- Albee, Arden Leroy; Allingham, John W.; Boudette, Eugene L., 1972, Geology of the Attean quadrangle, Somerset County, Maine: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 1297, v, 110 p. :illus. ;24 cm.,
- Anderson, Charles Alfred, 1972, Precambrian rocks in the Cordes area, Yavapai County, Arizona: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 1345, iv, 36 p. :illus. ;24 cm.,
- Anderson, Charles Alfred; Blacet, Philip M., 1972, Precambrian geology of the northern Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 1336, v, 82 p. :illus. ;24 cm.,
- Averitt, Paul; Lopez, Lorreda., 1972, Bibliography and index of U.S. Geological Survey publications relating to coal, 1882-1970: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 1377, 173 p. ;24 cm.,
- Bayley, Richard W., 1972, A preliminary report on the geology and gold deposits of the Rochford District, Black Hills, South Dakota: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 1332-A, iv, 24 p. :illus. (4 fold. in pocket) ;24 cm.,
- Berryhill, Henry L., Jr.; Swanson, Vernon Emanuel; Love, Alonza H., 1972, Organic and trace-element content of Holocene sediments in two estuarine bays, Pamlico Sound area, North Carolina: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 1314-E, iv, 32 p. :illus. ;24 cm.,
- Bowers, William E., 1972, The Canaan Peak, Pine Hollow, and Wasatch formations in the Table Cliff region, Garfield County, Utah: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 1331-B, iii, 39 p. :illus. ;24 cm.,
- Bromfield, Calvin Stanton; Williams, Frank E.; Popenoe, Peter, 1972, Mineral resources of the Wilson Mountains Primitive Area, Colorado: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 1353-A, vii, 79 p. :illus. ;24 cm.,
- Burbank, Wilbur Swett; Luedke, Robert G.; Ward, Frederick Norville, 1972, Arsenic as an indicator element for mineralized volcanic pipes in the Red Mountains area, western San Juan Mountains, Colorado: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 1364, iv, 31 p. :illus. ;24 cm.,
- Chaffee, Maurice A., 1972, Distribution and abundance of gold and other selected elements in altered bedrock, Empire Mining district, Clear Creek County, Colorado: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 1278-C, iii, 23 p. :illus. ;24 cm.,
- Cohee, George Vincent; Wright, W. B., 1972, Changes in stratigraphic nomenclature by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1971: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 1372-A, A1-A28 p. ;24 cm.,
- Coleman, Robert Griffin, 1972, The Colebrooke Schist of southwestern Oregon and its relation to the tectonic evolution of the region: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 1339, iv, 61 p. :illus., map. ;24 cm.,
- Dodge, F. C. W., 1972, Trace-element contents of some plutonic rocks of the Sierra Nevada Batholith: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 1314-F, 13 p. :illus., maps ;23 cm.,
- Espenshade, Gilbert H., 1972, Geology of the Moxie Pluton in the Moosehead Lake--Jo-Mary Mountain area, Piscataquis County, Maine: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 1340, iv, 40 p. :illus. ;24 cm.,
- Fisher, Frederick S., 1972, Tertiary mineralization and hydrothermal alteration in the Stinkingwater mining region, Park County, Wyoming: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 1332-C, iv, C 1-C 33 p. :illus. ;24 cm.,
- Freedman, Jacob, 1972, Geochemical prospecting for zinc, lead, copper, and silver, Lancaster Valley, southeastern Pennsylvania: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 1314-C, v, C1-C49 p. :ill. ;24 cm.,
- Geological Survey (U.S.), 1972, Bibliography of North American geology, 1969: U.S. G.P.O., Bulletin 1269, xli, 1434 p. ;24 cm.,
- Harbour, R. L., 1972, Geology of the Northern Franklin Mountains, Texas and New Mexico: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 1298, v, 129 p. :illus. ;24 cm.,
- Hayes, Philip Thayer, 1972, Stratigraphic nomenclature of Cambrian and Lower Ordovician rocks of eastern-most southern Arizona and adjacent western-most New Mexico: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 1372-B, iii, 21 p. :illus. ;24 cm.,
- Herrick, S. M., 1972, Age and correlation of the Clinchfield Sand in Georgia: Bulletin 1354-E, p. E1-E17,
- Hosterman, John W., 1972, Underclay deposits of Somerset and eastern Fayette Counties, Pennsylvania: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 1363, iii, 17 p. ;23 cm.,
- Hotz, Preston Enslow; Thurber, H. K.; Marks, L. Y.; Evans, R. K.; Griscom, Andrew, 1972, Mineral resources of the Salmon-Trinity Alps Primitive Area, California: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 1371-B, xii, 267 p. :ill., maps (2 fold. in pocket) ;24 cm.,
- Johnson, Maureen G., 1972, Placer gold deposits of New Mexico: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 1348, iv, 46 p. :map (fold. in pocket) ;24 cm.,
- Johnson, Maureen G., 1972, Placer gold deposits of Arizona: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 1355, v, 103 p. :fold. map (in pocket) ;24 cm.,
- Kiilsgaard, Thor H.; Ericksen, G. E.; Patten, L. L.; Bieniewski, C. L., 1972, Mineral resources of the Cloud Peak Primitive Area, Wyoming: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 1371-C, vii, 60 p. :ill. (2 fold. map in pocket) ;24 cm.,
- Krushensky, R. D., 1972, Geology of the Istaru Quadrangle, Costa Rica: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 1358, iv, 46 p. :2 fold. maps in pocket, (some col.) ;24 cm.,
- Lovering, T. G., 1972, Distribution of minor elements in biotite samples from felsic intrusive rocks as a tool for correlation: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 1314-D, iii, 29 p. :illus. ;24 cm.,
- Malde, Harold E., 1972, Stratigraphy of the Glenns Ferry Formation from Hammett to Hagerman, Idaho: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 1331-D, iii, 19 p. :illus., 2 fold. plates (in pocket) ;24 cm.,
- Moore, James Gregory; Marks, Lawrence Y.; Oliver, H. W., 1972, Mineral resources of the High Sierra Primitive Area, California: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 1371-A, vi, A 1-A 40 p. :illus. ;24 cm.,
- Mullens, Marjorie C.; Roberts, Albert Eugene, 1972, Selected annotated bibliography on asphalt-bearing rocks of the United States and Canada, to 1970: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 1352, iv, 218 p. :illus. ;24 cm.,
- Myers, Donald A., 1972, The upper Paleozoic Madera Group in the Manzano Mountains, New Mexico: U.S. Geological Survey; for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 1372-F, iii, F1-F13 p. :illus. ;23 cm.,
- Reed, Bruce L.; Eberlein, G. Donald, 1972, Massive sulfide deposits near Shellabarger Pass, southern Alaska Range, Alaska: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 1342, v, 45 p. :ill., maps (some fold. col. in pocket) ;24 cm. --,
- Schiner, George R.; Kimmel, Grant E., 1972, Mississippian stratigraphy of northwestern Pennsylvania: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 1331-A, iv, A1-A27 p. :illus. (part fold. in pocket) ;24 cm.,
- Segerstrom, Kenneth; Young, Edward J.; Pipiringos, G. N., 1972, General geology of the Hahns Peak and Farwell Mountain quadrangles, Routt County, Colorado: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 1349, v, 63 p. :illus., maps (1 fold. col. in pocket) ;24 cm.,
- Shacklette, Hansford T., 1972, Cadmium in plants: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 1314-G, iii, G1-G28 p. :illus. ;24 cm.,
- Sheppard, R. A.; Gude, A. J., 1972, Big Sandy Formation near Wikieup, Mohave County, Arizona: Bulletin 1354-C, p. C1-C10,
- Staatz, Mortimer Hay, 1972, Geology and description of the thorium-bearing veins, Lemhi Pass Quadrangle, Idaho and Montana: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 1351, iv, 94 p. :ill., maps (some col.) ;24 cm.,
- Staatz, Mortimer Hay; Tabor, Rowland W.; Weis, Paul L.; Robertson, Jacques F.; Van Noy, Ronald M.; Pattee, Eldon C., 1972, Geology and Mineral Resources of the Northern Part of the North Cascades National Park, Washington: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1359, vii, 132 p.,
- Swanson, Vernon Emanuel; Love, Alonza H.; Frost, Irving C., 1972, Geochemistry and diagenesis of tidal-marsh sediment, northeastern Gulf of Mexico: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 1360, iv, 83 p. :illus. ;24 cm.,
- Vedder, J. G., 1972, Revision of stratigraphic names for some Eocene formations in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, California: Bulletin 1354-D, p. D1-D12,
- Weis, Paul L.; Schmitt, Leonard J., Jr.; Tuchek, Ernest T., 1972, Mineral resources of the Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area, Idaho: U.S. Gov. Print. Off., Bulletin 1353-C, vii, 91 p. :illus. ;24 cm.,
- White, W. S., 1972, The base of the upper Keweenawan, Michigan and Wisconsin: Bulletin 1354-F, p. F1-F23,
- Wolfe, Edward W.; McKee, Edwin H., 1972, Sedimentary and igneous rocks of the Grays River Quadrangle, Washington: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 1335, v, 70 p. :illus., maps. ;23 cm.,
