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Structural geology of the Quad-Wyoming-Line Creeks area, Beartooth Mountains, Montana Structural geology of the Quad-Wyoming-Line Creeks area, Beartooth Mountains, Montana

The Quad-Wyoming-Line Creeks area is in the northeastern part of the Beartooth Mountains of Montana. The rocks of the area consist mainly of banded migmatite, granitic gneisses, amphibolite, quartzite, and agmatite; small amounts of biotite schist and biotite gneiss, iron-silicate rocks, ultramafic rocks, mafic dikes, and felsic porphyries are also present. Quartzite outcrops...
Authors
Lawrence C. Rowan

Blood protozoa of free-living birds Blood protozoa of free-living birds

Blood protozoa were first reported from wild birds in 1884. Since then numerous surveys throughout the world have demonstrated their presence in a wide variety of hosts and localities with continuing designations of new species. Taxonomic determinations include parasites in the genera Plasmodium, Haemoproteus, Leucocytozoon, Babesia, Lankesterella and Trypanosoma. Transmission of...
Authors
C. M. Herman

Environment of Mesa Verde, Colorado Environment of Mesa Verde, Colorado

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Authors
J. Erdman, C. L. Douglas, J. W. Marr

Geologic setting of the lunar samples returned by the Apollo 11 mission Geologic setting of the lunar samples returned by the Apollo 11 mission

The Apollo 11 LM landed approximately 20 km south-southwest of the crater Sabine D in the southwestern part of Mare Tranquillitatis ( fig. 3-1 ). The landing site is 41.5 km north-northeast of the western promontory of the Kant Plateau (ref. 3-1 ), which is the nearest highland region. The Surveyor 5 spacecraft is approximately 25 km north-northwest of the Apollo 11 landing site, and the...
Authors
E.M. Shoemaker, N. G. Bailey, R. M. Batson, D.H. Dahlem, T.H. Foss, M. J. Grolier, E. N. Goddard, M. H. Hait, H. E. Holt, K.B. Larson, J. J. Rennilson, G. G. Schaber, D. L. Schleicher, H.H. Schmitt, R. L. Sutton, G.A. Swann, A. C. Waters, M.N. West

Pacific salmon Pacific salmon

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Authors
George Y. Harry
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