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Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey

Geology and mineral deposits of Churchill County, Nevada Geology and mineral deposits of Churchill County, Nevada

Churchill County, in west-central Nevada, is an area of varied topography and geology that has had a rather small total mineral production. The western part of the county is dominated by the broad low valley of the Carson Sink, which is underlain by deposits of Lake Lahontan. The bordering mountain ranges to the west and south are of low relief and underlain largely by Tertiary volcanic...
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Ronald Willden, Robert C. Speed

Structural framework of United States Atlantic outer continental shelf north of Cape Hatteras Structural framework of United States Atlantic outer continental shelf north of Cape Hatteras

To assess the area’s hydrocarbon potential, regional geologic and geophysical studies are being conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey to determine the structural framework of the United States Atlantic outer continental shelf (AOCS) north of Cape Hatteras. Preliminary interpretations of geophysical data suggest that the buried ridge under the eastern edge of the AOCS in the Baltimore...
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R.E. Mattick, R. Q. Foote, N. L. Weaver, M. S. Grim
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