- Addicott, Warren O., 1973, Oligocene molluscan biostratigraphy and paleontology of the lower part of the type Temblor Formation, California: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 791, 48 p.,
- Albers, John Patrick; Carter, M. D.; Clark, A. L.; Coury, A. B.; Schweinfurth, S. P., 1973, Summary petroleum and selected mineral statistics for 120 countries, including offshore areas: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 817, 149 p.,
- Anderson, R. Ernest, 1973, Large-magnitude late Tertiary strike-slip faulting north of Lake Mead, Nevada: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 794, 18 p.; 1 plate in pocket,
- Bayley, Richard W.; Proctor, Paul Dean; Condie, Kent C., 1973, Geology of the South Pass area, Fremont County, Wyoming: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 793, 39 p.; 1 plate in pocket,
- Berdan, Jean Milton; Copeland, M. J., 1973, Ostracodes from Lower Devonian formations in Alaska and Yukon Territory: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 825, 47 p.,
- Blankennagel, Richard K.; Weir, J. E., Jr., 1973, Geohydrology of the eastern part of Pahute Mesa, Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Geological Survey, Professional Paper 712-B, 34 p.,
- Bonner, W. J.; Schmall, R. A., 1973, A photometric technique for determining planetary slopes from orbital photographs: Professional Paper 812-A, 15 p.,
- Boucot, A. J., 1973, Early Paleozoic brachiopods of the Moose River synclinorium, Maine: U.S. G.P.O., Professional Paper 784, 81 p.,
- Brady, L. L.; Jobson, H. E., 1973, An experimental study of heavy-mineral segregation under alluvial-flow conditions: Professional Paper 562-K, 37 p.,
- Brobst, Donald Albert; Tucker, Jerry D., 1973, X-ray mineralogy of the Parachute Creek Member, Green River Formation, in the northern Piceance Creek basin, Colorado: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 803, 53 p.,
- Brown, Robert David; Ward, Peter L.; Plafker, George, 1973, Geologic and seismologic aspects of the Managua, Nicaragua, earthquakes of December 23, 1972: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 838, 34 p.,
- Bunker, C. M.; MacKallor, J. A., 1973, Geology of the oxidized uranium ore deposits of the Tordilla Hill-Deweesville area, Karnes County, Texas; a study of a district before mining: U.S. G.P.O., Professional Paper 765, 37 p.; 1 plate in pocket,
- Churkin, Michael, Jr., 1973, Paleozoic and Precambrian rocks of Alaska and their role in its structural evolution: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 740, 64 p.,
- Clark, Joseph C.; Rietman, Jan D., 1973, Oligocene stratigraphy, tectonics, and paleogeography southwest of the San Andreas Fault, Santa Cruz Mountains and Gabilan Range, California coast ranges: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 783, 18 p.; 1 plate in pocket,
- Cressman, Earle Rupert, 1973, Lithostratigraphy and depositional environments of the Lexington Limestone (Ordovician) of central Kentucky: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 768, 61 p.,
- Crowder, D. F.; Ross, Donald Clarence, 1973, Petrography of some granitic bodies in the northern White Mountains, California-Nevada: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 775, 28 p.,
- Cushing, E. M.; Kantrowitz, Irwin H.; Taylor, K. R., 1973, Water resources of the Delmarva Peninsula: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 822, 58 p.,
- Dibblee, T. W., Jr., 1973, Stratigraphy of the southern coast ranges near the San Andreas Fault from Cholame to Maricopa, California: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 764, 45 p.,
- Ebens, Richard John; Erdman, J. A.; Feder, G. L.; Case, A. A.; Selby, L. A., 1973, Geochemical anomalies of a claypit area, Callaway County, Missouri, and related metabolic imbalance in beef cattle: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 807, 24 p.,
- Edited by Brobst, Donald Albert; Pratt, Walden P., 1973, United States mineral resources: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 820, 722 p.,
- Erskine, Christopher F., 1973, Landslides in the vicinity of the Fort Randall Reservoir, South Dakota: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 675, 64 p.,
- Faust, George T.; Fahey, J. J.; Mason, B. H.; Dwornik, E. J., 1973, The disintegration of the Wolf Creek meteorite and the formation of pecoraite, the nickel analog of clinochrysotile: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 384-C, 28 p.,
- Garrison, L. E.; Martin, Ray G., 1973, Geologic structures in the Gulf of Mexico basin: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 773, 85 p.; 1 plate in pocket,
- Geological Survey (U.S.), 1973, Geological Survey research 1973: U. S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 850, 366 p.,
- Gill, James R.; Cobban, William Aubrey, 1973, Stratigraphy and geologic history of the Montana group and equivalent rocks, Montana, Wyoming, and North and South Dakota: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 776, 37 p.,
- Glenn, J. L.; Van Atta, R. O., 1973, Relations among radionuclide content and physical, chemical, and mineral characteristics of Columbia River sediments, with a section on sand and gravel mineralogy: Professional Paper 433-M, 51 p.,
- Greene, Robert C., 1973, Petrology of the welded tuff of Devine Canyon, southeastern Oregon: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 797, 26 p.,
- Haushild, W. L.; Stevens, H. H., Jr.; Nelson, J. L.; Dempster, G. R., Jr., 1973, Radionuclides in transport in the Columbia River from Pasco to Vancouver, Washington: Professional Paper 433-N, 42 p.,
- Hawley, C. C.; Clark, A. L., 1973, Geology and mineral deposits of the Chulitna-Yentna mineral belt, Alaska: Professional Paper 758-A, 9 p.,
- Helley, Edward J.; LaMarche, Valmore C., Jr., 1973, Historic flood information for northern California streams from geological and botanical evidence: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 485-E, 15 p.,
- Hemphill, W. R.; Kidwai, A. H., 1973, Stratigraphy of the Bannu and Dera Ismail Khan areas, Pakistan: Professional Paper 716-B, 35 p.,
- Hietanen, Anna Martta, 1973, Geology of the Pulga and Bucks Lake quadrangles, Butte and Plumas counties, California: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 731, 66 p.,
- Hollister, C. D., 1973, Atlantic continental shelf and slope of the United States; texture of surface sediments from New Jersey to southern Florida: Professional Paper 529-M, 22 p.,
- Holmes, Charles Ward, 1973, Distribution of selected elements in surficial marine sediments of the northern Gulf of Mexico continental shelf and slope: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 814, 7 p.,
- Hubbell, D. W.; Glenn, J. L., 1973, Distribution of radionuclides in bottom sediments of the Columbia River estuary: Professional Paper 433-L, 62 p.; plates in pocket,
- Huber, N. K., 1973, The Portage Lake Volcanics (middle Keweenawan) on Isle Royale, Michigan: Professional Paper 754-C, 31 p.,
- Huber, N. King, 1973, Glacial and Postglacial Geologic History of Isle Royale National Park, Michigan: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 754-A, Report: 14 p.; Plate,
- Imlay, Ralph Willard, 1973, Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) ammonites from eastern Oregon: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 756, 100 p.,
- Imlay, Ralph Willard; Detterman, Robert L., 1973, Jurassic paleobiogeography of Alaska: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 801, 34 p.,
- James, Odette B., 1973, Crystallization history of lunar feldspathic basalt 14310: U.S. G.P.O., Professional Paper 841, 29 p.,
- Jones, Fred Oscar, 1973, Landslides of Rio de Janeiro and the Serra das Araras escarpment, Brazil: U.S. G.P.O., Professional Paper 697, 42 p.,
- Keys, W. S.; MacCary, L. M., 1973, Location and characteristics of the interface between brine and freshwater from geophysical logs of boreholes in the upper Brazos River basin, Texas: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 809-B, 22 p.,
- Koch, Ellis; Giaimo, A. A.; Sulam, D. J., 1973, Design and operation of the artificial-recharge plant at Bay Park, New York: Professional Paper 751-B, 13 p.,
- Kosanke, Robert M., 1973, Palynological studies of the coals of the Princess Reserve District in northeastern Kentucky: U.S. G.P.O., Professional Paper 839, 22 p.,
- Lindsey, D. A.; Ganow, Harold; Mountjoy, Wayne, 1973, Hydrothermal alteration associated with beryllium deposits at Spor Mountain, Utah: Professional Paper 818-A, 19 p.,
- Linsley, Robert M.; Yochelson, Ellis Leon, 1973, Devonian carrier shells (Euomphalidae) from North America and Germany: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 824, 26 p.,
- Love, J. D., 1973, Harebell Formation (Upper Cretaceous) and Pinyon Conglomerate (uppermost Cretaceous and Paleocene), northwestern Wyoming: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 734-A, 53 p.,
- Mattick, Robert E.; Olmsted, F. H.; Zohdy, Adel A. R., 1973, Geophysical studies in the Yuma area, Arizona and California: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 726-D, 35 p.,
- McQuivey, Raul S., 1973, Principles and measuring techniques of turbulence characteristics in open-channel flows: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 802-A, 81 p.,
- McQuivey, Raul S., 1973, Summary of turbulence data from rivers, conveyance channels, and laboratory flumes: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 802-B, 65 p.,
- Meissner, Charles R., Jr.; Rahman, Habib-ur., 1973, Distribution, thickness, and lithology of Paleocene rocks in Pakistan: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 716-E, 6 p.,
- Merriam, Charles Warren, 1973, Silurian rugose corals of the central and southwest Great Basin: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 777, 66 p.,
- Merriam, Charles Warren, 1973, Middle Devonian rugose corals of the central Great Basin: U.S. Govt., Print. Off., Professional Paper 799, 53 p.,
- Merriam, Charles Warren, 1973, Paleontology and stratigraphy of the Rabbit Hill Limestone and Lone Mountain Dolomite of central Nevada: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 808, 50 p.,
- Metzger, D. G.; Loeltz, O. J., 1973, Geohydrology of the Needles area, Arizona, California, and Nevada: Professional Paper 486-J, 53 p.,
- Metzger, D. G.; Loeltz, O. J.; Irelan, Burdge, 1973, Geohydrology of the Parker-Blythe-Cibola area, Arizona and California: Professional Paper 486-G, 129 p.,
- Moore, William J., 1973, Igneous rocks in Bingham Mining district, Utah: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 629-B, 41 p.,
- Oldale, Robert N.; Uchupi, Elazar; Prada, K. E., 1973, Sedimentary framework of the western Gulf of Maine and the southeastern Massachusetts offshore area: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 757, 10 p.,
- Olmsted, F. H.; Loeltz, O. J.; Irelan, Burdge, 1973, Geohydrology of the Yuma area, Arizona and California: Professional Paper 486-H, 226 p.,
- Patton, W. W., Jr., 1973, Reconnaissance geology of the northern Yukon-Koyukuk Province, Alaska: Professional Paper 774-A, 16 p.,
- Schlee, J. S., 1973, Atlantic continental shelf and slope of the United States; sediment texture of the northeastern part: Professional Paper 529-L, 63 p.,
- Scott, Kevin M., 1973, Scour and fill in Tujunga Wash; a fanhead valley in urban Southern California, 1969: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 732-B, 28 p.,
- Shacklette, H. T.; Connor, J. J., 1973, Airborne chemical elements in Spanish moss: Professional Paper 574-E, 45 p.,
- Sheppard, Richard A.; Gude, Arthur J., 1973, Zeolites and associated authigenic silicate minerals in tuffaceous rocks of the Big Sandy Formation, Mohave County, Arizona: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 830, 36 p.,
- Smith, Patsy Beckstead, 1973, Foraminifera of the North Pacific Ocean: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 766, 27 p.,
- Swanson, R. W., 1973, Geology and phosphate deposits of the Permian rocks in central western Montana: Professional Paper 313-F, 54 p.,
- Tagg, A. R.; Greene, H. G., 1973, High-resolution seismic survey of an offshore area near Nome, Alaska: Professional Paper 759-A, 22 p.,
- Theodore, T. G.; Silberman, M. L.; Blake, D. W., 1973, Geochemistry and potassium-argon ages of plutonic rocks in the Battle Mountain mining district, Lander County, Nevada: Professional Paper 798-A, 23 p.,
- Tschudy, Bernadine D., 1973, Palynology of the upper Campanian (Cretaceous) Judith River Formation, north-central Montana: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 770, 42 p.,
- Tschudy, Robert H., 1973, Stratigraphic distribution of significant Eocene palynomorphs of the Mississippi embayment: U.S. Govt. Print. Off.; [for sale by the Supt. of Docs.], Professional Paper 743-B, 23 p.,
- Tschudy, Robert H., 1973, Complexiopollis pollen lineage in Mississippi embayment rocks: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 743-C, 14 p.,
- Vine, James David; Tourtelot, Elizabeth B.; Havens, Raymond Gilbert; Myers, A. T., 1973, Geochemistry of lower Eocene sandstones in the Rocky Mountain region, with a section on direct-reader spectrometric analyses: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 789, 36 p.,
- Williams, Garnett P.; Guy, Harold P., 1973, Erosional and Depositional Aspects of Hurricane Camille in Virginia, 1969: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 804, vi, 80 p.,
- Witkind, Irving Jerome, 1973, Igneous rocks and related mineral deposits of the Barker Quadrangle, Little Belt Mountains, Montana: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 752, 58 p.,
- Wolff, R. G.; Huber, N. K., 1973, The Copper Harbor Conglomerate (middle Keweenawan) on Isle Royale, Michigan, and its regional implications: Professional Paper 754-B, 14 p.,
- Woodring, W. P., 1973, Geology and paleontology of Canal Zone and adjoining parts of Panama; Description of Tertiary mollusks (additions to gastropods, scaphopods, pelecypods Nuculidae to Malleidae): Professional Paper 306-E, 86 p.,
- Zohdy, Adel A. R.; Jackson, Dallas B., 1973, Recognition of natural brine by electrical soundings near the Salt Fork of the Brazos River, Kent and Stonewall counties, Texas: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Professional Paper 809-A, 13 p.,