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Natural resources
Stocks of anything naturally occurring that have a beneficial use for man including economic, nutritional, recreational, aesthetic, and other benefits.
Subtopics:
Mineral resources (36 items)
Energy resources (50 items)
Soil resources (7 items)
Fishery resources (26 items)
Forest resources (3 items)
Water resources (320 items)
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Mineral resources online spatial data [New Window]
Website for geospatial data on mineral resources of the U.S. or the world that users can locate by geographic area, view, and download.
Mineral resources spatial data [New Window]
Geochemical, geological, geophysical, mineral, and general reference spatial datasets that users can locate and download.
National Coal Resources Data System - US Coal Quality Database [New Window]
Searchable database, the COALQUAL database, presented here and in the USGS Open-file Report 97-134, is a subset of samples contained in the NCRDS (National Coal Resources Data System) database, and contains coal quality data on each sample.
National Coal Resources Data System - US Coal Resource Database (USGCOAL) [New Window]
Searchable database for locating information on coal resources by area, coalfield, coalbed, rank, quadrangle, source, years, or characteristics of thickness, overburden, and reliability.
National Research Program (NRP) for water resources [New Window]
The USGS National Research Program for water resources supports hydrologic research in support of the mission of the U.S. Geological Survey. Site provides links to search for current projects and for postdoctoral opportunities.
Natural gemstones [New Window]
Online booklet on natural gemstones, terminology, geologic environment, birthstones, U.S. production, chemical formulas, and references.
Natural oil and gas seeps in California [New Window]
Distribution and characteristics of natural oil and gas seeps in California, including processes of formation and effects on the environment; with discussion of tar pits and asphaltum.
Northern prairie biological resources [New Window]
Retrieval system to locate websites on publications and compilations on biological resources. Searches can be made by type, such as checklists, distribution, and regional overviews, by taxon, and by geography, including global, U.S., and Canada.
Publications on Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations [New Window]
List of publications in the series Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations on the procedures for the planning and conducting of specialized research in water resources.
Selected Western Region Mineral Resources on-line publications [New Window]
Links to digital publications on minerals and mineral resources research in the western United States.
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