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Shimada Seamount: An example of recent mid-plate volcanism

Shimada Seamount is an isolated volcanic feature located between the Clipperton and Clarion Fracture Zones ∼1,150 km west of the East Pacific Rise and ∼600 km west of the inactive spreading center represented by the Mathematician Seamounts. It rises ∼3,900 m above the surrounding sea floor to within 50 m of present-day sea level. The area of Shimada Seamount should be volcanically dormant, because
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J. V. Gardner, Walter E. Dean, Richard J. Blakely

Wilderness mineral potential: Assessment of mineral-resource potential in U.S. Forest Service lands studied in 1964-1984: Volume 1

Under the provisions of the Wilderness Act (Public Law 88-577, September 3, 1964) and subsequent related legislation, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM) have been conducting mineral surveys of wilderness and primitive areas, and of other national forest lands being considered for wilderness designation. The Wilderness Act directs that the results of these surveys

United States Geological Survey Yearbook, fiscal year 1983

The fiscal year 1983 Yearbook summarizes the activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in response to its scientific and regulatory missions.
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Geological Survey research, fiscal year 1981

A summary of recent significant scientific and economic results accompanied by a list of geologic, hydrologic, and cartographic investigations in progress.
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