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Finchite, Sr(UO2)2(V2O8)·5H2O, a new uranyl sorovanadate with the francevillite anion topology Finchite, Sr(UO2)2(V2O8)·5H2O, a new uranyl sorovanadate with the francevillite anion topology
Finchite (IMA2017-052), Sr(UO2)2(V2O8)·5H2O, is the first uranium mineral known to contain essential Sr. The new mineral occurs as yellow-green blades up to ~10 µm in length in surface outcrops of the calcrete-type uranium deposit at Sulfur Springs Draw, Martin County, Texas, U.S.A. Crystals of finchite were subsequently discovered underground in the Pandora mine, La Sal, San Juan County...
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Tyler P. Spear, Travis Olds, Susan Hall, Bradley S. Van Gosen, Anthony Kampf, Peter Burns, Joe Marty
The EDMAP Program: Training the next generation of geologic mappers The EDMAP Program: Training the next generation of geologic mappers
Introduction Detailed geologic maps are the basis of most earth science investigations and can be used for natural hazard mitigation, resource identification and exploration, infrastructure planning, and more. As a part of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) congressionally mandated National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP), the EDMAP program (referred to as EDMAP) is a...
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Jenna L. Shelton, Christopher S. Swezey, Michael Marketti
Assessment of continuous oil and gas resources in the Lower Saxony Basin of Germany, 2020 Assessment of continuous oil and gas resources in the Lower Saxony Basin of Germany, 2020
Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated undiscovered, technically recoverable mean resources of 321 million barrels of shale oil and 435 billion cubic feet of shale gas in the Lower Saxony Basin, Germany.
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Christopher J. Schenk, Tracey J. Mercier, Cheryl A. Woodall, Thomas M. Finn, Kristen R. Marra, Heidi M. Leathers-Miller, Phuong A. Le, Ronald M. Drake, Geoffrey S. Ellis
Geologic assessment of undiscovered gas resources in Cretaceous–Tertiary coal beds of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico Coastal Plain Geologic assessment of undiscovered gas resources in Cretaceous–Tertiary coal beds of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico Coastal Plain
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) completed an assessment in 2007 of the undiscovered, technically recoverable, continuous gas potential of Cretaceous–Tertiary coal beds of the onshore areas and State waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico Coastal Plain. The assessment was based on geologic elements including hydrocarbon source rocks, availability of suitable reservoir rocks, and...
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Peter D. Warwick
Integration of lithofacies and geochemical observation to interpret depositional processes and environments associated with carbon burial during Oceanic Anoxic Event 2 Integration of lithofacies and geochemical observation to interpret depositional processes and environments associated with carbon burial during Oceanic Anoxic Event 2
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Jason A. Flaum, Justin E. Birdwell, Katherine L. French
Lithologic and geochemical observations of the lower Eagle Ford from the USGS GC-2 core in the East Texas Basin Lithologic and geochemical observations of the lower Eagle Ford from the USGS GC-2 core in the East Texas Basin
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Jason A. Flaum, Stanley T. Paxton, Justin E. Birdwell, Katherine L. French
Facies identification through lithologic and geochemical observation of the Oceanic Anoxic Event 2 interval in the Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway—Examples from the Rebecca K. Bounds core Facies identification through lithologic and geochemical observation of the Oceanic Anoxic Event 2 interval in the Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway—Examples from the Rebecca K. Bounds core
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Jason A. Flaum, Jay Kalbas
Assessment of resource potential from mine tailings using geostatistical modeling for compositions: A methodology and application to Katherine Mine site, Arizona, USA Assessment of resource potential from mine tailings using geostatistical modeling for compositions: A methodology and application to Katherine Mine site, Arizona, USA
The mining industry, in most cases, targets a specific valuable commodity that is present in small quantities within large volumes of extracted material. After milling and processing, most of the extracted material and the effluents are stored as waste (tailings) in impoundments, such as dams or waste dumps, or are backfilled into underground mines. In time, tailing materials may become...
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C. Ozgen Karacan, Oktay Erten, Josep Antoni Martin-Fernandez
Assessment of carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery and associated carbon dioxide retention resources of the United States Assessment of carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery and associated carbon dioxide retention resources of the United States
In 2020, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) completed a probabilistic assessment of the volume of technically recoverable oil resources that could be produced using current carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR) technologies in amenable conventional oil reservoirs underlying onshore and State-owned offshore waters (herein after, onshore and State waters areas) of the conterminous...
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Peter D. Warwick, Emil Attanasi, Madalyn S. Blondes, Sean T. Brennan, Marc L. Buursink, Steven M. Cahan, Colin A. Doolan, Philip A. Freeman, C. Ozgen Karacan, Celeste D. Lohr, Matthew D. Merrill, Ricardo A. Olea, Jenna L. Shelton, Ernie R. Slucher, Brian A. Varela
Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources of the Senegal Basin Province of northwest Africa, 2021 Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources of the Senegal Basin Province of northwest Africa, 2021
Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated undiscovered, technically recoverable mean resources of 13,929 million (13.9 billion) barrels of oil and 193,721 billion (193.7 trillion) cubic feet of gas within the Senegal Basin Province of northwest Africa.
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Christopher J. Schenk, Tracey J. Mercier, Cheryl A. Woodall, Phuong A. Le, Andrea D. Cicero, Ronald M. Drake, Geoffrey S. Ellis, Thomas M. Finn, Michael H. Gardner, Sarah E. Gelman, Jane S. Hearon, Benjamin G. Johnson, Jenny H. Lagesse, Heidi M. Leathers-Miller, Kristen R. Marra, Kira K. Timm, Scott S. Young
Geochemistry of the Cretaceous Mowry Shale in the Wind River Basin, Wyoming Geochemistry of the Cretaceous Mowry Shale in the Wind River Basin, Wyoming
The siliceous nature of the Mowry Shale distinguishes it from many of the well-studied organic-rich mudstones of the Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway. Available models of organic enrichment in mudstones rarely incorporate detailed biomarker, bulk organic, inorganic, and mineralogy data. Here, we used these data to evaluate how variations in organic matter source, productivity, dilution...
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Katherine L. French, Justin E. Birdwell, Paul G. Lillis
Assessing global geologic carbon dioxide storage resources Assessing global geologic carbon dioxide storage resources
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Energy (U.S. DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM), the IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme (IEAGHG), and the Clean Energy Ministerial Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Initiative (CEM-CCUS Initiative), plans to work with partner nations to assess geologic carbon dioxide (CO2) storage...
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Sean T. Brennan, Peter D. Warwick, Anhar Karimjee, Adam Y. Wong, Timothy Dixon, James Craig, Juho Lipponen