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USGS Professional Papers

PP 580 / Pecora, W. T. / MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE APPALACHIAN REGION, 1968, afb, 492 pages, 3 plates in pocket), 115 figs., 166 tables, $ 35

PP 1318 / Kosanke, R. M. / PALYNOLOGY OF SELECTED COAL BEDS IN THE PROPOSED PENNSYLVANIAN SYSTEM STRATOTYPE IN WEST VIRGINIA, 1984, pb, 44 pages, 9 figs., 22 tables, $ 12

USGS Bulletins

B 233 / Gannett, H. / A GAZETTEER OF WEST VIRGINIA, 1904, pb, 164 pages, all terms, features, and locations of the state, $ 35

B 940 / Roberts, R. J., et.al. / STRATEGIC MINERALS INVESTIGATIONS, 1943, 1944, 285 pages, cl, 55 plates, 28 figs., $ 100 [Contents include: A - Rose Creek Tungsten Mine, Pershing County, Nevada; B - Manganese Deposits of the Elkton Area, Virginia; C - Geophysical surveys in the Ochoco Quicksilver District, Oregon; D - Vanadium-bearing magnetite-ilmenite deposits, near Lake Sanford, Essex, New York; E - Occurrence of manganese in eastern Aroostook County, Maine; F - Manganese deposits of the Lyndhurst and Rockbridge Counties, Virginia; G - Manganese deposits of the Sweet Springs District, West Virginia and Virginia; H - Manganese deposits of the Flat Top and Round Mountain District, Bland and Giles Counties, Virginia; I - Tungsten deposits in the Boriana District and the Aquaris Range, Mohave County, Arizona; J - Cobalt-bearing manganese deposits of Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee]

USGS Folios

# 028 / PIEDMONT, WEST VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND, 1896, $ 45

# 032 / FRANKLIN, WEST VIRGINIA AND VIRGINIA, 1896, $ 45


# 034 / BUCKHANNON, WEST VIRGINIA, 1896, $ 45


# 069 / HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 1900, $ 45


# 072 / CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 1901, $ 45


# 077 / RALEIGH, WEST VIRGINIA, 1902, $ 40


USGS Maps

MF 1267 A / GEOLOGIC MAP, CROSS SECTIONS, COLUMNAR SECTION, STRUCTURE CONTOUR MAP, OTTER CREEK WILDERNESS, WEST VIRGINIA, $ 10

MF 1267 C / MINES, QUARRIES, PROSPECTS, EXPOSURES IN OTTER CREEK WILDERNESS, WEST VIRGINIA, $ 10

MF 1267 D / OIL AND GAS RESOURCES OF OTTER CREEK WILDERNESS, WEST VIRGINIA, $ 10

MF 1267 E / MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF OTTER CREEK WILDERNESS, WEST VIRGINIA, $ 10

USBM Publications

IC 8369 / LIMESTONE RESOURCES IN WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA, $ 25

RI 8929 / GROUND CONTROL STUDY OF A MECHANIZED, LONGWALL COAL OPERATION IN WEST VIRGINIA, $ 35

West Virginia Geological Survey - Volumes

X / GEOLOGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF WEST VIRGINIA, Charlestown, 1938, cl, 462 pages, 231 plates, 61 figs., - 3 -, $ 78

XVIII / McCue, J. B., et.al. / CLAYS OF WEST VIRGINIA, Morgantown, 1948, cl, 234 pages, 12 plates, 44 figs., - 3 -, $ 24

XXXIII / Price, P. H., et.al. / THE WEST VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC SURVEY, ITS ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND OUTLOOK, Morgantown, 1963, cl, 207 pages, - 5 -, $ 45 [Topics include: mapping, coal research, oil and gas research, water investigations, research on metallic minerals, paleobotany, more...]

West Virginia Geological Survey - Bulletins

B 4 / Lucke, J. B. / BIBLIOGRAPHY AND INDEX OF WEST VIRGINIA GEOLOGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO JULY 1, 1937, Morgantown, 1937, cl, 84 pages, - 3 -, $ 24

B 19 / Haught, O. L. / OIL AND GAS REPORT ON KANAWHA COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, Morgantown, 1960, pb, 24 pages, 3 figs., - 5 -, $ 12

B 35 / Cardwell, D. H. / NEWBURG OF WEST VIRGINIA, Morgantown, 1971, pb, 54 pages, 13 figs., 1 plate (structural map of West Virginia on the top of Newburg), 8 tables, - 5 -, $ 22

West Virginia Geological Survey - Coal Bulletins

B 1 / Babu, S. P., et.al. / SUITABILITY OF WEST VIRGINIA COALS TO COAL-CONVERSION PROCESSES, West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey, Morgantown, 1973, spiral bound, 32 pages, 23 figs., - 5 -, $ 20

B 2 / Barlow, J. A. / COAL AND COAL MINING IN WEST VIRGINIA, West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey, Morgantown, 1974, spiral bound, 64 pages, 23 figs., - 5 -, $ 25

West Virginia Geological Survey - Report of Investigations:

RI 33 / Hobba, R. B. / EFFECTS OF UNDERGROUND MINING AND MINE COLLAPSE ON THE HYDROLOGY OF SELECTED BASINS IN WEST VIRGINIA, Morgantown, pb, 77 pages, 57 illustrations, $ 28

West Virginia Geological Survey - County Reports

All County Reports are used, but in quite good to excellent condition

Braxton and Clay Counties
Hennen, R. V., et.al. / Wheeling, 1917, cl, 883 pages, 29 plates, 16 figs., $ 135

Hampshire and Hardy Counties
Tilton, J. L., et.al. / Morgantown, 1927, cl, 624 pages, 78 plates, 19 figs., $ 100

Jackson, Mason and Putnam Counties

Krebs, C. E., et.al. / Wheeling, 1911, cl, 387 pages, 31 plates, 5 figs., $ 100

Jefferson, Berkeley, and Morgan Counties

Grimsley, G. P., et.al. / Wheeling, 1916, cl, 644 pages, 37 plates, 20 figs., $ 145

Mineral and Grant Counties

Reger, D. B., et.al. / Morgantown, 1924, cl, 866 pages, 43 pages, 31 figs., - 3 -, $ 145

Nicholas County

Reger, D. B., et.al. / Wheeling, 1921, cl, 847 pages, 34 plates, 22 figs., $ 145

Pendleton County

Tilton, J. L., et.al. / Wheeling, 1927, cl, 384 pages, 80 plates, 25 figs.-,  $ 100

West Virginia Geological Survey - County Maps [Geologic and Topographic; some geologic maps contain economic information also; each bound in a cardboard slipcase; maps are listed by county and price]

Braxton and Clay, $ 50

Gilmer and Lewis, $ 50

Grant and Mineral, $ 65

Hampshire and Hardy, $ 65

Jackson, Mason and Putnam, $ 55

Jefferson, Berkeley, and Morgan, $ 55

Kanawha, $ 55

Mercer, Monroe, and Summers, $ 75

Nicholas, $ 50

Pendleton, $ 50

Preston, $ 50

Raleigh, Summers, and Mercer, $ 65

Randolph, $ 65

Webster, $ 50

Wyoming and McDowell, $ 55


Extra map singles

Braxton County - Topography Map, $ 10
Preston County - General and Economic Geology Map, $ 10

West Virginia Miscellaneous

MAP OF THE APPALACHIAN REGION, in color, 1:2,500,000 scale, 1 folded sheet, 1967, shows National Parts and Monuments, National Forests, Indian Reservations, State Capitals, Cities, County Seats, more...-3 -, $ 10

JEFFERSON COAL COMPANY MINING CERTIFICATE / Unissued and uncirculated, 1892, certificate # 168, Black and green on cream background, vignette of an eagle, $ 10

Morris, L. M. / COAL IN MONONGALIA COUNTY, Wheeling, 1932, cl, 144 pages, 11 plates, 21 figs., - 5 -, $ 48

Neathery, T. L., Ed. / DNAG CENTENNIAL FIELD GUIDE VOLUME 6: Southeastern Section of the Geological Society of America, Boulder, 1986, cl, 457 pages, - 1 -, $ 40 [Book is divided into three sections: Interior low plateaus and Appalachian Valley & Ridge; Blue Ridge and Piedmont; and Atlantic and Gulf Coast Plains]

Nickelsen, R. P. / GEOLOGY OF THE BLUE RIDGE NEAR HARPER’S FERRY, WEST VIRGINIA, In: GSA Bulletin, Volume 67, # 3, 1956, pb, pages 239 - 270, - 3 -, $ 10

Price, P. H., et.al. / SPRINGS OF WEST VIRGINIA, Morgantown, 1936, cl, 146 pages, 37 plates, 1 map (in pocket), - 2 -, $ 34

Price, P. H., et.al. / SALT BRINES OF WEST VIRGINIA, Morgantown, 1937, cl, 203 pages, 23 plates, 18 figs., - 5 -, $ 29

Rice, C. L., Ed. / ELEMENTS OF PENNSYLVANIAN STRATIGRAPHY, CENTRAL APPALACHIAN BASIN, GSA SP 294, Boulder, 1994, pb, 155 pages, - 1 -, $ 30

Simard, C. M. and Walker, B. J. / PROCEEDINGS OF THE 28th FORUM ON THE GEOLOGY OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, Morgantown, 1995, pb, 227 pages, - 2 -, $ 22


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