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Petroleum possibilities of the Yukon-Koyukuk Province, Alaska Petroleum possibilities of the Yukon-Koyukuk Province, Alaska
The recent discovery of major oil resources on Alaska's North Slope has rekindled interest in the petroleum possibilities of the Yukon-Koyukuk province, a vast tract of Cretaceous rocks stretching along the west coast of Alaska from the Brooks Range to the Yukon delta. Attention was first focused on this region in the early 1950's, after oil and gas were discovered in the Cretaceous of...
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William Wallace Patton
Late Mesozoic tectonic development of western California Late Mesozoic tectonic development of western California
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E. H. Bailey, M. Clark Blake
Preliminary interpretations of lunar geology Preliminary interpretations of lunar geology
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D.E. Wilhelms, D.E. Stuart-Alexander
Seismic environment of the Burro Flats site, Ventura County, California: a brief, limited literature review Seismic environment of the Burro Flats site, Ventura County, California: a brief, limited literature review
A limited review of available literature suggests that the maximum horizontal ground acceleration at the Burro Flats site from earthquakes in the region could range from less than 0.1 to 0.49 g. A magnitude 8 earthquake on the nearby San Andreas fault could produce ground acceleration in the range 0.18 to 0.31 g, and an expectable larger earthquake on that fault could produce larger...
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Carl M. Wentworth, Manuel G. Bonilla, Jane M. Buchanan
Geologic map of the Unionville quadrangle, Pershing County, Nevada Geologic map of the Unionville quadrangle, Pershing County, Nevada
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R. E. Wallace, D.B. Tatlock, N. J. Silberling, W. P. Irwin
Preliminary carbonate lithofacies maps and possible dolomite porosity trends, Mississippian-Pennsylvanian Lisburne Group, North Slope, Alaska Preliminary carbonate lithofacies maps and possible dolomite porosity trends, Mississippian-Pennsylvanian Lisburne Group, North Slope, Alaska
Carbonate porosity within the Mississippian-Pennsylvanian age Lisburne Group is probably extensively developed in the subsurface of the North Slope. The Lisburne Group may prove to be one of the more significant reservoir zones in the region and should not be overlooked in any exploration program. Isopach maps for the total Lisburne Group and other upper Paleozoic and Mesozoic rocks...
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Augustus K. Armstrong
Six new Paleozoic and Mesozoic formations in east-central Alaska Six new Paleozoic and Mesozoic formations in east-central Alaska
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Earl E. Brabb
Tectonic development of western California during the Late Mesozoic Tectonic development of western California during the Late Mesozoic
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M. Clark Blake, W. P. Irwin, R. G. Coleman
Geologic map of the Buffalo Mountain quadrangle, Pershing and Churchill Counties, Nevada Geologic map of the Buffalo Mountain quadrangle, Pershing and Churchill Counties, Nevada
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R. E. Wallace, N. J. Silberling, W. P. Irwin, D.B. Tatlock
Preliminary geologic map of the Black River quadrangle, east-central Alaska Preliminary geologic map of the Black River quadrangle, east-central Alaska
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Earl E. Brabb, Michael Churkin
Blueschist-facies metamorphism related to regional thrust faulting Blueschist-facies metamorphism related to regional thrust faulting
Rocks of the blueschist (glaucophane schist) facies occur throughout the world in narrow tectonic belts associated with ultramafic rocks. In the Coast Range province of California, blueschist rocks are devloped in the eugeosynclinal Franciscan Formation of Late Mesozoic age. The blueschist rocks form a narrow belt for more than 800 km along the eastern margin of this province and...
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M.C. Blake, W. P. Irwin, R. G. Coleman
Petroleum potential of the Kandik basin, east-central Alaska Petroleum potential of the Kandik basin, east-central Alaska
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Authors
Michael Churkin, Earl E. Brabb