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Image: Low-flying Research Helicopter
Low-flying Research Helicopter
Low-flying Research Helicopter
Low-flying Research Helicopter

This low-level helicopter survey is designed to remotely study geologic units that lie below land surface. It is part of an ongoing USGS program to identify features such as changes in rock types, ultimately providing a better understanding of the geology and hydrology of the area. 

This low-level helicopter survey is designed to remotely study geologic units that lie below land surface. It is part of an ongoing USGS program to identify features such as changes in rock types, ultimately providing a better understanding of the geology and hydrology of the area. 

USGS Collaborates with Afghan Geologists to Research Afghan Mineral Formations
USGS Collaborates with Afghan Geologists to Research Afghan Mineral Formations
USGS Collaborates with Afghan Geologists to Research Afghan Mineral Formations

USGS scientists have worked closely with Afghan geologists, both to verify old Soviet and Afghan mineral research and to expand and enhance the total knowledge of Afghanistan's mineral wealth.

Image: The Ivotuk Hills, Alaska North Slope, Viewed From Ivotuk Camp
The Ivotuk Hills, Alaska North Slope, Viewed From Ivotuk Camp
The Ivotuk Hills, Alaska North Slope, Viewed From Ivotuk Camp
The Ivotuk Hills, Alaska North Slope, Viewed From Ivotuk Camp

Exposures of sedimentary rocks in the western Brooks Range, Alaska were evaluated for their contents of metals and phosphate and for their petroleum maturation histories to determine the potential for undiscovered resources in the southern National Petroleum Reserve Alaska.

Exposures of sedimentary rocks in the western Brooks Range, Alaska were evaluated for their contents of metals and phosphate and for their petroleum maturation histories to determine the potential for undiscovered resources in the southern National Petroleum Reserve Alaska.

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