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Field Trip 9: San Francisco to Point Reyes: Both sides of the San Andreas fault Field Trip 9: San Francisco to Point Reyes: Both sides of the San Andreas fault
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Authors
J. C. Clark, Clyde Wahrhaftig, E. E. Brabb
Franciscan Complex, Coast Range ophiolite and Great Valley sequence: Pacheco Pass to Del Puerto Canyon, California Franciscan Complex, Coast Range ophiolite and Great Valley sequence: Pacheco Pass to Del Puerto Canyon, California
This field trip covers part of the Diablo Range and adjacent San Joaquin Valley of central California (Fig. 1 ). The core of the range is made up of rocks of the Franciscan Complex, flanked by Coast Range ophiolite (CRO) and Great Valley sequence (GVS). The Franciscan Complex in this area consists of deformed and metamorphosed sedimentary and volcanic rocks containing fossils of Late...
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Allan P. Bennison, M. Clark Blake, B. F. Cox, William P. Elder, W. G. Ernst, Tekla Harms, T. H. Nilsen
Lanthanide element mobility and Sm-Nd systematics in a contact metamorphic zone Lanthanide element mobility and Sm-Nd systematics in a contact metamorphic zone
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Authors
Brian D. Marshall, Kiyoto Futa
ALACARTE User Interface - AML Code and Demonstration Maps ALACARTE User Interface - AML Code and Demonstration Maps
ALACARTE offers a convenient way to compile geologic maps in the computer as spatial databases that can be used to prepare both cartographic images and analytic derivatives. It is a menu-controlled shell, organized in geologic terms, that provides on-screen control of the program ARC/INFO, a commercial geographic information system (GIS). Input can be from imported scans, digitizer...
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Todd T. Fitzgibbon, Carl M. Wentworth
Application of the FINDER system to the search for epithermal vein gold-silver deposits : Kushikino, Japan, a case study Application of the FINDER system to the search for epithermal vein gold-silver deposits : Kushikino, Japan, a case study
The FINDER system employs geometric probability, Bayesian statistics, and the normal probability density function to integrate spatial and frequency information to produce a map of probabilities of target centers. Target centers can be mineral deposits, alteration associated with mineral deposits, or any other target that can be represented by a regular shape on a two dimensional map...
Authors
Donald A. Singer, Ryoichi Kouda
Mineralization patterns in time and space in the Great Basin of Nevada Mineralization patterns in time and space in the Great Basin of Nevada
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Authors
Dennis P. Cox, Steve Ludington, M.G. Sherlock, Donald A. Singer
Factors affecting the recognition of faults exposed in exploratory trenches Factors affecting the recognition of faults exposed in exploratory trenches
Trenching-a widely used method for evaluating fault activity-has limitations that can mislead investigators. Some segments of fault strands in trench walls may not be visible, and this nonvisibility can lead to incorrect interpretations of time of most recent displacement and recurrence intervals on a fault. We examined the logs of 163 trench exposures and tabulated data on more than 1...
Authors
Manuel G. Bonilla, James J. Lienkaemper
Landform classification of New Mexico by computer Landform classification of New Mexico by computer
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Authors
Richard Dikau, Earl E. Brabb, Robert M. Mark
Geologic map and structure sections of the Los Gatos 7-1/2' quadrangle, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz Counties, California Geologic map and structure sections of the Los Gatos 7-1/2' quadrangle, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz Counties, California
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Authors
R. J. McLaughlin, J. C. Clark, E. E. Brabb, E. J. Helley
Alternative natural gas contract and pricing structures and incentives of the LNG industry Alternative natural gas contract and pricing structures and incentives of the LNG industry
Gas conversion to liquefied gas (LNG) and transport by LNG tankers is one option for meeting expanding gas consumption and for gas traded internationally. This paper examines the impact of the traditional gas contract provisions of indefinite pricing, market out price ceilings, and take‐or‐pay requirements on the profitability of LNG projects in the context of markets characterized by...
Authors
Emil D. Attanasi
ALACARTE user manual ALACARTE user manual
ALACARTE offers a convenient way to compile geologic maps in the computer as spatial databases that can be used to prepare both cartographic images and analytic derivatives. It is a menu-controlled shell, organized in geologic terms, that provides on-screen control of the program ARC/INFO, a commercial geographic information system (GIS). Input can be from imported scans, digitizer...
Authors
Carl M. Wentworth, Todd T. Fitzgibbon
Off-fault ground ruptures in the Santa Cruz Mountains, California: Ridge-top spreading versus tectonic extension during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake Off-fault ground ruptures in the Santa Cruz Mountains, California: Ridge-top spreading versus tectonic extension during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
The Ms 7.1 Loma Prieta earthquake of 18 October 1989 produced abundant ground ruptures in an 8 by 4 km area along Summit Road and Skyland Ridge in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Predominantly extensional fissures formed a left-stepping, crudely en echelon pattern along ridges of the hanging-wall block southwest of the San Andreas fault, about 12 km northwest of the epicenter. The fissures are
Authors
Daniel J. Ponti, Ray E. Wells