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Tabular data, text, and graphical images in support of the 1995 National assessment of United States oil and gas resources Tabular data, text, and graphical images in support of the 1995 National assessment of United States oil and gas resources
This CD-ROM contains files in support of the 1995 USGS National assessment of United States oil and gas resources (DDS-30), which was published separately and summarizes the results of a 3-year study of the oil and gas resources of the onshore and state waters of the United States. The study describes about 560 oil and gas plays in the United States; confirmed and hypothetical...
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Ronald R. Charpentier, T. R. Klett, R. C. Obuch, J. D. Brewton
Proposed stratigraphic nomenclature and macroscopic identification of lithostratigraphic units of the Paintbrush Group exposed at Yucca Mountain, Nevada Proposed stratigraphic nomenclature and macroscopic identification of lithostratigraphic units of the Paintbrush Group exposed at Yucca Mountain, Nevada
No abstract available.
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D.C. Buesch, R. W. Spengler, T. C. Moyer, J. K. Geslin
Distribution of lithostratigraphic units within the central block of Yucca Mountain, Nevada; a three-dimensional computer-based model, version YMP.R2.0 Distribution of lithostratigraphic units within the central block of Yucca Mountain, Nevada; a three-dimensional computer-based model, version YMP.R2.0
No abstract available.
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D.C. Buesch, James E. Nelson, Robert P. Dickerson, Ronald M. Drake, Richard W. Spengler, Jeffrey K. Geslin, Thomas C. Moyer, Carma A. San Juan
Structure-contour maps of the Powder River basin, Montana and Wyoming Structure-contour maps of the Powder River basin, Montana and Wyoming
No abstract available.
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J. E. Fox, Debra K. Higley
Preliminary investigation of the distribution and resources of coal in the Kaiparowits Plateau, southern Utah Preliminary investigation of the distribution and resources of coal in the Kaiparowits Plateau, southern Utah
This report on the coal resources of the Kaiparowits Plateau, Utah is a contribution to the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) 'National Coal Resource Assessment' (NCRA), a five year effort to identify and characterize the coal beds and coal zones that could potentially provide the fuel for the Nation's coal-derived energy during the first quarter of the twenty-first century. For purposes...
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Robert D. Hettinger, L. N. R. Roberts, L. R. H. Biewick, M.A. Kirschbaum
Isopach maps of the Powder River Basin, Montana and Wyoming Isopach maps of the Powder River Basin, Montana and Wyoming
No abstract available.
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J. E. Fox, Debra K. Higley
Application of a feedforward neural network in the search for kuroko deposits in the Hokuroku District, Japan Application of a feedforward neural network in the search for kuroko deposits in the Hokuroku District, Japan
A feedforward neural network with one hidden layer and five neurons was trained to recognize the distance to kuroko mineral deposits. Average amounts per hole of pyrite, sericite, and gypsum plus anhydrite as measured by X-rays in 69 drillholes were used to train the net. Drillholes near and between the Fukazawa, Furutobe, and Shakanai mines were used. The training data were selected...
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Donald A. Singer, Ryoichi Kouda
Assessing the coal resources of the United States Assessing the coal resources of the United States
In 1994, coal production in the United States reached the highest level in history (slightly more than 909 million metric tons or one billion short tons), continuing the upward trend of coal production and utilization that began 34 years ago. Previous assessments of the coal resources of the United States, which were completed as early as 1909, clearly indicated that the total coal...
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Harold J. Gluskoter, R. M. Flores, J. Hatch, M.A. Kirschbaum, L.F. Ruppert, Peter D. Warwick
The role of serpentinite melanges in the unroofing of UHPM rocks: An example from the Western Alps of Italy: Chapter 6 The role of serpentinite melanges in the unroofing of UHPM rocks: An example from the Western Alps of Italy: Chapter 6
The ultrahigh pressure metamorphic rocks (UHPM) of the Dora-Maira continental massif are overlain by a stack of oceanic nappes. Metamorphic grade appears to increase downward but with marked discontinuities between each of the nappes, suggesting that section has been removed along the bounding faults. This apparent omission of section is greatest in the lowest oceanic unit where a...
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M. Clark Blake, D.E. Moore, A. S. Jayko
Sources of the Early Cretaceous plutons in the Turtle and West Riverside Mountains, California Sources of the Early Cretaceous plutons in the Turtle and West Riverside Mountains, California
Ages and initial isotopic ratios of Early Cretaceous (˜100 Ma) plutons of the Cordilleran Interior in the southern Turtle and West Riverside mountains distinguish them from Late Cretaceous plutons in surrounding ranges in the eastern Mojave Desert. Furthermore, the studied plutons have isotopic and geochemical characteristics more similar to plutons of Cretaceous age in the coastal...
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C. M. Allen, J. L. Wooden, Keith A. Howard, D.A. Foster, R. M. Tosdal
Rapid extension recorded by cooling‐age patterns and brittle deformation, Naxos, Greece Rapid extension recorded by cooling‐age patterns and brittle deformation, Naxos, Greece
The metamorphic core complex exposed as the island of Naxos in the Aegean Sea records an unusually complete sequence of structures developed as a result of continental extension. The structures formed during Miocene rise and cooling from ductile, upper amphibolite facies and anatectic conditions to brittle near‐surface conditions beneath the Naxos detachment fault. Top‐to‐the‐north...
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B.E. John, Keith A. Howard