERT E.SIEVERS,
University of Colorado
LARRY L.SMARR,
National Center for Supercomputing Applications
EDWARD C.STONE, JR.,
California Institute of Technology
KARL K.TUREKIAN,
Yale University
GEORGE W.WETHERILL,
Carnegie Institution of Washington
IRVING WLADAWSKY-BERGER,
IBM, Data Systems Division
RAPHAEL G.KASPER, Executive Director
LAWRENCE E.McCRAY, Associate Executive Director
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Geologic Mapping in the U.S. Geological Survey
Preface
As a part of its continuing function of advising the Director and Chief Geologist, the Committee Advisory to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), at its meeting of January 10–11, 1985, created a Subcommittee on Geologic Mapping. The decision to form the subcommittee grew from the perceptions of the committee, based on program reviews, that there appeared to be no well-defined geologic mapping program direction in the USGS and that the rate and amount of geologic mapping appeared to be declining.
The subcommittee was charged to determine the status and extent of the geologic mapping program and activities in the USGS and to report back to the committee with a summary of findings and recommendations.
Dr. M.E.Ostrom (chairman), Dr. Priscilla Grew, and Professor Leon T.Silver served on the subcommittee. The subcommittee is grateful to Professor Allan Cox who filled in when Dr. Grew was unable to attend Regional meetings in Denver and Menlo Park. The full committee is responsible for the contents of this report.
Three meetings—in Reston, Denver, and Menlo Park—were held with representatives of the USGS offices of Regional Geology; Mineral Resources; Energy and Marine Geology; and Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Engineering. Programs covered in these discussions included the following:
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Office of Regional Geology
Geologic Framework and Synthesis
COGEOMAP
Eastern, Central, and Western Geology Branch Programs
Isotope Geology Program
Office of Mineral Resources
Wilderness
CUSMAP, AMRAP
Strategic and Critical Minerals
BLM Lands
Eastern, Central, Western, and Alaskan Branch Programs
Office of Energy and Marine Geology
Coal Resources
Marine Geology, Pacific and Atlantic
Oil & Gas Resources
Energy and Minerals
Office of Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Engineering
Volcanic Hazards and Geothermal
Engineering Seismology and Geology
Engineering Geology and Tectonism
Igneous and Geothermal Processes
The subcommittee sincerely appreciates the cooperation of the USGS, the Director and his staff, and particularly Drs. Eugene Roseboom, Benjamin Morgan, and Fred Miller who helped to coordinate the agenda and the various staff inputs. We quickly recognized that we are allies in our concern for the character and prospects for geologic mapping in the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Contents
Introduction
1
Findings and Recommendations
2
Progress Towards a National Geologic Mapping Program
7
The Role of General Geologic Mapping in Geologic Division Programs
8
Status of Geologic Mapping in the United States
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