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Paleogene calcareous nannofossils Paleogene calcareous nannofossils
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Authors
Laurel M. Bybell
Changes in the Seismicity and Focal Mechanism of Small Earthquakes Prior to an MS 6.7 Earthquake in the Central Aleutian Island Arc Changes in the Seismicity and Focal Mechanism of Small Earthquakes Prior to an MS 6.7 Earthquake in the Central Aleutian Island Arc
On November 4 1977, a magnitude Ms 6.7 (mb 5.7) shallow-focus thrust earthquake occurred in the vicinity of the Adak seismographic network in the central Aleutian island arc. The earthquake and its aftershock sequence occurred in an area that had not experienced a similar sequence since at least 1964. About 13 1/2 months before the main shock, the rate of occurrence of very small...
Authors
Serena Billington, E.R. Engdahl, Stephanie Price
Tectonic accretion of the Klamath Mountains Tectonic accretion of the Klamath Mountains
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Authors
W. P. Irwin
The complex of alkaline rocks at Iron Hill, Powederhorn district, Gunnison County, Colorado The complex of alkaline rocks at Iron Hill, Powederhorn district, Gunnison County, Colorado
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Authors
T.J. Armbrustmacher
Illustrated geomorphic classification of Icelandic volcanoes Illustrated geomorphic classification of Icelandic volcanoes
In 1959, Sigurdur Thorarinsson published his first complete classification of the 13 principal types of basaltic volcanoes of Iceland (Figure 1). In 1968, Thorarinsson published a modification of his earlier classification scheme. Both landform classifications were based on the relationship of the type of eruptive products (lava, lava and tephra, or tephra), number of eruptions (one or...
Authors
Richard S. Williams, Elliot C. Morris
Survey for bright Mars-crossing asteroids Survey for bright Mars-crossing asteroids
A new method of search for relatively bright Mars-crossing asteroids with the Palomar 46-cm Schmidt camera was initiated in 1980. Selected fields photographed with the 46-cm Schmidt were systematically reduced for all asteroids detected on the films. The 46-cm Schmidt fields have an effective diameter of 8 3/4 degrees. Kodak 11a-D film was exposed with a yellow plexiglass filter. The...
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Eugene Merle Shoemaker, Carolyn S. Shoemaker, E. F. Helin, S. J. Bus, R. F. Wolfe
Physical variables and the petroleum discovery process Physical variables and the petroleum discovery process
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Authors
Emil D. Attanasi, L. J. Drew, David H. Root
A geochemical study of the Eyasi I skull; implications for the process of fossilization A geochemical study of the Eyasi I skull; implications for the process of fossilization
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Authors
James L. Bischoff
Use of captive starlings to determine effects of pollutants on passerine reproduction Use of captive starlings to determine effects of pollutants on passerine reproduction
Three reproductive trials were conducted to develop techniques for propagation of captive starlings (Stumus vulgaris) which could determine the effects of environmental contaminants on passerine reproduction. Trials were conducted during the spring of 1979 in five adjacent 2.4 by 3 by 12-m outdoor wire pens containing four or ten pairs of starlings, a similar number of nest boxes...
Authors
C.E. Grue, C.L. Christian
Geology and concepts of genesis of important types of uranium deposits Geology and concepts of genesis of important types of uranium deposits
Uranium ore deposits occur in nearly every major rock type in the earth’s crust, and nearly all igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary processes are capable of concentrating or dispersing uranium. However, only three types of deposits account for more than 70 percent of known Western World Reasonably Assured Resources (WWRAR): Precambrian quartz-pebble conglomerate type, Proterozoic...
Authors
J. Thomas Nash, H.C. Granger, S.S. Adams
Cenozoic coccoliths from the Deep Sea Drilling Project Cenozoic coccoliths from the Deep Sea Drilling Project
Coccoliths, as the dominant constituent of many Deep Sea Drilling Project cores, have provided the means of rapid and detailed biostratigraphic zonation to help guide ocean-sediment coring operations aboard D.V. Glomar Challenger. The Cenozoic has been divided into 50 to 60 zones and subzones which are most effective for middle- and low- latitude sites. Because key stratigraphic...
Authors
David Bukry