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Radiolarians from pre-Nevadan rocks of the Klamath Mountains, California and Oregon Radiolarians from pre-Nevadan rocks of the Klamath Mountains, California and Oregon
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Authors
W. P. Irwin, D. L. Jones, T.A. Kaplan
Significance of Mesozoic radiolarians from the pre-Nevadan rocks of the southern Klamath Mountains, California Significance of Mesozoic radiolarians from the pre-Nevadan rocks of the southern Klamath Mountains, California
Ribbon cherts and siliceous tuffs of the North Fork and Rattlesnake Creek terranes of the Klamath Mountains yield Mesozoic radiolarians. Rocks of the North Fork terrane were previously considered to be of Paleozoic age and those of the Rattlesnake Creek to be of Paleozoic and Triassic age, on the basis of fossiliferous limestone bodies that are now considered to be exotic blocks. In both...
Authors
W. P. Irwin, D. L. Jones, E.A. Pessagno
Aboard the Dimitri Mendeleev—Philippine Sea ophiolites Aboard the Dimitri Mendeleev—Philippine Sea ophiolites
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Authors
R. G. Coleman, W. P. Irwin
Ophiolitic terranes of California, Oregon, and Nevada Ophiolitic terranes of California, Oregon, and Nevada
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Authors
W. Porter Irwin
Technique for concentrating nannoplankton from the Tertiary rocks of the California Coast and Peninsular Ranges Technique for concentrating nannoplankton from the Tertiary rocks of the California Coast and Peninsular Ranges
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Authors
S.W. Moore, E. E. Brabb, A. Warren
Eocene and Oligocene planktonic Foraminifera from the upper Butano Sandstone and type San Lorenzo Formation, Santa Cruz Mountains, California Eocene and Oligocene planktonic Foraminifera from the upper Butano Sandstone and type San Lorenzo Formation, Santa Cruz Mountains, California
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Authors
R.Z. Poore, E. E. Brabb
Economic basis of resource information systems: The case of streamflow network design Economic basis of resource information systems: The case of streamflow network design
A general method for the economic design of natural resource information systems is presented for a certain class of natural phenomena. The system design is determined by the interaction of the technical input‐output relationship, i.e., the production function, the set of resource constraints, and an economic loss function defined in terms of parameter uncertainty. An application of the...
Authors
Emil D. Attanasi, M.R. Karlinger
Report of status of Reactor Hazards Research Program: fiscal years 1976-1977 Report of status of Reactor Hazards Research Program: fiscal years 1976-1977
The Reactor Hazards Research Program is a Geological Survey program directed at expediting the safe siting and design of power reactors in the United States through topical and regional work on major geological hazards, particularly faulting, earthquake shaking, volcanism, and gross failure of foundation materials (table 1). It is complimentary to the more directed research sponsored by...
Authors
Carl M. Wentworth
Importance of neutron energy distribution in borehole activation analysis in relatively dry, low-porosity rocks Importance of neutron energy distribution in borehole activation analysis in relatively dry, low-porosity rocks
To evaluate the importance of variations in the neutron energy distribution in borehole activation analysis, capture gamma-ray measurements were made in relatively dry, low-porosity gabbro of the Duluth Complex. Although sections of over a meter of solid rock were encountered in the borehole, there was significant fracturing with interstitial water leading to a substantial variation of...
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F. E. Senftle, R.M. Moxham, A.B. Tanner, P. W. Philbin, G. R. Boynton, R.E. Wager
Field expectations and the determination of wildcat drilling Field expectations and the determination of wildcat drilling
There is currently some dissatisfaction with macroeconomic approaches to modeling the supply of domestic crude oil. One problem that has been pointed out is that the estimated supply responses of new discoveries brought about by price increases appear to be unrealistically high. Because data frequently used in these models are highly aggregated over time and include diverse geologic...
Authors
Emil D. Attanasi, L. J. Drew
Measured sections of Paleogene rocks from the California coast ranges Measured sections of Paleogene rocks from the California coast ranges
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Authors
Earl E. Brabb, Joseph C. Clark, Constance K. Throckmorton