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Spatial digital database for the geologic map of the east part of the Pullman 1° x 2° quadrangle, Idaho Spatial digital database for the geologic map of the east part of the Pullman 1° x 2° quadrangle, Idaho

The paper geologic map of the east part of the Pullman 1° x 2° degree quadrangle, Idaho (Rember and Bennett, 1979) was scanned and initially attributed by Optronics Specialty Co., Inc. (Northridge, CA) and remitted to the U.S. Geological Survey for further attribution and publication of the geospatial digital files. The resulting digital geologic map GIS can be queried in many ways to...
Authors
William C. Rember, Earl H. Bennett

Geologic map of the Riverside West 7.5' quadrangle, Riverside County, California Geologic map of the Riverside West 7.5' quadrangle, Riverside County, California

Open-File Report 01-451 contains a digital geologic map database of the Riverside West 7.5’ quadrangle, Riverside County, California that includes: ARC/INFO (Environmental Systems Research Institute, http://www.esri.com) version 7.2.1 coverages of the various elements of the geologic map. A PostScript file to plot the geologic map on a topographic base, containing a Correlation of Map...
Authors
Douglas M. Morton, Brett F. Cox

Chromite deposits in central part Stillwater Complex, Sweet Grass County, Montana: A digital database for the geologic map of the east slope of Iron Mountain Chromite deposits in central part Stillwater Complex, Sweet Grass County, Montana: A digital database for the geologic map of the east slope of Iron Mountain

In 1940, A.L. Howland and J. W. Peoples, assisted by W.R. Jones and M.G. Bennett, mapped the geology of the east slope of Iron Mountain, Montana. The map was revised and extended by Howland in 1942 and published in 1955 as plate 10 of the U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1015-D (Howland, 1955). In 2000, the USGS contracted Optronics Specialty Co., Inc. of Northridge, CA to prepare a...
Authors
A. L. Howland, Lorre A. Moyer

Implications for the formation of the Hollywood Basin from gravity interpretations of the northern Los Angeles Basin, California Implications for the formation of the Hollywood Basin from gravity interpretations of the northern Los Angeles Basin, California

Gravity data provide insights on the complex tectonic history and structural development of the northern Los Angeles Basin region. The Hollywood basin appears to be a long (> 12 km), narrow (up to 2 km wide) trough lying between the Santa Monica Mountains and the Wilshire arch. In the deepest parts of the Hollywood basin, the modeled average thickness ranges from roughly 250 m if filled...
Authors
Thomas G. Hildenbrand, Jeffrey G. Davidson, Daniel J. Ponti, V.E. Langenheim

Geologic map of the Fifteenmile Valley 7.5' quadrangle, San Bernardino County, California Geologic map of the Fifteenmile Valley 7.5' quadrangle, San Bernardino County, California

Open-File Report OF 01-132 contains a digital geologic map database of the Fifteenmile Valley 7.5’ quadrangle, San Bernardino County, California that includes: 1. ARC/INFO (Environmental Systems Research Institute, http://www.esri.com) version 7.2.1 coverages of the various elements of the geologic map. 2. A PostScript file to plot the geologic map on a topographic base, and containing a
Authors
F. K. Miller, J. C. Matti

Principal facts for gravity data along the Hayward fault and vicinity, San Francisco Bay area, northern California Principal facts for gravity data along the Hayward fault and vicinity, San Francisco Bay area, northern California

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) established over 940 gravity stations along the Hayward fault and vicinity. The Hayward fault, regarded as one of the most hazardous faults in northern California (Working Group on California Earthquake Probabilities, 1999), extends for about 90 km from Fremont in the southeast to San Pablo Bay in the northwest. The Hayward fault is predominantly a right...
Authors
David A. Ponce

A simplified economic filter for open-pit mining and heap-leach recovery of copper in the United States A simplified economic filter for open-pit mining and heap-leach recovery of copper in the United States

Determining the economic viability of mineral deposits of various sizes and grades is a critical task in all phases of mineral supply, from land-use management to mine development. This study evaluates two simple tools for estimating the economic viability of porphyry copper deposits mined by open-pit, heap-leach methods when only limited information on these deposits is available. These...
Authors
Keith R. Long, Donald A. Singer
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