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Mechanics of a small landslide block, Wattener Lizum, Austria Mechanics of a small landslide block, Wattener Lizum, Austria

A small landslide block left a trail about 81 meters long on an 11½-degree slope in the Tuxer Voralpen, Austria. The movement is explained in terms of fluid pressure mechanics; hypothetically, the requisite pore pressure was caused by the loading of contiguous saturated segments of the slide path during rapid sliding.
Authors
David A. Brew

Short papers in geology, hydrology, and topography; Articles 1-59: Geological Survey Research 1962 Short papers in geology, hydrology, and topography; Articles 1-59: Geological Survey Research 1962

This collection of 59 short papers on subjects in the fields of geology, hydrology, topography, and related sciences is one of a, series to be relea~ed during the year as chapters of Professional Paper 450. The papers in this chapter report on the scientific and economic· results of current work by members of the Geologic, Topographic, and 'Vater Resources Division of the United States...
Authors
Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey

Short papers in the geologic and hydrologic sciences; Articles 1-146 Short papers in the geologic and hydrologic sciences; Articles 1-146

The scientific and economic results of work by the United States Geological Survey during the fiscal year 1961, the 12 months ending June 30, 1961, will be summarized in four volumes of which this is the first. This volume includes 146 short papers on a variety of subjects in the fields of geology, hydrology, and related sciences, prepared by members of the Geologic, Water Resources, and
Authors
Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey

K-feldspar content of Jurassic and Cretaceous graywackes of northern Coast Ranges and Sacramento Valley, California K-feldspar content of Jurassic and Cretaceous graywackes of northern Coast Ranges and Sacramento Valley, California

Graywackes of Late Jurassic to Late Cretaceous age are the predominant rocks in the northern Coast Ranges and the western Sacramento Valley provinces in California. These graywackes are similar in appearance, but their content of K-feldspar, which can be readily estimated after selective staining, differs widely. Study of several hundred specimens indicates that K-feldspar content is...
Authors
Edgar Herbert Bailey, William Porter Irwin
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