Volume 138
Geophysics 1940
Papers and Discussions Presented at Meetings held at New York, February 18-21, 1935; February 17-21, 1936; February 15-19, 1937; February 14-17, 1938; February 13-16, 1939; February 12-15, 1940
Title Page
Preface
Contents
A.I.M.E. Officers and Directors
Committees on Geophysics and on Geophysics Education
Introduction - Sherwin F. Kelly

PAPERS:

GEOPHYSICS EDUCATION discussion

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A Perspective of Geophysics (T. P. 950) page 74 Sherwin F. Kelly
Place of Geophysics in a Department of Geology (T. P. 945) M. King Hubert
Organization of a Department of Geophysics (T. P. 950 ) page 74 C. A. Heiland and Dart Wantland
Teaching Geophysics in a Department of Physics (T. P. 950) page 74 David A. Keys
Geophysics Education and Exploratory Geophysics as a Career (T. P. 950) Donald C. Barton
Discussion on T. P. 945 and on papers in T. P. 950  
Summary of Reports by Committee on Geophysics Education, Mineral Industry Education Division, 1939 and 1940 Sherwin F. Kelly

GENERAL

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Research Needed in Economic Geology (with discussion) T. S. Lovering
Geophysical-geological Study of the São Pedro Area, Brazil (T. P. 696, with discussion) Mark C. Malamphy
Symposium on Geophysical Prospecting. Printed in Transactions of Amer. (Geophys. Union, 1939) Organized by the Committee on Geophysical Methods of Exploration of the A.I.M.E. in Cooperation with the American Geophysical Union (A.I. M.E. Contribution No. 114)  
Contents:
Geophysical Methods in Petroleum Exploration J. Brian Eby
Geophysical Delineation of Structure in Mining Explorations Sherwin F. Kelly
Photographing Rock Walls and Casings of Boreholes Sherwin F. Kelly
The Application of Telluric Currents to Surface Prospecting Marcel Schlumberger
Measurements of Radioactivity for Stratigraphic Studies H. Landsberg and M. R. Klepper
Governmental Activities in Geophysics Relating to Prospecting:  
Part I-History and Activities of the Section of Geophysics of the United States Geological Survey F. W. Lee
Part II-Geophysical Investigations in the Hawaiian Islands J. H. Schwartz
Part III-Fundamental Research in Geophysics Relating to Prospecting Irwin Rowan

MAGNETIC METHODS

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Magnetic Anomalies and Igneous Rocks (Contrib. 96) Mark C. Malamphy, Irnack C. Do Amaral and Desio S. Oddone
Magnetic Survey of the Ivry Ilmenite Deposit (Contrib. 102) David A. Keys
Tracing a Basic Dike by Geoelectrical and Geomagnetic Methods (Abstract of Contrib. 106) W. R. Johnson, Jr., G. R. MacCarthy, J. C. McCampbell and H. W. Straley, III
An Instance of Abnormal Magnetic Polarization in South Africa, Together with a Graphic Method for Determining Effects of Magnetic Pole Distribution (Contrib. 79, with discussion) F. Banemann
Polar Charts for Interpreting Magnetic Anomalies (Contrib. 91) Sylvain J. Pirson
Survey of Methods for Determining Depth of Magnetic Ore Bodies (T. P. 830, with discussion) David A. Keys
Reference Datum for Magnetometer Surveys (Abstract of T. P. 1077) F. C. Farnham
Observations on Compensated Magnetometer Systems (Abstract of Contrib. 80) Mark C. Malamphy and Irnack C. Do Amaral

GRAVITATIONAL METHODS

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Gravimeters: Their Relation to Seismometers, Astatization and Calibration (T. P. 1049) C. A. Heiland
Use of Astatized Pendulums for Gravity Measurements (T. P. 828, with discussion) Gustaf Ising
A New Gravimeter for Ore Prospecting (T. P. 953) Helmer Heldstrom
Gravity at Sea by Pendulum Observations (T. P. 955) Albert J Hoskinson

SEISMIC METHODS

TITLE AUTHOR
Seismogrqph Prospecting for Oil. Symposium (T. P. 1059)  
Introduction: Walter A. English
Theory of Seismic Reflection Prospecting Willard H. Tracy
Instruments for Reflection Seismograph Prospecting Arthur Nomann
Seismograph Field Operations Frank Ittner
Determining Geologic Structure from Seismograph Records P. C. Kelly
Problem of Inclined Layers in Seismic Reflection Methods (T. P. 1177) Zdzislaw Specht
Formula for Calculation of Slope of Reflection Horizon in Seismic Reflection Prospecting H. H. Pentz
Continuous Profiling Method of Seismographing for Oil Structures (T. P. 833) Sylvain J. Pirson
Application of the Seismic Refraction Method of Subsurface Exploration to Flood-control Projects (T. P. 1219, with discussion) Edgar R Shepard and Albert E. Wood
Geophysical Study of Soil Dynamics (T. P. 834, with discussion) Rudolf K. Berkhard
Geophysical Investigations Concerning the Seismic Resistance of Earth Dams (T. P. 1054, with discussion) C. A. Heiland
Measurement of Ordinary House Vibrations (Abstract of Contrib. 108) J. R. Thoenek S. L. Windes

ELECTRICAL METHODS

TITLE AUTHOR
Correlation of Earth Resistivity with Geological Structure and Age (T. P. 829, with discussion) R. H. Card
Interpretation of Earth-resistivity Curves (T. P. 755, with discussion) G. F. Tagg
New Method of Depth Determination in Earth-resistivity Measurements (T. P. 931) I. E. Rosenzweig
New Theory of Apparent Resistivity of Horizontally Stratified Soils (T. P. 1102) I. E. Rosenzweig
Application of Rapid Current Surges to Electric Transient Prospecting (T. P. 1216, with discussion). Gifford White

ELECTROMAGNETIC METHODS

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Phase Measurements in Electrical Prospecting (T. P. 827, with discussion) Helmer Hedstrom

RADIOACTIVE METHODS Radioactive

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Radioactivity Tests of Rock Samples for the Correlation of Sedimentary Horizons (T. P. 1103, with discussion) H. Landsberg and M. R. Klepper

INDEX

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Index