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Sources of the Early Cretaceous plutons in the Turtle and West Riverside Mountains, California Sources of the Early Cretaceous plutons in the Turtle and West Riverside Mountains, California
Ages and initial isotopic ratios of Early Cretaceous (˜100 Ma) plutons of the Cordilleran Interior in the southern Turtle and West Riverside mountains distinguish them from Late Cretaceous plutons in surrounding ranges in the eastern Mojave Desert. Furthermore, the studied plutons have isotopic and geochemical characteristics more similar to plutons of Cretaceous age in the coastal...
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C. M. Allen, J. L. Wooden, Keith A. Howard, D.A. Foster, R. M. Tosdal
Rapid extension recorded by cooling‐age patterns and brittle deformation, Naxos, Greece Rapid extension recorded by cooling‐age patterns and brittle deformation, Naxos, Greece
The metamorphic core complex exposed as the island of Naxos in the Aegean Sea records an unusually complete sequence of structures developed as a result of continental extension. The structures formed during Miocene rise and cooling from ductile, upper amphibolite facies and anatectic conditions to brittle near‐surface conditions beneath the Naxos detachment fault. Top‐to‐the‐north...
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B.E. John, Keith A. Howard
The generation of oceanic rhyolites by crystal fractionation: the basalt-rhyolite association at Volcán Alcedo, Galápagos archipelago The generation of oceanic rhyolites by crystal fractionation: the basalt-rhyolite association at Volcán Alcedo, Galápagos archipelago
Alcedo volcano is one of six shield volcanoes on Isabela Island in the western Galápagos Islands. Although Alcedo is dominantiy basaltic, it is unusual in that it also has erupted ∼1 km3 of rhyolite. The rhyolitic phase marked a 10-fold decrease in the mass-eruption rate of the volcano, and the volcano has returned to erupting basalt. The basalts are tholeiitic and range from strongly to...
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Dennis Geist, Keith A. Howard, Peter Larson
Hot-side-up aureole in southwest Yukon and limits on terrane assembly of the northern Canadian Cordillera: Comment and Reply Hot-side-up aureole in southwest Yukon and limits on terrane assembly of the northern Canadian Cordillera: Comment and Reply
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V. L. Hansen, D.H. Oliver, Cynthia Dusel-Bacon, Stephen T. Johnston, Philippe Erdmer
Latest Quaternary foraminifers and sediment transport in Pervenets Canyon, Bering Sea Latest Quaternary foraminifers and sediment transport in Pervenets Canyon, Bering Sea
A combination of microfossil and sediment analysis has been used in an attempt to understand oceanographic processes and the late Quaternary history of the Pervenets Canyon region. The primary sedimentation process in Pervenets Canyon is downslope transport. Near the shelfbreak, there is evidence of turbidite and debris-flow activity, but at the distal end of the upper canyon and on the
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Scott W. Starratt
The geochemical cycling of stable Pb, 210Pb, and 210Po in seasonally anoxic Lake Sammamish, Washington, USA The geochemical cycling of stable Pb, 210Pb, and 210Po in seasonally anoxic Lake Sammamish, Washington, USA
The geochemical processes controlling the behavior of stable Pb, 210Pb, and 210po in seasonally anoxic Lake Sammamish, Washington were identified from water column distributions and box model calculations. Total (sum of dissolved and particulate) inventories of stable Pb, 210Pb, and 210Po increased in the whole lake during the latter part of the oxic stage of the lake and were attributed...
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Laurie S. Balistrieri, James Murray, Barbara Paul
A teacher's guide to the San Francisco Bay area geophysics maps (U.S. Geological Survey GP-1006 and GP-1007) A teacher's guide to the San Francisco Bay area geophysics maps (U.S. Geological Survey GP-1006 and GP-1007)
No abstract available.
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V.E. Langenheim, L. C. Gordon
Summary of lithologic logging of new and existing boreholes at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, July 1994 to November 1994 Summary of lithologic logging of new and existing boreholes at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, July 1994 to November 1994
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T.C. Moyer, J.K. Geslin, D.C. Buesch
A bibliography of Klamath Mountains geology, California and Oregon, listing authors from Aalto to Zucca for the years 1849 to mid-1995 A bibliography of Klamath Mountains geology, California and Oregon, listing authors from Aalto to Zucca for the years 1849 to mid-1995
No abstract available.
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William P. Irwin
Geologic map of the Hayward fault zone, Contra Costa, Alameda, and Santa Clara counties, California: A digital database Geologic map of the Hayward fault zone, Contra Costa, Alameda, and Santa Clara counties, California: A digital database
The Hayward is one of three major fault zones of the San Andreas system that have produced large historic earthquakes in the San Francisco Bay Area (the others being the San Andreas and Calaveras). Severe earthquakes were generated by this fault zone in 1836 and in 1868, and several large earthquakes have been recorded since 1868. The Hayward fault zone is considered to be the most...
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R. W. Graymer, D. L. Jones, E. E. Brabb
Summary of lithologic logging of new and existing boreholes at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, August 1993 to February 1994 Summary of lithologic logging of new and existing boreholes at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, August 1993 to February 1994
No abstract available.
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Jeffrey K. Geslin, Thomas C. Moyer
Preliminary geologic map of the Oat Mountain 7.5' quadrangle, southern California: A digital database Preliminary geologic map of the Oat Mountain 7.5' quadrangle, southern California: A digital database
This database, identified as "Preliminary Geologic Map of the Oat Mountain 7.5' Quadrangle, southern California: A Digital Database," has been approved for release and publication by the Director of the USGS. Although this database has been reviewed and is substantially complete, the USGS reserves the right to revise the data pursuant to further analysis and review. This database is...
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R.F. Yerkes, Russell H. Campbell