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Orange County Geology Publications

PUB. NO.

PUBLICATION NAME/DESCRIPTION  -  See CGS publications for latest prices
B 178 Geology and Mineral Resources of the Corona South [7.5'] Quadrangle
  • Geology of the Corona South Quadrangle and the Santa Ana Narrows Area, Riverside, Orange and San Bernardino Counties, California, 1965, scale 1:62,500
B 207 Geology of the California Continental Margin, 1988, 110 p. (Companion volume to CMM 1 through 7)
BGA 7 Bouguer Gravity Map of California: Long Beach Sheet, 1982, scale: 1:250,000
CMM 1 Geology of the Inner-Southern California Continental Margin, 1987, 4 sheets, scale 1:250,000
CMM 2 Geology of the Mid-Southern California Continental Margin, 1986, 4 sheets, scale 1:250,000
GAM 5 Geologic Map of California: Long Beach Sheet, 1962, scale 1:250,000
GAM 19 Geologic Map of California: Santa Ana Sheet, 1965, scale 1:250,000
MM 7 Geologic Map of Orange County, 1981, Scale 1:48,000
PR 10 Geology of the Northeast Quarter and Northwest Quarter of the Cañada Gobernadora [7.5'] Quadrangle [Orange County, California], 1970
SR 93 Early Pliocene Sedimentary History of the Los Angeles Basin, Los Angeles and Orange Counties, California, 1967
SR 110 Geology of the South Half of the El Toro [7.5'] Quadrangle, Orange County, California, 1974, scale: 1:24,000
OFR 99-04 Geologic Map of the Whittier 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Los Angeles and Orange Counties, California, 1999
OFR 89-13 Aeromagnetic Map of the Long Beach 1° By 2° Quadrangle, California, 1989, scale 1:250,000
OFR 88-08 Aeromagnetic Map of the Santa Ana 1° By 2° Quadrangle, California, 1988, scale 1:250,000
OFR 83-34 Geologic Map of Part of the South Half of the Black Star Canyon [7.5'] Quadrangle, Orange County, California, 1983, scale 1:12,000 (map only)

Orange County Geohazards & Environmental Geology Publications

B 196 San Fernando, California, Earthquake of 9 February 1971, 1975, 463 p. Contains 33 papers describing the geology, geophysics, seismology, damage, disaster response and resulting legislative measures relating to the earthquake.
SP 60 Earthquake Planning Scenario for a Magnitude 8.3 Earthquake on the San Andreas fault in Southern California, 1982
OFR 82-24 Script and Slides for Earthquake Planning Scenario Presentation on the Los Angeles Area, California, 1982
SHZR 49 Seismic Hazard Zone Report for the Dana Point 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Orange County, California, 2001  -  Download from SHMP
SHZR 53 Seismic Hazard Zone Report for the San Juan Capistrano 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Orange County, California, 2001  -  Download from SHMP
SP 99 Planning Scenario for a Major Earthquake on the Newport-Inglewood Fault Zone [Los Angeles and Orange Counties, California], 1988
SP 116 The Northridge, California, Earthquake of 17 January 1994, 1995
SR 98 Natural Slope Stability as Related to Geology, San Clemente Area, Orange and San Diego Counties, California, 1968
SR 111 Geology and Engineering Geologic Aspects of the South Half of the Cañada Gobernadora [7.5'] Quadrangle, Orange County, California, 1974, scale 1:24,000
SR 126 Geology and Engineering Geologic Aspects of the South Half of the Tustin Quadrangle, Orange County, California, 1976
SR 127 Geology and Engineering Geologic Aspects of the Laguna Beach Quadrangle, Orange County, California, 1976, scale 1:24,000
OFR 2000-011 Seismic Hazard Evaluation of the Prado Dam 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Orange County, California, 2000 [electronic preprint available for download]  -  Download from SHMP
OFR 2000-012 Seismic Hazard Evaluation of the Black Star Canyon 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Orange County, California, 2000 [electronic preprint available for download]  -  Download from SHMP
OFR 2000-013 Seismic Hazard Evaluation of the El Toro 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Orange County, California, 2000 [electronic preprint available for download]  -  Download from SHMP
OFR 97-20 Seismic Hazard Evaluation of the Tustin 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Orange and Los Angeles counties, California, 1998 [electronic preprint available for download]  -  Download from SHMP
OFR 98-10 Seismic Hazard Evaluation of the Los Alamitos 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Orange and Los Angeles counties, California, 1998 [electronic preprint available for download]  -  Download from SHMP
OFR 98-28 Seismic Hazard Evaluation of the Whittier 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Los Angeles and Orange Counties, California, 1998 [electronic preprint available for download]  -  Download from SHMP
OFR 95-11 Landslide Hazards in the Orange Quadrangle, Orange County, California Landslide Hazards Identification Map No. 34, 1995, scale 1:12,000
OFR 88-14 Recently Active Strands of the Newport-Inglewood Fault Zone, Los Angeles and Orange Counties, California, 1988
OFR 88-21 Landslide Hazards in the Puente and San Jose Hills, Southern California; Los Angeles, Orange, and San Bernardino Counties, California— Landslide Hazards Identification Map No. 12, 1988
OFR 84-24 Environmental Geology of Parts of the La Habra, Yorba Linda, and Prado Dam [7.5'] Quadrangles, Orange County, California, 1984
OFR 84-27 Inventory and Analysis of Recent Damaging Slope Failures and Debris Flooding, Southern Coastal Orange County, California, 1984
OFR 84-28 Engineering Geology of the North Half of the El Toro [7.5'] Quadrangle, Orange County, California, 1984, scale 1:12,000
OFR 84-57 Classification of Landslide Propensity in the Dana Point [7.5'] Quadrangle, Orange County, California, 1984
OFR 84-58 Engineering Geology of Part of the Western Half of the Santiago Peak [7.5'] Quadrangle, Orange County, California, 1984, scale 1:12,000
OFR 81-10 Classification and Mapping of Quaternary Sedimentary Deposits for Purposes of Seismic Zonation, South Coastal Los Angeles Basin, Orange County, California, 1981 (with maps)
OFR 80-03 Effects on Southern California of the Rains of February 13-21, 1980, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and Ventura Counties, California, 1980
OFR 80-19 Classification and Mapping of Quaternary Sedimentary Deposits for Purposes of Seismic Zonation, South Coastal Los Angeles Basin, Orange County, California, 1980
OFR 79-04 February-March 1978 Rains in the Los Angeles Region; [Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura Counties], Southern California, 1979
OFR 79-08 Environmental Geology of Orange County, California, 1979
OFR 78-10 Summary Report, California Fault Evaluation Program, 1977 Area [Los Angeles , Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura Counties], 1978
(Order by map name) Official Maps of Seismic Hazard Zones, Los Angeles County, scale 1:24,000 [color map]. Click here to see which quadrangles are available.

Orange County Mineral Resource Publications

B 178 Geology and Mineral Resources of the Corona South [7.5'] Quadrangle
  • Mines and Mineral Deposits of the Corona South Quadrangle, Riverside and Orange Counties, California
B 193 Gold Districts of California—Sesquicentennial Edition, California Gold Discovery to Statehood, Seventh Printing, 1998, 186 p., 1 plate, scale 1:1,000,000. An overall guide to gold deposits in California, this bulletin describes the principal features of each gold-bearing district. Longer descriptions of selected districts cover location and extent, history, geology and character of gold deposits, list of mines and bibliography.
B 194 The Mineral Economics of the Carbonate Rocks and Limestone and Dolomite Resources of California, 1973, 60 p., 2 plates, scale 1:1,000,000
SR 139 Aggregates in the Greater Los Angeles Area [Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura Counties], California, 1979
OFR 94-15 Mineral Land Classification of Portland Cement Concrete Aggregate in Ventura, Los Angeles and Orange Counties, California, Part III: Orange County, 1994, scale 1:100,000
OFR 93-05 Mineral Land Classification of the Ortega Rock Quarry Property Cañada Gobernadora 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Orange County, California, for Asphaltic-Concrete-Grade Aggregate and Construction Aggregate, 1993

OFR 93-10

 Update of Mineral Land Classification of Portland Cement Concrete Aggregate in Ventura, Los Angeles, and Orange Counties, California, Part 1, Ventura County, 1993
OFR 84-32 Geothermal Energy at Long Beach Naval Shipyard and Naval Station and at Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station, Los Angeles and Orange Counties, California, 1984
OFR 82-06 Mineral Land Classification of the Riverside Cement Company Platz Property Clay Deposit in Trabuco Canyon, Orange County, California, 1982