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January 1, 2015

Relationships between protein-encoding gene abundance and corresponding process are commonly assumed yet rarely observed Relationships between protein-encoding gene abundance and corresponding process are commonly assumed yet rarely observed

For any enzyme-catalyzed reaction to occur, the corresponding protein-encoding genes and transcripts are necessary prerequisites. Thus, a positive relationship between the abundance of gene or transcripts and corresponding process rates is often assumed. To test this assumption, we conducted a meta-analysis of the relationships between gene and/or transcript abundances and corresponding...

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Jennifer D. Rocca, Edward K. Hall, Jay T. Lennon, Sarah E. Evans, Mark P. Waldrop, James B. Cotner, Diana R. Nemergut, Emily B. Graham, Matthew D. Wallenstein

Geology, Energy, and Minerals Mission Area, Ecosystems Land Change Science Program, Energy Resources Program, Mineral Resources Program, Science and Decisions Center, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis

January 1, 2015

Truncorotalia crassaformis from its type locality: Comparison with Caribbean plankton and Pliocene relatives Truncorotalia crassaformis from its type locality: Comparison with Caribbean plankton and Pliocene relatives

Truncorotalia crassaformis has been identified in Pliocene-Holocene assemblages globally but there has been little analysis of specimens from its type locality at Lomita Quarry, California. This has led to confusion about some diagnostic criteria, particularly the presence of a peripheral keel. To better understand variation specimens are studied from the type locality (Pleistocene, c...

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George H. Scott, James C. Ingle, Brendan McCane, Charles L. Powell, Robert C. Thunell

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, 2015

Hydrothermal, biogenic, and seawater components in metalliferous black shales of the Brooks Range, Alaska: Synsedimentary metal enrichment in a carbonate ramp setting Hydrothermal, biogenic, and seawater components in metalliferous black shales of the Brooks Range, Alaska: Synsedimentary metal enrichment in a carbonate ramp setting

Trace element and Os isotope data for Lisburne Group metalliferous black shales of Middle Mississippian (early Chesterian) age in the Brooks Range of northern Alaska suggest that metals were sourced chiefly from local seawater (including biogenic detritus) but also from externally derived hydrothermal fluids. These black shales are interbedded with phosphorites and limestones in...

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John F. Slack, David Selby, Julie A. Dumoulin

Mineral Resources Program, Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center, Alaska Science Center

January 1, 2015

Iron oxide copper-gold deposits in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverable 79) Iron oxide copper-gold deposits in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverable 79)

Mauritania hosts one significant copper-gold deposit, Guelb Moghrein and several occurrences, which have been categorized as iron oxide copper-gold (IOCG) deposits but which are atypical in some important respects. Nonetheless, Guelb Moghrein is an economically significant mineral deposit and an attractive exploration target. The deposit is of Archean age and is hosted by a distinctive

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Gregory Fernette

Mineral Resources Program, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center

January 1, 2015

Geologic map of Mauritania (phase V, deliverables 51a, 51b, and 51c) Geologic map of Mauritania (phase V, deliverables 51a, 51b, and 51c)

In 1996, at the request of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, a team of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists produced a strategic plan for the acquisition, improvement and modernization of multidisciplinary sets of data to support the growth of the Mauritanian minerals sector and to highlight the geological and mineral exploration potential of the country. In 1999...

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Dwight Bradley, Holly Motts, John D. Horton, Stuart A. Giles, Cliff D. Taylor

Mineral Resources Program

January 1, 2015

Crystalline basement map of Mauritania derived from filtered aeromagnetic data (deliverable 54_1), Aeromagnetic and geological structure map of Mauritania (phase V, deliverable 54_2), Maximum depth to basement map of Mauritania derived from Euler analysis Crystalline basement map of Mauritania derived from filtered aeromagnetic data (deliverable 54_1), Aeromagnetic and geological structure map of Mauritania (phase V, deliverable 54_2), Maximum depth to basement map of Mauritania derived from Euler analysis

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Carol A. Finn, John D. Horton

Mineral Resources Program

January 1, 2015

Geochemistry areas and sample sites, and multielement and single element geochemistry maps of Mauritania (phase V, deliverable 58) Geochemistry areas and sample sites, and multielement and single element geochemistry maps of Mauritania (phase V, deliverable 58)

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Stuart A. Giles, Robert G. Eppinger

Mineral Resources Program

January 1, 2015

Structure map of Mauritania (phase V, deliverables 52a and 52b) Structure map of Mauritania (phase V, deliverables 52a and 52b)

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Dwight Bradley, John D. Horton, Holly A. Motts, Cliff D. Taylor

Mineral Resources Program

January 1, 2015

Database of mineral deposits in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverables 90 and 91) Database of mineral deposits in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverables 90 and 91)

Three ore deposits databases from previous studies were evaluated and combined with new known mineral occurrences into one database, which can now be used to manage information about the known mineral occurrences of Mauritania. The Microsoft Access 2010 database opens with the list of tables and forms held within the database and a Switchboard control panel from which to easily navigate...

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Erin E. Marsh, Eric D. Anderson

Mineral Resources Program, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center

January 1, 2015

Mineral potential for incompatible element deposits hosted in pegmatites, alkaline rocks, and carbonatites in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverable 87) Mineral potential for incompatible element deposits hosted in pegmatites, alkaline rocks, and carbonatites in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverable 87)

Review of PRISM-I documents and the National inventory of mineral occurrences suggests that resources of U, Th, Nb, Ta, Be, rare earth elements (REEs) and fluorite are known in Mauritania and have been exploited in the past at the Bou Naga alkaline complex. Several different deposit types are indicated by the available data. Pegmatitic veins are recorded in several areas of the Archean...

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Cliff D. Taylor, Stuart A. Giles

Mineral Resources Program, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center

January 1, 2015

Mineral potential tracts for orogenic, Carlin-like, and epithermal gold deposits in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, (phase V, deliverable 69) Mineral potential tracts for orogenic, Carlin-like, and epithermal gold deposits in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, (phase V, deliverable 69)

The gold resources of Mauritania presently include two important deposits and a series of poorly studied prospects. The Tasiast belt of deposits, which came into production in 2007, is located in the southwestern corner of the Rgueïbat Shield and defines a world-class Paleoproterozoic(?) orogenic gold ore system. The producing Guelb Moghrein deposit occurs along a shear zone in Middle...

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Richard J. Goldfarb, Erin E. Marsh, Eric D. Anderson, John D. Horton, Carol A. Finn, Georges Beaudoin

Mineral Resources Program, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center

January 1, 2015

Countrywide digital elevation models for the Islamic Republic of Mauritania—SRTM and ASTER (phase V, deliverable 65) Countrywide digital elevation models for the Islamic Republic of Mauritania—SRTM and ASTER (phase V, deliverable 65)

A digital elevation model (DEM) of the entire country of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania was produced using Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) data as required for deliverable 65 of the contract. In addition, because of significant recent advancements of availability, seamlessness, and validity of Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) global...

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Gregory K. Lee

Mineral Resources Program, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center