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We collect materials in many formats in subjects related to the earth and mineral sciences including geography, oceanography, meteorology, geoscience, materials science, energy and mineral engineering.

Items are arranged in the library by the Library of Congress subject classification system and include:

Geography Earth Sciences Energy and Mineral Engineering Materials Science
G - General Works GC - Oceanography HD9500+ TA
GA - Mathematical Geography QE - Geology TJ - Energy TP785-888 - Ceramics and Glass
GB - Physical Geography QC850+ - Meteorology TN - Mining Engineering TP1080-1185 - Polymers and Plastics
GE - Environmental Science

Journals 

Refer to the CAT for a complete list of journals available from Penn State.
Refer to the E-journal database for a listing of many online journals.
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 Maps

EMSL has many maps primarily geologic maps and atlases.  Topographic and political maps are available at the Maps Library.

Items Wanted by the Library

Books
  • Coal Prep 93 : 10th International Coal Preparation Exhibition & Conference
  • Proceedings of the International Coalbed Methane Symposium 1993 & 2005
  • Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine
  • Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Cermaics in Medicine
  • Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Coal Science, Taiyuan, PR China, Sept. 1999.
  • Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Ground Control in Mining, 2001, Morgantown, WV
  • Minerals Yearbook 1995 v.3 pts.1, 3, and 6
  • Great Lakes Basin Framework Study, v. 3 (Geology and Groundwater), v. 4 (Limnology of Lakes and Embayments), v.10 (Power), and v. 13 (Land Use and Management)
  • World Meteorological Organization books - consult the WMO wants list for specific volumes.
  • Proceedings of the First WMO Workshop on the Diagnosis and Predication of Monthly and Seasonal Atmsopheric Variations over the Globe, 1985 (WMO/TD no.87) - volume I only!
  • Soil and Rock America 2003 (39th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium)
  • 1st International Mining Congress: Warsaw, Poland, 1958.
  • 2nd International Mining Congress: Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1961.
  • 7th International Mining Congress: Bucharest, Romania, 1972.
  • 8th International Mining Congress: Lima, Peru, 1974.
  • 11th World Mining Congress: Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1982.
  • 18th World Mining Congress: Las Vegas, USA, 2000.
  • 22nd International Mineral Processing Congress, 2003, Cape Town, South Africa. (3 v.)
  • 23rd International Mineral Processing Congress, 2006, Istanbul, Turkey. (3 v.)
  • 2nd International Conference on Ferrites, 1976, Bellevue, France (ICF 2)
  • 6th International Conference on Ferrites, 1992, Tokyo. (ICF6)
  • Spectroscopic tools for the analysis of electrochemical systems: proceedings of the international symposium. J. McBreen and D.A. Scherson, eds. (Electrochemical Society Proceedings v. 99-15).
  • AAPG Convention Abstracts, 1993 and 2002.
  • Gaines folio, Pennsylvania-New York, 1902. U.S Geological Survey, regular edition (not library).
  • Glacial geology of northwestern Pennsylvania. General geology series no.32 (Pa Geo. Survey).
  • Bootleggers, breakers, and beer. By Perry Stirling. 1974.
  • Three dimensional nets and polyhedra. By A. F. Wells. NY: Wiley, 1977.
  • Pangea: paleoclimate, tectonics, and sedimentation... GSA special paper no.288
  • History of glassblowing. By Josiah McElheny. 1991.
  • 3rd PA Geo. Survey (second copies) - 1899-1900 annual report; 1899 annual report.
  • Papers presented before the fourth Symposium on Coal Utilization: NCA/BCR Coal Conference and Expo IV, October 18-19-20, 1977, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Kentucky.
  • Geological Survey of Canada. Bulletin. no.255-257, no.364, no.385
  • Geological Survey of Canada. Memoir. no.48, no.49, no.104, no.106, no.406, no.434
Film/Video/DVD
The Salt of the Andes (La sal de los Andes) 1988. 52 min.
Journals
  • Aime Transactions, v.175, v.248, v.255, v.257, v.259, v.265, v.283
  • Annales Geophysicae, v.16, supp. I-II (1998)
  • Area, v.2 no.4 (1970); v.3 no.4 (1971); v.4 no.1 (1972); v.6 no.4 (1974); v.17 no.2 (1988)
  • Astrobiology, v.1 no.1,3,4 (2001), v.2 (2002)
  • Biorheology, v.34 1997
  • Bulk Solids Handling, v.23 no.4 Jul/Aug. 2003, v.24 no.6 Nov/Dec 2004, v.24 Special Issue 2004
  • Canadian Geotechnical Journal v.1-8
  • Chinese Journal of Geochemistry, v.25 no.4 2006
  • Curator v.39 no.3 1996, v.44 no.3 2001, v.46 no.3-4 2003, v.48 no.1,3 2005
  • Fennia. v.85-123, v.125-133, v.178 no.2, v.180, v.182 no.1, v.183 no.2
  • GeoJournal, v.41 no.2 1997
  • Hydrological Science and Technology, v.17 2001
  • International Journal of Phytoremediation, v.1 no.1-2 1999
  • International Journal of Speleology, v.27B 1997
  • Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology, v.14 no.1 (1975)
  • Journal of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, v.107 no.1,4 (2007)
  • Mass Emergencies, v.1-4
  • Materials and Geoenvironment, v.49 (2002)
  • MQR: mining, quarrying & recycling, v.37 no.4 (2008)
  • MRS Symposium Proceedings, v. 641 "Semiconductor Spintronics--Physics, Materials and Applications"
  • Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie.Abhandlungen, bd.214 hft.1,2
  • Prehistoric Times, no.1-22, 25, 28-30, 34-35, 43-44, 53, 58-60, 62, 70, 72
  • Powder and Bulk Engineering, v.17 no.5 (May 2003)
  • Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, v.1-4, 27-28.
  • Reclamation Review, v.1(1978) - v.3(1980)
  • Science of Sintering, v. 10 (special issue) 1978, titled "The Book about Samsonov"
  • SPE Journal v.8 2008
  • Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, v.59 pt.2 2004, v.60 pt.1 2005, v.61 pt.1 2006
  • WMO Bulletin, v.32 1983 - v.35 1985
  • Zeitschrift fur Meteorologie. Bd. 24-41 (1991).
Maps
  • Republique Islamique de Mauritanie Carte Geologique(1968), 1:1,000,000. sheet 6: centre-est.
  • Topography of Barbour County (plate I from "Barbour and Upshur counties..". 1918)
  • Geological Map of South Africa 1:250,000
    • Alexander Bay Sheet
    • Calvinia Sheet
    • Garies Sheet
    • Kroonstad Sheet
    • Loeriesfontein Sheet
    • Nylstroom Sheet
    • Onseepkans Sheet
    • Pofadder Sheet
    • Springbok Sheet
  • Geological Map of Belgium 1:160,000
    • Sheet VII, Bruxelles
  • USGS 7.5 minute topos of PA (for EMSL) - Brookville, Caton (NY), Jenningsville, La Raysville, Manatawyny, Northumberland, Shamokin, St. Thomas.
  • USGS 15-minute topographic maps of PA - Mauch Chunk, Lambertville, Conneaut, Andover, Kinsman, Youngstown, Columbia, Wellsville, Steubenville, Wheeling ,Cameron, Littleton, Mannington, Blacksville, Morgantown, Bruceton, Elkton, Bordentown, White Lake, Port Jervis.
  • USGS 1:250,000 topographic maps of PA - Buffalo, Canton, Elmira
USGS Publications
  • Professional Papers:
    • 402A
    • 402E
    • 712E - Geochemistry of groundwater associated with tuffaceous rocks
    • 1251 - Estimation of the future rates of oil and gas discoveries in the western Gulf of Mexico
    • 1386J - Satellite image atlas of glaciers of the world. [part J missing]
    • 1404B - Hydrogeologic framework of the NJ coastal plain. (texts)
    • 1412A - Summary of the Oahu, Hawaii, regional aquifer-system analysis
    • 1412B - Geohydrology of the island of Oahu, Hawaii
    • 1412C - Water budget and the effects of land-use changes on ground-water recharge, Oahu, Hawaii
    • 1415B - Hydrogeologic framework of stratified-drift aquifers in the glaciated northeastern United States
    • 1422D - Water quality in the Appalachian Valley and Ridge, the Blue Ridge, and the Piedmont physiographic provinces, easterm United States
    • 1494 - Floods of February 1980 in southern California and central Arizona

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  • Bulletins:
    • 1496 - Large and rich phosphorus resources in the Phosphorus Formation in the Soda Springs area, southeastern Idaho. (1980)
    • 1731A - Mineral resources of the Morey and Fandango Wilderness study area
    • 1798 - A review of the association of petroliferous materials with uranium and other metal deposits in sedimentary rocks in the United States
    • 1803 - White mica geochemistry of the Catheart Mtn. porphyry copper deposit, Maine
    • 1884 - Documentation of the Santonian-Campanian and Austinian-Tayloran stage boundaries in Mississippi and Alabama using calcareous microfossil.

  • Antarctic Geologic Maps:
    • A-11, Reconnaissance geologic map of the Gutenko Nunataks quadrangle
    • A-13, Reconnaissance geologic map of the Ohio Range, Transantarctic Mountains

  • Geophysical Investigations Maps:
    • GP-6 Aeromagnetic map of parts of Crawford, Washington and St. Francois counties, Missouri, showing total intensity anomalies
    • GP-17, Total intensity aeromagnetic map of parts of San Miguel and Guadalupe counties, New Mexico
    • GP-1013 - Aerial gamma-ray maps of regional surface concentrations of postassium, uranium, and thorium in Utah

  • Geologic Quadrangle Maps:
    • 1322 - Blackey, KY

  • Mineral Investigations Resources Maps:
    • MR-71 Maps showing selected geology and phosphate resource of the Upper Valley quadrangle, Caribou County, Idaho
    • MR-74 Maps showing selected geology and phosphate resources of the Harrington Peak quadrangle, Bear Lake and Caribou Counties, Idaho
    • MR-99 Map showing occurrences of copper minerals in Alaska

  • Oil and Gas Investigations Charts:
    • OC-11 Geology and oil and gas possibilities of Trenton and Black River limestones of the Michigan basin, Michigan and adjacent areas.
    • OC-17 Stratigraphic sections and thickness maps of Triassic rocks in central Wyoming.
    • OC-22 Tertiary stratigraphy and its bearing on oil and gas possibilities in the northeastern part of the Wind River Basin, Wyoming.
    • OC-28 Lithology and thickness of the Traverse group in the Michigan Basin.
    • OC-49 The Cody Shale and younger Cretaceous and Paleocene rocks in the Wind River Basin, Fremont County, Wyoming.
    • OC-83 Preliminary stratigraphic cross sections showing the Devonian black shales in southeastern Ohio and west-central Pennsylvania.

     

  • Oil and Gas Investigations Maps:
    • OM-28 Geology and oil and gas possibilities of the Devonian Sylvania and Bois Blanc formations in Michigan.
    • OM-48 Structural development of the Forest City basin of Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska.
    • OM-58 Distribution of several types of Berea sand in West Virginia, eastern Ohio, and western Pennsylvania
    • OM-118 Geologic map of the Spread Creek-Gros Ventre River area, Teton County, Wyo.
    • OM-159 Map of New Mexico showing test wells for oil and gas, oil and gas fields, and pipelines.

     

  • Hydrologic Investigations Atlases:
    • 366- Saline ground water resources of Ohio
    • 386- Water resources of Chippewa River Basin
    • 426- Reconnaissance of the Rifle River, in n.e. part of Michigan's Southern Peninsula
    • 438- Floods at Caguas, Gurabo, Juncos, & San Lorenzo, P.R.
    • 453- Water resources of Wisconsin-Pecatonica Sugar River basin
    • 474- Water Resources of Wisconsin - Trempealeu Black River basin
    • 483- Extent & Frequency of Floods on Schulykill River near Norristown, PA
    • 501- Hydrogeology of Suffolk Cty, Long Island, N.Y.
    • 508- Water resources of the Middle Wabash River basin, Indiana
    • 509- Water resources of the Rum River watershed east-central Minnesota
    • 524- Water resources of the Wisconsin-Lake Superior basin
    • 553- Water resources of the Des Moines River watershed, southwestern Minnesota
    • 558- Water resources of northwestern Wyoming
    • 586- Water resources of the St. Louis River watershed, northeastern Minnesota
    • 589- Hydrology and water resources of the coastal drainage basins of northeastern Massachusetts, from Castle Neck River…
    • 590- Backwater at bridges and densely wooded flood plains, Tallahala Creek at Waldrup
    • 592- Backwater at bridges and densely wooded flood plains, Bogue Chitto near Summit, Miss.
    • 595- Backwater at bridges and densely wooded flood plains, Okatoma Creek east of
    • 596- Backwater at bridges and densely wooded flood plains, Okatoma Creek near
    • 614- Hydrology and water resources of the Shawsheen River basin, Massachusetts
    • 615- Water resources of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts
    • 636- Hurricane Frederick tidal floods of September 12-13, 1979 along the Gulf Coast, Orange Beach quadrangle
    • 677- Hydrogeologic framework and properties of regional aquifers in the Hollandale
    • 679- Geohydrology of the High Plains aquifer in southeastern New Mexic

     

  • Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Maps:
    • I-735, Geologic map of the Rio Descalabrado quadrangle, Puerto Rico
    • I-778-A, Geographic map of the Buchanan quadrangle, Liberia
    • I-839, Maps showing bottom sediments on the Continental Shelf off the northeastern United States - Cape Ann, Massachusetts to Casco Bay, Maine
    • I-840, Geologic map of the crater Copernicus
    • I-841, Geologic map of the Geminus quadrangle of the Moon
    • I-850, Resource and land information for South Dade County, Florida
    • I-864, Map showing bedrock topography of parts of the West Franklin, Caborn, and Mount Vernon quadrangles, Henderson and Union Counties, Kentucky
    • I-899, Reconnaissance geologic map and cross sections of central Costa Rica
    • I-912, Magnetic inclination in the United States - Epoch 1975.0
    • I-913, Magnetic horizontal intensity in the United States - Epoch 1975.0
    • I-914, Magnetic vertical intensity in the United States - Epoch 1975.0
    • I-915, Magnetic total intensity in the United States - Epoch 1975.0
    • I-974, Map showing oil and gas fields, leased areas, and seeps in the Santa Barbara Channel region
    • I-1094-A-O, Bathymetric and nodule assessment maps, northeast equatorial Pacific Ocean
    • I-1095, Bathymetric map of the northeast equatorial Pacific Ocean
    • I-1153, Geologic map of the Fajardo and Cayo Icacos quadrangles, Puerto Rico
    • I-1181, Geologic map of the Argyre quadrangle of Mars
    • I-1251d, Aeroradioactivity map of the Charlotte 1o by 2o quadrangle, North Carolina and South Carolina
    • I-1251i, Mineral resource potential for tin and tungsten in the Charlotte 1o by 2o quadrangle, North and South Carolina
    • I-1251j, Mineral resource potential for beryllium, molybdenum and niobium in the Charlotte 1o by 2o quadrangle, North Carolina and South Carolina
    • I-1257-E, Map showing slope stability during earthquakes in San Mateo County, Calif.
    • I-1258, Controlled photomosaic of the Tharsis northeast quadrangle of Mars
    • I-1293, Shaded relief map of the Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle of Mars
    • I-1295, Shaded relief map of the Coprates Northwest quadrangle of Mars
    • I-1310-C, Geologic map of the Silver City 1o by 2o quadrangle, New Mexico and Arizona
    • I-1313-F, Ground-water resources of the Culpepper Basin, Virginia and Maryland
    • I-1313-G, Map showing planar and linear features in the Culpepper Basin and vicinity, Virginia and Maryland
    • I-1360-H, Copper distribution in B-horizon soils, Iron River 1o by 2o quadrangle, Michigan and Wisconsin
    • I-1360-L, Silver distribution in B-horizon soils, Iron River 1o by 2o quadrangle, Michigan and Wisconsin
    • I-1364, Bathymetric map of the Alsek sediment instability area, northeastern Gulf of Alaska
    • I-1420 (NK-16), Quaternary geologic map of the Chicago 4o by 6o quadrangle, United States
    • I-1420 (NL-15), Quaternary geologic map of the Minneapolis 4o by 6o quadrangle, United States
    • I-1420 (NL-16) Quaternary geologic map of the Lake Superior 4o by 6o quadrangle, United States
    • I-1421, Map showing geologic provinces, landforms, drainage basin characteristics, and flooding in Fairfax County and vicinity, Virginia
    • I-1499, Shaded relief and surface markings of the Sidon Flexus region of the Europa (sheet 1); airbrush base for the Sidon Flexus region of Europa (sheet 2)
    • I-1555, Controlled photomosaic of the Phaethontis North-central quadrangle of Mars
    • I-1561, The relation of water quality to geology and land use changes in Fairfax County and vicinity, Virginia
    • I-1564, Controlled photomosaic of the Cebrenia Southwest quadrangle of Mars
    • I-1605, Geologic map of the Mantua quadrangle and part of the Willard quadrangle, Box Elder, Weber, and Cache Counties, Utah
    • I-1667, Controlled photomosaic map of the Mare Boreum C Quadrangle of Mars
    • I-1668, Controlled photomosaic map of the Mare Boreum D Quadrangle of Mars
    • I-1669, Controlled photomosaic map of the Mare Boreum E Quadrangle of Mars
    • I-1670, Controlled photomosaic map of the Mare Boreum F Quadrangle of Mars
    • I-1671, Controlled photomosaic map of the Mare Boreum G Quadrangle of Mars
    • I-1672, Controlled photomosaic map of the Mare Boreum H Quadrangle of Mars
    • I-1680, Controlled photomosaic map of the Casius Southeast quadrangle of Mars
    • I-1681, Controlled photomosaic map of the Phaethontis southwest quadrangle of Mars
    • I-1682, Controlled photomosaic map of the Argyre southeast quadrangle of Mars
    • I-1683, Controlled photomosaic map of the Argyre southwest quadrangle of Mars
    • I-1684, Topographic map of the Tharsis Northwest quadrangle of Mars
    • I-1721, Controlled photomosaic map of part of the Maja Valles region of Mars
    • I-1766, Indexes of Mars topographic maps published by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1985

  • Miscellaneous Field Studies maps (pdf version with titles)
Pennsylvania State University Theses
  • Chewning, John R., “Wavenumber domain analysis of aeromagnetic data.” (MS thesis, 1973).
  • Collins, Henry B., “The system CrO-SiO) (sub 2) at low oxygen partial pressures.” (MS thesis, 1978).
  • Gang, Michael W., "Controls on heavy metals in surface and ground waters affected by coal mine drainage." (MS thesis, 1974).
  • Harmon, Russell S., "Chemcial and carbon isotopic evolution of carbonate waters in the Nittany Valley of central Pennsylvania." (MS thesis, 1973).
  • Hunt, John A., "The stability of sphene; experimental redetermination and geologic implications." (MS thesis, 1976).
  • Sentner, David A., "The distribution of iron, chromium, and aluminum among coexisting phases, as illustrated by the phase assemblage spinel, mullite, silica, sesquioxide, and liquid in the system iron oxide-aluminum oxide-silica-chromium oxide at various oxygen pressures." (MS thesis, 1980).
  • Varchol, Douglas J., "A reflection seismic survey of the Vema fracture zone on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge." (MS thesis, 1980).
  • Villaume, James F., "Geochemistry of some Pre-Cambrian ultra mafic rocks." (MS thesis, 1973).
  • Weinman, Barry L., "Geophysical, geochemical, and remote sensing studies of Pennsylvania's thermal springs." (MS thesis, 1976).

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