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Tectonic relations of carbon dioxide discharges and earthquakes Tectonic relations of carbon dioxide discharges and earthquakes

CO2‐rich springs occur worldwide along major zones of seismicity. They are mostly in young orogenic belts, but some are in areas of rifting continental platforms. Analyses of 13C content indicate that much of the CO2 is derived from the mantle and that other important sources are the metamorphism of marine carbonate‐bearing sedimentary rocks and the degradation of organic material. The...
Authors
W. P. Irwin, Ivan Barnes

Metamorphic infrastructure in the northern Ruby Mountains, Nevada Metamorphic infrastructure in the northern Ruby Mountains, Nevada

The metamorphic complex of the northern Ruby Mountains in northeastern Nevada exposes Paleozoic strata that are metamorphosed to sillimanite grade, migmatized, and recumbently folded. Nappes are variously overturned to the east, north, south, and west. The deeper part of this metamorphic infrastructure is a migmatitic zone pervaded by pegmatitic two-mica granite. A structurally higher...
Authors
Keith A. Howard

Geological Survey research 1980 Geological Survey research 1980

A summary of recent significant scientific and economic results accompanied by a list of geologic, hydrologic, and cartographic investigations in progress.
Authors
Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
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