Description based on: 1977, v. 2.

Latest issue consulted: 2004, v. 1.

Chemical abstracts 0009-2258

Issued in 2 or more v., <1977->; issued in 3 v., v. 1: Metals and minerals, v. 2: Area reports, domestic, v. 3: Area reports, international, <1989->; v. 3 published in 4-6 unnumbered pts. with distinctive titles, 1989-1993, <1996->

Chapters of some editions issued also online via the USGS web site (PDF file only). Address as of 11/30/2006: http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/myb.html; current access available via PURL.

Issued by: Bureau of Mines, <1977->; by: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1995-

Chapters that will later be included in the bound v. are also issued separately in advance of publication as they are completed; until 1987 these separately issued chapters had the general title: Preprints from the ... Bureau of Mines Minerals yearbook; 1988-1989 had the general title: Minerals yearbook; in both cases the ch. heading title followed the general title. Beginning with 1990 chapters issued under ch. title only, with "Annual report" at head of title.

SERBIB/SERLOC merged record

Includes dashed-on entry for appendix (APPX). Holdings in 3x5 file.

For current <1997-> volumes, v.3 consists solely of one part: Area reports: International; individual chapters of this part are released separately in advance of the bound volume; LC retains the bound volume only.