Guide to California Geological Survey Series in the Madden Library

(until 2002, named the California Division of Mines & Geology)

Table is alphabetical by series name

Abbrev.           Series Name                                     Location                  Call Number                                           Additional Info

 

AMM

 

 

AeroMagnetic Maps

(filed in Regional Geophysical Map Series)

 

 

Maps

vertical

 

G 4361 .C95 s250 <sheet name>

 

Interfiled with BGMs

 

 

 

Alquist-Priolo Special Studies Zones Maps/Earthquake Fault Zones Maps

 

Maps

flat

 

G 4361.C55 s24 .C36

Index: Maps Reference,

               G 4361 .C55 s24 .C34 index

 

Index also online: 

www.consrv.ca.gov/CGS/

rghm/ap/Map_index/index.htm

 

 

BGA

 

 

BGM

 

Bouguer Gravity Atlas of California

 see the indiv. Bouguer Gravity Maps

Bouguer Gravity Maps

(filed in Regional Geophysical Map

Series)

 

 

 

Maps

vertical

 

 

 

G 4361 .C95 s250 <sheet name>

 

 

 

Interfiled with AMMs

 

 

B

 

 

 

Bulletins

 

Varies

most in stacks

 

Check title in ALIS for call #

(most are in the main stacks:

  f TN 24 C2 A3 no.#)

 

 

 

 

CMM

 

 

California Continental Margin Maps

(Geologic Map Series)

 

Maps

vertical

 

G 4362 .C6 C5 s250 .C3 no. #

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

California Geology (magazine)

 

Periodicals

 

 

Check ALIS for holdings & location

per TN 24 C2 C3,

latest on Periodical Display Case 103,

unbound at Periodical Desk

 

 

 

 

 

 

CR

 

 

 

County Reports

(for earlier, see

 

GDD, Calif

Stacks

 

Calif C 810 C6 no. 1, 3-5, 7, 8

f TN 24 C2 A322 no. 6

 

 

 

 

DF

 

 

 

 

 

Dibblee Foundation Maps

 

 

 

 

Maps

vertical

 

Check title in ALIS for call #

(generally, G 4361 <county#>:

 L6&8=LA county & city,

 S3=Santa Barbara, V4=Ventura)

 

 

All are in ALIS

 

 

 

 

 

Abbrev.        Series Name                           Location               Call Number                                        Additional Info

 

GAM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Geologic Atlas of California

 

 

Geologic Atlas Maps

 

Maps

Atlas Stands

(on top)

Maps

vertical

 

 

G 1526 C5 C3 1958

 

 

G 4361 C5 s250 <sheet name>

 

 

 

The Geological Legend and Formation Indexes is filed at the beginning of the series

 

GDM

 

 

 

Geologic Data Maps

 

Maps

flat & vertical

 

Check title in ALIS for call #

 

 

Not filed as a series

 

 



 

MS

 

 

 

 

 

Map Sheets

 

Maps

vertical

 

G 4361 C5 svar C26 no.#

 

 

 

MM

 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Publications

 

Varies

 

 

Check title in ALIS, also check with GDD

 

 

“series” used in the CDMG Pubs List: contains titles not in a numbered series

 

OSMS

 

 

CSMIP

SMIP

 

 

Office of Strong-Motion Studies

-Earthquake Data Reports

-Processed Data Reports

-Data Utilization Reports

 

 

GDD, Calif

 

C 812 R46 OSMS no.#

 

 

 

C 8212 D37 no. CSMP #-#

 

 

Some of these reports are issued in the Special Report (SR), Special Publication (SP), or Preliminary Report

(SR) series.

 

OFR

 

 

Open-file Report

 

GDD, Calif

 

Calif C 810 O63 #

 

 

 

PR

 

 

Preliminary Reports

 

GDD, Calif

 

Most:  C 810 P7 no.#

 

Most are in GDD

Check title in ALIS: if not listed, go to GDD

 

RGM

 

Regional Geologic Map Series

 

Maps

vertical

 

 

G 4361 C5 s250 C27 no.#

 

 

All are in ALIS


 

 

Abbrev.        Series Name                           Location               Call Number                                        Additional Info

 

 

 

AMM

BGM

 

 

Regional Geophysical Maps

 

      AeroMagnetic Maps

      Bouguer Gravity Maps

 

 

Maps

vertical

 

G 4361 .C95 s250 <sheet name>

 

 

 

AMMs and BGMs are interfiled

 

 

 

RM

 

Registers of Mines

 

 

 

 

The Library does NOT have this series

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Report of the State Geologist

earlier title:

Report of the State Mineralogist

 

 

GDD, Calif

and

Stacks

 

Calif C 810 R4

 

QE 89 A2  Check ALIS for holdings

 

Alt. titles: Mining in Calif; Mines & mineral resources of portions of Calif

 

 

 

Seismic Hazard Zone Maps

 

Maps

flat

 

G 4361 C55 S24 C34 <sheet #>

 

 

 

Contents list in ALIS record lists locations + sheet #s

Index to the maps:

gmw.consrv.ca.gov/shmp/

SHMPBulletins.asp

 

 

 

 

SMRA EIR

(State Mining Reclamation Act)

 

 

GDD, Calif

 

Calif C 810 S2 no. 1

 

We only have no. 1

 

SP

 

 

 

Special Publications

 

GDD, Calif

 

 

Most: C 810 S59 no.#

A few are elsewhere: check GDD shelflist

 

 

 

 

 

SR

 

 

 

Special Reports

 

Stacks

Maps

Ref Shelves

 

 

Most: TN 24 C2 A33 no.#

no. 52, 52A-B, 102, 130

 

All are in ALIS

 

The above series and abbreviations were taken from:

List of Publications Available from the Calif. Div. of Mines & Geology.  GDD Ref, Calif C 810 P9; also www.consrv.ca.gov/dmg/pubs/pub_list/index.htm

Consolidated Index of Publications of the Div. of Mines & Predecessor State Mining Bureau 1880-1943.  GDD Ref TN 24 C2 A3 no. 131

 

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