An introduction to the geology and mineral resources of the continental shelves of the Americas
By: by James Trumbull ... [et al.].
Contributors: Trumbull, James, 1927-
Series: Geological Survey bulletin -- 1067
Publisher: U.S. G.P.O.
Published: 1958
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 92
Subjects: Geology -- America.; Continental shelf -- Economic aspects -- America.; Mines and mineral resources -- America.; Petroleum -- Geology -- America.; Geology, Economic -- America.
Notes: Two folded plates inserted in back.

Four technical papers presented at a Specialized Inter-American Conference at Ciudad Trujillo, Dominican Republic, March 15-28, 1956.

"A description of the continental shelves of the Americas, their potential mineral resources, and problems of petroleum development in the Gulf of Mexico"--t.p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Library's copy lacks plate 1.
Table of contents: value: Continents and ocean basins and their relations to continental shelves and continental slopes / J. Trumbull; value: A review of present knowledge concerning the continental shelves of the Americas / J. Lyman; value: Potential mineral resources of the continental shelves of the Western Hemisphere / J.F. Pepper; value: Problems of petroleum development on the continental shelf of the Gulf of Mexico / E.M. Thomasson.