A study of available geological and geophysical data on an area in Lafayette County thought to be favored for the accumulation of commercial oil and gas deposits, and a review of the possibilities for Cambrian and pre-Cambrian oil and gas in Northern Mississippi.
Geology Publications
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Bulletin 95: Jasper County Mineral Resources
A study of the outcropping formations, their characteristics, and economic importance. It contains a section on oil and gas production by Hugh Mc.D Morse; a section on subsurface stratigraphy, by William H. Moore; and a section on ground-water geology and subsurface structure, by Marshall K. Kern..
Bulletin 94: Geologic Study Along Highway 45 From Tennessee Line to Meridian, Mississippi
A study of the formations over which Highway 45 is constructed, prepared primarily for engineering purposes, in cooperation with the State Highway Department.
Bulletin 93: Heavy Minerals of Sand from Recent Beaches of the Gulf Coast of Mississippi and Associated Islands
The report describes 26 species of heavy minerals and presents analytical data comparing these “heavies” to those of other areas. Origin and concentration of the “heavies” are also discussed.
Bulletin 92: Calhoun County Geology and Ground-Water Resources
A report on the stratigraphy, structure, economic geology, and ground-water resources. Minerals of possible economic importance are sand and sandstone, clay, lignite, iron ore, bauxite, and oil and gas. The part on groundwater resources includes discussions on the availability. Water-bearing units, public water supplies, quality of water, and water levels.
Bulletin 91: Geologic Study Along Highway 80 From Alabama Line to Jackson, Mississippi
A study of the exposed geologic units of the Wilcox, Claiborne and Jackson groups. Highway profiles are used as a base for illustrating the lithologic details.
Bulletin 90: Public and Industrial Water Supplies In a Part of Northern Mississippi
The report deals with the ground-water and surface-water availability and quality in the area east of and including the counties of Marshall, Tate, Panola, Yalobusha, Webster, Choctaw, Winston, Leake, and the east half of Tallahatchie.
Bulletin 89: Geologic Study Along Highway 16 From Alabama Line to Canton, Mississippi
A study of the geomorphology, stratigraphy, and structure along Mississippi Highway 16 including geological highway profiles.
Bulletin 88: Madison County Geology
A report on the physiography, structure, stratigraphy, and economic geology. Subjects under economic geology include oil and gas, groundwater, clays, limestone, and marls, bentonite, and glauconite.
Bulletin 87: Prentiss County Geology
A study of the surface stratigraphy, structure, historical geology, and mineral resources. Minerals discussed include bentonite, clay, chalk, gravel, oil and gas. A part, prepared by the U. S. Geological Survey, deals with geologic formations and their water-bearing characteristics, and quality of water.
