GeoRef

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DESCRIPTION
The GeoRef database, established by the American Geological Institute in 1966, provides access to the geoscience literature of the world. GeoRef is a comprehensive database in the geosciences and continues to grow by more than 70,000 references a year (79,797 in 2000). The database contains over 2.2 million references to geoscience journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports and theses.

Subject coverage includes:
GeoRef categorizes references into 30 broad subject areas or specialties called Fields of Interest. Several of the Fields of Interest are also subdivided. Each indexed reference is assigned at least one Field of Interest. A complete list of the Fields of Interest can be found in the database help section.

  • Mineralogy and Crystallography (mineral data, crystal structure, crystal chemistry, crystal growth and phase equilibria)
  • Geochemistry (surveys, trace elements, isotopes, cycles and instruments)
  • Geochronology (absolute age, fission-track, time scales, tephrochronology, tree rings, exposure age and relative age)
  • Extraterrestrial Geology (moon, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter and planetology)
  • Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (igneous rocks, metamorphic rocks, metasomatism, metamorphism, phase equilibria, magmas, lava, intrusions and inclusions)
  • Sedimentary Petrology (sedimentary rocks, sediments, sedimentation, diagenesis and sedimentary structures)
  • Marine Geology and Oceanography (ocean floors, ocean basins, ocean waves, circulation, continental shelf and continental slope)
  • General Paleontology (studies on fossil plants and animals, concepts, life origin, applications and methods)
  • Paleobotany Paleontology (fossil plants and palynology)
  • Invertebrate Paleontology (taxonomy, morphology and evolution)
  • Vertebrate Paleontology (taxonomy, morphology and evolution)
  • Stratigraphy, Historical Geology and Paleoecology (biostratigraphy, lithostratigraphy, evolution of land masses, paleomagnetism, paleogeography and biogeography)
  • Areal Geology, General (area studies dealing with more than one aspect of geology)
  • Areal Geology, Maps and Charts
  • Miscellaneous and Mathematical Geology (biography, bibliography, annual reports, popular and elementary geology, mathematical principles and historical accounts)
  • Structural geology (tectonics, folds, faults, fractures, structural analysis and orogeny)
  • General Geophysics (theoretical studies, experimental studies, models and observations)
  • Solid-Earth Geophysics (tectonophysics, plate tectonics, sea-floor spreading, crust, mantel, core and paleomagnetism)
  • Geophysics, Seismology (earthquakes, seismicity, explosions, elastic waves and seismic sources)
  • Geophysics, Applied (acoustical surveys, Earth-current surveys, electrical surveys, electromagnetic surveys, gravity surveys, infrared surveys, magnetic surveys, magnetotelluric surveys, seismic surveys, geodesy, heat flow, remote sensing and well-logging)
  • Hydrogeology and Hydrology (water resources, ground water, drainage systems, recharge and hydrochemistry)
  • Environmental geology (conservation; ecology; geologic hazards; impact statements; land use, pollution, including water pollution and soil pollution; reclamation; and waste disposal)
  • Surfacial Geology, Geomorphology (erosion, mass movements, meteor craters, cryptoexplosion features, eolian features, erosion features, fluvial features, frost action, lacustrine features, shore features, solution features, volcanic features, land form description and landform evolution)
  • Surfacial Geology, Quaternary Geology (glacial features, glaciation, sediments, palynology and stratigraphy)
  • Surfacial Geology, Soils (genesis, morphology, composition)
  • Economic Geology, General and Mining Geology (mineral resources, production and concepts)
  • Economic Geology, Metals
  • Economic Geology, Nonmetal
  • Economic Geology, Energy Sources (petroleum, gas, coal, oil shale and geothermal energy)
  • Engineering, Geology (foundations, earthquakes, dams, reservoirs, storage and rock mechanics)

Source:

American Geological Institute

Print Equivalent:

GeoRef is the equivalent of four major reference publications:

  • Bibliography of North American
  • Geology, Bibliography and Index of Geology
  • Exclusive of North America, Geophysical Abstracts,
  • Bibliography and Index of Geology (JHU call number QE10.G344)

Years of Coverage:

GeoRef covers North America since 1785 and other areas of the world since 1933.

Frequency of Update:

monthly

Number & Type of Materials Covered:

GeoRef indexes journals, monographs, maps, theses, meeting papers, reports, textbooks, biographies, bibliographies, guidebooks, catalogs, museum publications, association publications, reprints, translations and annual reports.

List of Journals Indexed:

A list of GeoRef serials can be obtained for a fee from the American Geological Institute.

Languages Covered:

The database has significant coverage of non-English language sources, however over 98% of the entries include an English abstract. 

Number of Records:

2.2 million

Records Added Annually:

Over 70,000

Other Features:

Ability to search the database by the use of an entire Field of Interest or an individual sub-field. 

ACCESS
This database is available:

  • on public workstations in the Eisenhower Library & other JHU Libraries
  • outside of the library via JHU campus computers and computing CENTERs
  • remotely to current JHU faculty, students, and staff
    (you will need either a JHU ConnectAccount or a RAUL account)

ONLINE HELP & USER GUIDES
Online help is provided in the search interface of this database.

FURTHER ASSISTANCE
The Librarian for Earth and Planetary Sciences is Liz Mengel.
The Librarian for Geography and Environmental Engineering is Steve Stich.

 

 

 

Sample Record:

TI: Tracing regional flow paths to major springs in Trans-Pecos Texas using naturally occurring geochemical and isotopic species.

AU: Uliana-Matthew-M; Sharp-John-M Jr.

AF: University of Texas at Austin, Department of Geological Sciences, Austin, TX, United States

BK: In: Geological Society of America, 1999 annual meeting.

BA: Anonymous

SO: Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America. 31; 7, Pages 396. 1999. .

PB: Geological Society of America (GSA). Boulder, CO, United States. 1999.

CP: United-States

PY: 1999

CN: Geological Society of America, 1999 annual meeting. Denver, CO, United States. Oct. 25-28, 1999.

LA: English

AB: Anecdotal evidence indicates that several large springs in the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas, including San Solomon Springs, Giffin Springs, and Phantom Lake Springs, appear to be recharged by both local and regional flow systems. This hypothesis is tested through the use of naturally occurring geochemical and isotopic tracers in groundwater samples taken from wells and springs throughout the Trans-Pecos region. Groundwater geochemistry data (including TDS, pH, and major cations and anions) from over 2800 samples taken from over 1400 wells in the study area over a 50 year period have been archived by the Texas Water Development Board. These data were averaged (based on spatial coordinates and hydrostratigraphic completion intervals) into 295 average records that represent the distribution of major cations and anions in the study area. The average records were used to identify geochemical facies in the study area and to generate hypotheses concerning groundwater mixing and rock-water interactions. These hypotheses were further tested using the geochemical modeling program PHREEQC. The geochemical models indicate the likelihood that groundwater chemistry near the springs is due to mixing of waters recharged locally with groundwater derived from the regional flow system. New samples were also taken from the study area and analyzed for (super 87) Sr/ (super 86) Sr. High (super 87) Sr/ (super 86) Sr values near the upgradient end of the hypothesized regional flow system reflect interaction of the groundwater with sediments derived from the exposed Precambrian and Cambrian units near Van Horn, Texas. (super 87) Sr/ (super 86) Sr values decrease along the hypothesized flow paths, tracing the movement of groundwater from the Salt Basin to the springs in the Toyah Basin. These results of these data support the hypothesis that the spring discharge is supplied by a combination of local and regional recharge.

DE: alkaline-earth-metals; anions-; cations-; Culberson-County-Texas; discharge-; dissolved-materials; geochemistry-; Giffin-Springs; ground-water; hydrochemistry-; hydrostratigraphy-; isotope-ratios; isotopes-; metals-; mixing-; models-; movement-; pH-; Phantom-Lake-Springs; PHREEQC-; recharge-; Salt-Basin; samples-; San-Solomon-Springs; springs-; Sr-87-Sr-86; stable-isotopes; strontium-; testing-; Texas-; Toyah-Basin; tracers-; Trans-Pecos; United-States; Van-Horn-Texas; water-wells; water-rock-interaction; West-Texas

CC: 21-Hydrogeology <-  (NOTE: FIELD OF INTEREST)

DT: Abstract; Serial; Conference-Document

BL: Analytic

MC: LAT: N310300; N310300; LONG: W1045100; W1045100.

RF: GeoRef, Copyright 2001, American Geological Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States

IS: 0016-7592

CO: GAAPBC

AN: 2001-027702

UD: 200109