Author
Peirce, H.W.Issue Date
1983Keywords
Arizona Geological Survey Open File ReportsRARE II AREAS
Arizona
resources
mineral
Geology
Kaibab National Forest
Coronado National Forest
Apache National Forest
Tonto National Forest
Prescott National Forest
Coconino National Forest
geothermal
uranium
Oil and Gas
placer deposits
lode deposits
mineral commodities
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Peirce, H.W., 1983, Earth Materials Evaluation - Arizona Rare II Areas. Arizona Geological Survey Open File Report, OFR-83-13, 19 p.Description
Knowing that mineral-energy resource evaluation is a three-dimensional problem, we approach this task humbled by the knowledge that the world is full of surprises. We also recognize that the future well-being of all societies will continue to depend upon the search for and discovery of a myriad of earth material resources considered essential to modern civilizations. This will not happen unless we learn more about the earth and unless lands of diverse geologic types are open to investigation by techniques of the times.Additional Links
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OFR-83-13Rights
Arizona Geological Survey. All rights reserved.Collection Information
Documents in the AZGS Document Repository collection are made available by the Arizona Geological Survey (AZGS) and the University Libraries at the University of Arizona. For more information about items in this collection, please contact azgs-info@email.arizona.edu.North Bounding Coordinate
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-115.576East Bounding Coordinate
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