USGS OFR

From Mindat

Preferred abbreviation:

Full: United States Geological Survey Open File Report

Other: Open-File Reports are ised to disseminate information that must be released immediately to fill a public need for information that is not sufficiently refined to warrant publication in one of the other USGS series. Included are interpretive information that needs to be released immediately; maps and reports (and their supporting data) that need to be released as supporting documentation because they are referenced, discussed, or interpreted in another information product; preliminary findings (pending a final map or report); interim computer programs and user guides; and bibliographies. Most Open-File Reports are available from USGS Information Services, Box 25286, Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225 (telephone 1-888-ASK-USGS or 303-2-2-4700; fax 303-202-4693).