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United States Geological Survey Yearbook, fiscal year 1986

Members of the Engineering Geology and Ground Water Branches, U.S. Geological Survey
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This volume of the U.S. Geological Survey Yearbook is special, the first we have ever dedicated to an individual. While we were preparing that repost, Vincent E. McKelvey, eminent scientist and former Director of the Geological Survey died. Because of his deep devotion not only to his science but also to the agency and to the public that he served, we dedicate the 1986 Yearbook to Vince's memory.

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Members of the Engineering Geology and Ground Water Branches, U.S. Geological Survey. 1987. United States Geological Survey Yearbook, fiscal year 1986. https://doi.org/10.3133/70159132

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