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Use of a probabilistic neural network to reduce costs of selecting construction rock Use of a probabilistic neural network to reduce costs of selecting construction rock

Rocks used as construction aggregate in temperate climates deteriorate to differing degrees because of repeated freezing and thawing. The magnitude of the deterioration depends on the rock's properties. Aggregate, including crushed carbonate rock, is required to have minimum geotechnical qualities before it can be used in asphalt and concrete. In order to reduce chances of premature and...
Authors
Donald A. Singer, James D. Bliss

Preliminary northeast Asia geodynamics map Preliminary northeast Asia geodynamics map

This map portrays the geodynamics of Northeast Asia at a scale of 1:5,000,000 using the concepts of plate tectonics and analysis of terranes and overlap assemblages. The map is the result of a detailed compilation and synthesis at 5 million scale and is part of a major international collaborative study of the Mineral Resources, Metallogenesis, and Tectonics of Northeast Asia conducted...
Authors
Leonid M. Parfenov, Alexander I. Khanchuk, Gombosuren Badarch, Robert J. Miller, Vera V. Naumova, Warren J. Nokleberg, Masatsugu Ogasawara, Andrei V. Prokopiev, Hongquan Yan

Geologic map and digital database of the Bachelor Mountain 7.5' quadrangle, Riverside County, California Geologic map and digital database of the Bachelor Mountain 7.5' quadrangle, Riverside County, California

Open-File Report 03-102 contains a digital geologic map database of the Bachelor Mountain 7.5’ quadrangle, Riverside County, California that includes: ARC/INFO (Environmental Systems Research Institute, http://www.esri.com) version 7.2.1 coverages of the various elements of the geologic map. A Postscript file to plot the geologic map on a topographic base, and containing a Correlation of...
Authors
Douglas M. Morton, Michael P. Kennedy, Kelly R. Bovard, Diane Burns

Geologic map and digital database of the Romoland 7.5' quadrangle, Riverside County, California Geologic map and digital database of the Romoland 7.5' quadrangle, Riverside County, California

Open-File Report 03-102 contains a digital geologic map database of the Romoland 7.5’ quadrangle, Riverside County, California that includes: ARC/INFO (Environmental Systems Research Institute, http://www.esri.com) version 7.2.1 coverages of the various elements of the geologic map. A Postscript file to plot the geologic map on a topographic base, and containing a Correlation of Map...
Authors
Douglas M. Morton, Kelly R. Bovard, Gregory Morton

Geology of Badlands National Park: A preliminary report Geology of Badlands National Park: A preliminary report

Badlands National Park is host to perhaps the most scenic geology and landscape features in the Western Interior region of the United States. Ongoing erosion that forms the "badlands" exposes ancient sedimentary strata of Late Cretaceous through Oligocene age. Quaternary erosional and depositional processes are responsible for most of the modern landscape features in the park and...
Authors
Philip W. Stoffer

Geologic map of the Valjean Hills 7.5' quadrangle, San Bernardino County, California Geologic map of the Valjean Hills 7.5' quadrangle, San Bernardino County, California

Open-File Report 03-096 contains a digital geologic map database of the Valjean Hills 7.5' quadrangle, San Bernardino County, California that includes: ARC/INFO (Environmental Systems Research Institute, http://www.esri.com) version 8. 2 coverages of the various elements of the geologic map. A Postscript file to plot the geologic map on a topographic base, and containing a Correlation of...
Authors
J.P. Calzia, Bennie W. Troxel, Christian G. Raumann

Principal facts for 408 gravity stations in the vicinity of the Talkeetna Mountains, south-central Alaska Principal facts for 408 gravity stations in the vicinity of the Talkeetna Mountains, south-central Alaska

Gravity data were collected between 1999 and 2002 along transects in the Talkeetna Mountains of south-central Alaska as part of a geological and geophysical study of the framework geology of the region. The study area lies between 61° 30’ and 63° 45’ N. latitude and 145° and 151° W. longitude. This data set includes 408 gravity stations. These data, combined with the pre-existing 3,286...
Authors
Robert L. Morin, Jonathan M. G. Glen

Principal facts for gravity stations in the Dry Valley area, west-central Nevada and east-central California Principal facts for gravity stations in the Dry Valley area, west-central Nevada and east-central California

In June, 2002, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) established 143 new gravity stations and 12 new rock samples in the Dry Valley area, 30 miles north of Reno, Nevada, on the California - Nevada border (see fig. 1). This study reports on gravity, magnetic, and physical property data intended for use in modeling the geometry and depth of Dry Valley for groundwater analysis. It is part of a...
Authors
Elizabeth A. Sanger, David A. Ponce
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