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Northward displacements of forearc slivers in the Coast Ranges of California and Southwest Oregon during the late Mesozoic and early Cenozoic Northward displacements of forearc slivers in the Coast Ranges of California and Southwest Oregon during the late Mesozoic and early Cenozoic
North American-Farallon-Kula plate motion data, combined with estimated strikeslip displacements obtained from the obliquity of convergence along active circumPacific subduction zones, can be used to estimate the amount of strike-slip displacement along the forearc region of western North America. This evidence suggests a minumum of 500 km and maximum of 1600 km displacement with respect...
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A. S. Jayko, M.C. Blake
Broad trends in geomagnetic paleointensity on Hawaii during Holocene time Broad trends in geomagnetic paleointensity on Hawaii during Holocene time
Paleointensity determinations have been obtained from 22 basaltic lava flows on the island of Hawaii using the Thelliers' method. Radiocarbon dating indicates that these flows erupted at intervals ranging from about 200 to 1000 years, and results of the experiments provide an estimate of broad trends in geomagnetic paleointensity during Holocene time in the vicinity of Hawaii. Most of...
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Edward A. Mankinen, Duane E. Champion
Small fields in the National Oil and Gas Assessment Small fields in the National Oil and Gas Assessment
In the 1989 National Oil and Gas Assessment prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Minerals Management Service, undiscovered oil and gas resources in small fields were assessed separately from resources in fields containing more than 1 million bbl of oil equivalent. This paper concerns the USGS Part of the study: onshore and state waters in the conterminous United States...
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David H. Root, Emil Attanasi
Spatial and temporal analysis of precious-metal deposit models for a mineral resource assessment of Nevada Spatial and temporal analysis of precious-metal deposit models for a mineral resource assessment of Nevada
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Steve Ludington, D. P. Cox, M.G. Sherlock, Donald A. Singer, Byron R. Berger, Joseph V. Tingley
Development of grade and tonnage models for different deposit types Development of grade and tonnage models for different deposit types
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Donald A. Singer
The nature of mineral deposits and the development and use of deposit models The nature of mineral deposits and the development and use of deposit models
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Donald A. Singer, Dennis P. Cox
Chiricahua Peak quadrangle, Cochise County, Arizona: Analytic data and geologic sample catalog Chiricahua Peak quadrangle, Cochise County, Arizona: Analytic data and geologic sample catalog
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Edward A. du Bray, Douglas B. Yager, John S. Pallister
Subsurface temperatures and geothermal gradients on the north slope of Alaska Subsurface temperatures and geothermal gradients on the north slope of Alaska
On the North Slope of Alaska, geothermal gradient data are available from high-resolution, equilibrated well-bore surveys and from estimates based on well-log identification of the base of ice-bearing permafrost. A total of 46 North Slope wells, considered to be in or near thermal equilibrium, have been surveyed with high-resolution temperatures devices and geothermal gradients can be...
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Timothy S. Collett, Kenneth J. Bird, Leslie B. Magoon
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, summaries of technical reports; volume XXXIV National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, summaries of technical reports; volume XXXIV
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Muriel L. Jacobson
Understanding our fragile environment; Lessons from geochemical studies Understanding our fragile environment; Lessons from geochemical studies
An understanding of our fragile environment can begin with a recognition of the importance of certain elements, commonly called "minerals substances" (such as iron and zinc), in the lives of humans and animals and in the soils that support plants. This recognition is well deserved because these elements are essential for the life or optimum health of an organism. Some elements such as...
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Larry P. Gough, Sigrid Asher-Bolinder, Laurie S. Balistrieri, George N. Breit, Thomas J. Casadevall, James G. Crock, Kimberley I. Cunningham, Joseph S. Duval, James A. Erdman, Barbara M. Erickson, Walter H. Ficklin, Larry L. Jackson, Rama K. Kotra, Joel S. Leventhal, James M. McNeal, William R. Miller, James K. Otton, Douglass E. Owen, Geoffrey S. Plumlee, G. Michael Reimer, Ronald C. Severson, Kathleen S. Smith, Ronald R. Tidball, Robert A. Zielinski