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  • Title: The Mississippian and Pennsylvanian (Carboniferous) Systems in the United States
  • Author(s): U.S. Geological Survey
  • Publishing Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
  • Series and Number: Professional Paper 1110 [two parts; A-L, M-DD]
  • Publication Date: 1979
  • Cross Section: Yes
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  • Chapters A-L
  • Chapters M-DD
  • Product summaries for maps and reports in this publication:
  • Chapter A: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Maine
  • Chapter B: Pennsylvania and New York
  • Chapter C: Virginia
  • Chapter D: West Virginia and Maryland
  • Chapter E: Ohio
  • Chapter F: Kentucky
  • Chapter G: Tennessee
  • Chapter H: Georgia
  • Chapter I: Alabama and Mississippi
  • Chapter J: Michigan
  • Chapter K: Indiana
  • Chapter L: Illinois
  • Chapter U: Wyoming
  • Chapter AA: Idaho
  • Chapters:
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    Chapter A Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Maine Skehan, J.W., Murray, D.P., Hepburn, J.C., Billings, M.P., Lyons, P.C., Doyle, R.G.
    Chapter B Pennsylvania and New York Edmunds, W.E., Berg, T.M., Sevon, W.D., Piotrowski, R.C., Heyman, L., Rickard, L.V.
    Chapter C Virginia Englund, K.J.
    Chapter D West Virginia and Maryland Arkle, T., Jr., Beissell, D.R., Larese, R.E., Nuhfer, E.B., Patchen, D.G., Smosna, R.A., Gillespie, W.H., Lund, R., Norton,W., Pfefferkorn, H.W.
    Chapter E Ohio Collins, H.R.
    Chapter F Kentucky Rice, C.L., Sable, E.G., Dever, G.R., Jr., Kehn, T.M.
    Chapter G Tennessee Milici, R.C., Briggs, G., Knox, L.M., Sitterly, P.D., Statler, A.T.
    Chapter H Georgia Thomas, W.A., Cramer, H.R.
    Chapter I Alabama and Mississippi Thomas, W.A. , Smith, E. , Bicker, A.R., Jr.
    Chapter J Michigan Ells, G.D.
    Chapter K Indiana Gray, H.H.
    Chapter L Illinois Atherton, E., Palmer, J.E.
    Chapter M Iowa Avcin, M.J., Koch, D.L.
    Chapter N Missouri Thompson, T.L.
    Chapter O Arkansas Haley, B.R., Glick, E.E., Caplan, W.M., Holbrook, D.F., Stone, C.G.
    Chapter P Nebraska Burchett, R.R.
    Chapter Q Kansas Ebanks, W.J., Jr., Brady, L.L., Heckel, P.H., O'Connor, H.G., Sanderson, G.A., West, R.R., Wilson, F.W.
    Chapter R Oklahoma Fay, R.O., Friedman, S.A., Johnson, K.S., Roberts, J.F., Rose, W.D., Sutherland, P.K.
    Chapter S Texas Kier, R.S., Brown, L.F., Jr., McBride, E.F.
    Chapter T South Dakota Schoon, R.A.
    Chapter U Wyoming Lageson, D.R., Maughan, E.K., Sando, W.J.
    Chapter V Colorado Chronic, J.
    Chapter W New Mexico Armstrong, A.K., Kottlowski, F.E., Stewart, W.J., Mamet, B.L., Baltz, E.H., Jr., Siemers, W.T., Thompson III, S.
    Chapter X Montana Smith, D.L., Gilmour, E.H.
    Chapter Y Utah Welsh, J.E., Bissell, H.J.
    Chapter Z Arizona Peirce, H.W.
    Chapter AA Idaho Skipp, B., Sando, W.J., Hall, W.E.
    Chapter BB Nevada, with a section on paleontology Larson, E.R., Langenheim, R.L., Jr., Lintz, J., Jr.
    Chapter CC California, Oregon, and Washington Saul, R.B., Bowen, O.E., Stevens, C.H., Dunne, G.C., Randall, R.G., Kistler, R.W., Nokleberg, W.J., D'Allura, J.A., Moores, E.M., Watkins, R., Baldwin, E.M., Gilmour, E.H., Danner, W.R.
    Chapter DD Alaska Dutro, J.T., Jr.
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