Geology
Geology
Studies on the occurrence and formation of earth materials that can be used for economic, technological, or industrial purposes. Several tools, including geochemistry, geologic mapping, geochronology, electron microscopy, tectonics, structural geology, and crustal fluid flow, are used to advance understanding of orebody formation in the Earth’s crust.
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Headwaters Province - Idaho and Montana: Earth Science Studies in Support of Public Policy Development and Land Stewardship
The Headwaters Province project provided geoscience data and interpretations to the Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMA) that were basic to sound policy and land-stewardship practices.
Environmental Studies of the World Trade Center Area After the September 11, 2001 Attack
USGS scientists conducted a remote sensing and mineralogical characterization study of lower Manhattan around the WTC after the September 11, 2001 attack.