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Relationship of grade, tonnage, and basement lithology in volcanic-hosted epithermal precious-and base-metal quartz-adularia-type districts Relationship of grade, tonnage, and basement lithology in volcanic-hosted epithermal precious-and base-metal quartz-adularia-type districts
Examination of grades, tonnages, and basement rocks for 88 epithermal precious- and base-metal quartz-adularia-type districts in North, Central, and South America, and Japan reveals that the type of basement rock below the mineralized veins is useful for predicting grade and size of deposits. Epithermal districts overlying basement with salt and evaporites, or rocks with trapped sea...
Authors
D.L. Mosier, Donald A. Singer, T. Sato, N.J. Page
Geophysics: A reversal of geomagnetic polarity Geophysics: A reversal of geomagnetic polarity
The detailed behaviour of the geomagnetic field during reversals is documented by palaeomagnetists to constrain models of the geomagnetic dynamo. Reversals are studied by measuring the magnetic remanence preserved in rocks to obtain both the direction and intensity of the ancient magnetic field.
Authors
Edward A. Mankinen
Paleomagnetism and K-Ar ages of volcanic rocks from Long Valley caldera, California Paleomagnetism and K-Ar ages of volcanic rocks from Long Valley caldera, California
Paleomagnetic measurements and K‐Ar age determinations on volcanic rocks from Long Valley caldera, California, have enabled further refinement of eruptive activity within this large silicic volcanic center. K‐Ar age determinations show that postcaldera volcanic eruptions began 0.73 m.y. ago and continued periodically until about 50,000 years ago. The eruptions were not temporally random...
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Edward A. Mankinen, C. Sherman Gromme, G. Brent Dalrymple, Marvin A. Lanphere, Roy A. Bailey
Volcanic rocks as sources of uranium: Current perspective and future directions Volcanic rocks as sources of uranium: Current perspective and future directions
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Authors
Robert A. Zielinski
Tectonostratigraphic terranes of northern California Tectonostratigraphic terranes of northern California
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M. Clark Blake, A. S. Jayko, R. J. McLaughlin
Tectonostratigraphic terranes in southwest Oregon Tectonostratigraphic terranes in southwest Oregon
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Blake, D.E. Engebretson, A. S. Jayko, J. L. Jones
Book Review: The Encyclopedia for Applied Geology Book Review: The Encyclopedia for Applied Geology
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Authors
E. E. Brabb
Stratigraphy and tectonic significance of the Mesozoic tectonostratigraphic terranes of the Vizcaino Peninsula, Baja California Sur, Mexico Stratigraphy and tectonic significance of the Mesozoic tectonostratigraphic terranes of the Vizcaino Peninsula, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Authors
Thomas E. Moore
Equivalent radiolarian ages from ophiolitic terranes of Cyprus and Oman Equivalent radiolarian ages from ophiolitic terranes of Cyprus and Oman
Radiolarian biostratigraphy shows that umberiferous strata overlying the Troodos ophiolite in Cyprus are Turonian in age and are thus essentially contemporaneous with similar strata that overlie the Samail ophiolite in Oman. However, this radiolarian age is markedly older than Campanian isotopic ages measured on the underlying rocks of the Troodos ophiolite. The revised age for the...
Authors
Charles D. Blome, William P. Irwin
On the line: Losing by a landslide, invited comment On the line: Losing by a landslide, invited comment
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Authors
E. E. Brabb
Petroleum industry drilling in industrialized and developing areas Petroleum industry drilling in industrialized and developing areas
International drilling statistics show significant differences in target depths as well as the mix between onshore and offshore wells. Unlike the USA, where most of the drilling has been concentrated in depths to 5000 f (shallow depths), the preponderance of wildcat wells drilled in South America and Africa reach much deeper horizons. Offshore wildcat drilling represents less than 4% of...
Authors
Emil D. Attanasi