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Potential-Field Geophysical Software for the PC Potential-Field Geophysical Software for the PC

The computer programs of the Potential-Field Software Package run under the DOS operating system on IBM-compatible personal computers. They are used for the processing, display, and interpretation of potential-field geophysical data (gravity- and magnetic-field measurements) and other data sets that can be represented as grids or profiles. These programs have been developed on a variety...
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Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey

A special issue on volcanic centers as targets for mineral exploration; preface A special issue on volcanic centers as targets for mineral exploration; preface

NEPTUNE or Pluto? Since the days of Hutton and Werner, every generation of economic geologists has addressed this question in a new light. Most papers in this special issue deal with the thin and leaky roof of Pluto's underworld. It allows hot emanations from Hades to leak out, only to be quenched and diluted by waters percolating down from Neptune's realm.

Hydrous carbonates on Mars?: Evidence from Mariner 6/7 infrared spectrometer and ground‐based telescopic spectra Hydrous carbonates on Mars?: Evidence from Mariner 6/7 infrared spectrometer and ground‐based telescopic spectra

Absorption features at 2.28 and 5.4 μm identified in Mariner 6/7 infrared spectrometer and terrestrial telescopic spectra are consistent with the spectra of hydrous magnesium carbonates such as hydromagnesite and artinite. Spectral characteristics of these hydrous carbonates are different from those of the anhydrous carbonates, as the former do not have the strong spectral features...
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W. M. Calvin, T. V. V. King, Roger N. Clark

Environmental geology of the Summitville mine, Colorado Environmental geology of the Summitville mine, Colorado

Although altered and mineralized rocks at Summitville mine in Colorado contain minimal amount of sulfide minerals, acid mine problems existed primarily because of the pervasive alteration of the surrounding rocks, through hydrothermal process, to highly siliceous and argillized rocks that are incapable of buffering acidic waters during weathering. The problems are compounded by the...
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John E. Gray, Mark F. Coolbaugh, Geoffrey S. Plumlee, William W. Atkinson

Petrology and U-Pb geochronology of buried Avalonian plutonic rocks on southeastern Cape Cod Petrology and U-Pb geochronology of buried Avalonian plutonic rocks on southeastern Cape Cod

Plutonic rocks have been intersected by two separate drill holes on southeastern Cape Cod. Hole CC2 is located at Chatham Harbor about 7 km south of the Nauset anomaly, an east-northeast-trending magnetic lineament that was considered to separate the distinct plutonic zones of Avalon terrane. This drill hole intersected weakly foliated, fairly homogeneous biotite granite. Zircons from...
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G. W. Leo, J.K. Mortensen, B. Barreiro, J. D. Phillips

The U. S. Geological Survey, Digital Spectral Library: Version 1 (0.2 to 3.0um) The U. S. Geological Survey, Digital Spectral Library: Version 1 (0.2 to 3.0um)

We have developed a digital reflectance spectral library, with management and spectral analysis software. The library includes 498 spectra of 444 samples (some samples include a series of grain sizes) measured from approximately 0.2 to 3.0 um . The spectral resolution (Full Width Half Maximum) of the reflectance data is
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Roger N. Clark, Gregg A. Swayze, Andrea J. Gallagher, Trude King, Wendy M. Calvin
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