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January 1, 2004

Coal and cremation in ancient Peru Coal and cremation in ancient Peru

After my visit to the adobe-walled archaeological site of Chan Chan, near Trujillo in northern Peru in the summer of 2000 (Geotimes, August 2003), my guide asked if I would like to see the metallurgical furnaces used by the Chimú, ancient residents and master metalsmiths of the region. Chan Chan was the capital of the Chimú Empire (A.D. 1100-1400) and the largest pre-Columbian city in...

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William E. Brooks

Mineral Resources Program

January 1, 2004

Chapter G: Tentative Correlation Between CIPW Normin pl (Total Plagioclase) and Los Angeles Wear in Precambrian Midcontinental Granites-Examples from Missouri and Oklahoma, with Applications and Limitations for Use Chapter G: Tentative Correlation Between CIPW Normin pl (Total Plagioclase) and Los Angeles Wear in Precambrian Midcontinental Granites-Examples from Missouri and Oklahoma, with Applications and Limitations for Use

The normative chemical classification of Cross, Iddings, Pirsson, and Washington (CIPW) is commonly used in igneous petrology to distinguish igneous rocks by comparing their magmatic chemistries for similar and dissimilar components. A potential use for this classification other than in petrologic studies is in the rapid assessment of aggregate sources, possibly leading to an economic...

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George H. Davis

Mineral Resources Program

January 1, 2004

Alaska resource data file: Craig quadrangle Alaska resource data file: Craig quadrangle

No abstract available.

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Donald J. Grybeck

Geology, Energy, and Minerals Mission Area, Mineral Resources Program, Alaska Science Center

January 1, 2004

Alaska resource data file, Ruby quadrangle, Alaska Alaska resource data file, Ruby quadrangle, Alaska

No abstract available.

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Cheryl E. Cameron, Garth E. Graham

Geology, Energy, and Minerals Mission Area, Mineral Resources Program, Alaska Science Center

January 1, 2004

Alaska resource data file: Tanana quadrangle Alaska resource data file: Tanana quadrangle

No abstract available.

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David J. Szumigala, Garth E. Graham, Jennifer E. Athey

Geology, Energy, and Minerals Mission Area, Mineral Resources Program, Alaska Science Center

January 1, 2004

Mono Lake excursion recorded in sediment of the Santa Clara Valley, California Mono Lake excursion recorded in sediment of the Santa Clara Valley, California

Two intervals recording anomalous paleomagnetic inclinations were encountered in the top 40 meters of research drill hole CCOC in the Santa Clara Valley, California. The younger of these two intervals has an age of 28,090 ± 330 radiocarbon years B.P. (calibrated age ∼32.8 ka). This age is in excellent agreement with the latest estimate for the Mono Lake excursion at the type locality and...

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Edward A. Mankinen, Carl M. Wentworth

Geology, Energy, and Minerals Mission Area, Energy Resources Program, Mineral Resources Program, Science and Decisions Center, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center

January 1, 2004

Paleomagnetism and 40Ar/39Ar ages from volcanics extruded during the Matuyama and Brunhes Chrons near McMurdo Sound, Antarctica Paleomagnetism and 40Ar/39Ar ages from volcanics extruded during the Matuyama and Brunhes Chrons near McMurdo Sound, Antarctica

Maps of virtual geomagnetic poles derived from international geomagnetic reference field models show large lobes with significant departures from the spin axis. These lobes persist in field models for the last few millenia. The anomalous lobes are associated with observation sites at extreme southerly latitudes. To determine whether these features persist for millions of years...

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L. Tauxe, Philip B. Gans, Edward A. Mankinen

Geology, Energy, and Minerals Mission Area, Energy Resources Program, Mineral Resources Program, Science and Decisions Center, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center

January 1, 2004

Mineral Commodity Summaries 2004 Mineral Commodity Summaries 2004

Published on an annual basis, this report is the earliest Government publication to furnish estimates covering nonfuel mineral industry data. Data sheets contain information on the domestic industry structure, Government programs, tariffs, and 5-year salient statistics for over 90 individual minerals and materials.

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Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey

Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center

December 31, 2003

Rooted Brooks Range ophiolite: Implications for Cordilleran terranes: Comment and Reply Rooted Brooks Range ophiolite: Implications for Cordilleran terranes: Comment and Reply

No abstract available.

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R. Harris, Thomas E. Moore, K.R. Wirth, C. G. Mull

Geology, Energy, and Minerals Mission Area, Energy Resources Program, Mineral Resources Program, Science and Decisions Center, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center

December 31, 2003

Ophiolite and volcanic arc assemblages on the Vizcaino Peninsula and Cedros Island region, Baja California Sur, Mexico: Mesozoic forearc lithosphere of the Cordilleran magmatic arc Ophiolite and volcanic arc assemblages on the Vizcaino Peninsula and Cedros Island region, Baja California Sur, Mexico: Mesozoic forearc lithosphere of the Cordilleran magmatic arc

Mesozoic ophiolites in the Vizcaíno Peninsula and Cedros Island region of Baja California Sur are suprasubduction zone Cordilleran-type ophiolites structurally juxtaposed with underlying high pressure-temperature subduction complex assemblages. The region is divided into three separate tectonostratigraphic terranes, but here we recognize stratigraphic, intrusive, and petrologie links...

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D.L. Kimbrough, Thomas E. Moore

Geology, Energy, and Minerals Mission Area, Energy Resources Program, Mineral Resources Program, Science and Decisions Center, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center

December 1, 2003

Alaska resource data file: McCarthy quadrangle Alaska resource data file: McCarthy quadrangle

Descriptions of the mineral occurrences shown on the accompanying figure follow. See U.S. Geological Survey (1996) for a description of the information content of each field in the records. The data presented here are maintained as part of a statewide database on mines, prospects and mineral occurrences throughout Alaska.

Authors

Travis L. Hudson

Ecosystems Mission Area, Mineral Resources Program, Alaska Science Center

December 1, 2003

Alaska resource data file: Nabesna quadrangle Alaska resource data file: Nabesna quadrangle

Authors

Travis L. Hudson

Ecosystems Mission Area, Mineral Resources Program, Alaska Science Center