Hi,

May be of interest to other librarians:

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The public lecture, "The 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami 50th ANNIVERSARY" by George Plafker from this past Thursday is now online at: http://tinyurl.com/8ecxjp7

Publications for "1964 Alaska Earthquake" listed online at:

USGS Publications Warehouse : http://tinyurl.com/kxz9o3z

USGS National Geologic Map Database : http://tinyurl.com/lhl9ann

George's publications are listed at:

-- USGS National Geologic Map Database: http://tinyurl.com/mzyosbk

-- USGS Publications Warehouse: http://tinyurl.com/nbqv6rx

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The USGS congressional briefings are listed at: http://www.usgs.gov/solutions/

The slide presentation (and audio, if available), "Exploring Earthquakes: Analyzing the Past to Protect Lives and Property Today" from this past Friday will be posted at: http://www.usgs.gov/solutions/2014_feb28.html

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Minerals information, new publications and public inquiries

(1) Estimate of Undiscovered Copper Resources of the World, 2013: http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2014/3004/

(2) USGS Minerals Commodity Summaries : http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/mcs/

2013 is online at: http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/mcs/2013/mcs2013.pdf

- Please note, usually these are made available each January; however, there has been a delay in the publication of the USGS Minerals Commodity Summary 2014 publication.

(3) USGS Minerals Commodity = Niobium , Statistics and Information : http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/niobium/

Interactive maps and lists of Mines, Mine Production, and(or) Mineral Occurrences:

USGS Mineral Resources On-Line Spatial Data : http://mrdata.usgs.gov/

USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): http://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/

- Mines, Mine Production, and(or) Mineral Occurrences: http://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/find-mrds.php

Example: Niobium:

-- from the dropdown menu at: http://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/find-mrds.php

--- select "Commodity" = "Niobium"

--- To view the results in Google Earth, select "Chose Format" = "Google Earth" (from dropdown menu) and select "Get Data"

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Please let me know if you seek additional information.

Enjoy the day,

Emily

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Emily Wild
Librarian (Physical Scientist)
U.S. Geological Survey
Denver Library
Box 25046, MS 914
Denver Federal Center
Denver, CO 80225-0046
ph: (303) 236-1003
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Professional Page: http://profile.usgs.gov/ecwild
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