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Preliminary compilation of data for selected oil test wells in Northern California Preliminary compilation of data for selected oil test wells in Northern California
Oil test wells can provide information on the depth, age, inclination, porosity, permeability, density, faulting, folding, and organic content of geologic formations mapped at the surface, or on units not recognized in surface outcrops. Formation density, as expressed in sonic and density logs commonly obtained when wells are drilled, has become increasingly important in making a crustal...
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Earl E. Brabb, Charles L. Powell, Thomas M. Brocher
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Geologic map and database of the Roseburg 30' x 60' quadrangle, Douglas and Coos Counties, Oregon Geologic map and database of the Roseburg 30' x 60' quadrangle, Douglas and Coos Counties, Oregon
The Roseburg 30' x 60' Quadrangle covers the southeastern margin of the Oregon Coast Range and its tectonic boundary with Mesozoic terranes of the Klamath Mountains (see figures 1 and 2 in pamphlet, also shown on map sheet). The geologic framework of the Roseburg area was established by the pioneering work of Diller (1898), Wells and Peck, (1961) and Ewart Baldwin (1974) and his students...
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Ray E. Wells, A. S. Jayko, A. R. Niem, G. Black, T. Wiley, E. Baldwin, K. M. Molenaar, K.L. Wheeler, C. B. DuRoss, R. W. Givler
The erosion of the Grand Canyon The erosion of the Grand Canyon
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George Billingsley
Alaska resource data file: Bethel quadrangle Alaska resource data file: Bethel quadrangle
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Travis Hudson
Alaska resource data file: Taylor Mountains quadrangle Alaska resource data file: Taylor Mountains quadrangle
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Travis Hudson
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...
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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...
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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...
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A. L. Howland, Lorre A. Moyer
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
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F. K. Miller, J. C. Matti
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...
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Thomas G. Hildenbrand, Jeffrey G. Davidson, Daniel J. Ponti, V.E. Langenheim
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Geology, Energy, and Minerals Mission Area, Earthquake Hazards Program, Energy Resources Program, Mineral Resources Program, National Laboratories Program, Science and Decisions Center, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Earthquake Science Center, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center
Alaska resource data files: Hagemeister Island quadrangle Alaska resource data files: Hagemeister Island quadrangle
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Travis Hudson
Shaded-relief and color shaded-relief maps of the Willamette Valley, Oregon Shaded-relief and color shaded-relief maps of the Willamette Valley, Oregon
This Open-File Report is released as a digital map database. It includes PostScript plot files that contain images of the map sheets; the images also contain a brief explanation describing the geology and physiography of the study area. The digital map database is a compilation of newly published 10-m digital-elevation-model (DEM) data for western Oregon and represents the physiography...
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R. W. Givler, Ray E. Wells