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May 6, 2005

Particle atlas of World Trade Center dust Particle atlas of World Trade Center dust

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has begun a reassessment of the presence of World Trade Center (WTC) dust in residences, public buildings, and office spaces in New York City, New York. Background dust samples collected from residences, public buildings, and office spaces will be analyzed by multiple laboratories for the presence of WTC dust. Other laboratories are...

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Heather Lowers, Gregory P. Meeker

Mineral Resources Program, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Denver Microbeam Laboratory

April 30, 2005

Utility of aeromagnetic studies for mapping of potentially active faults in two forearc basins: Puget Sound, Washington, and Cook Inlet, Alaska Utility of aeromagnetic studies for mapping of potentially active faults in two forearc basins: Puget Sound, Washington, and Cook Inlet, Alaska

High-resolution aeromagnetic surveys over forearc basins can detect faults and folds in weakly magnetized sediments, thus providing geologic constraints on tectonic evolution and improved understanding of seismic hazards in convergent-margin settings. Puget Sound, Washington, and Cook Inlet, Alaska, provide two case histories. In each lowland region, shallow-source magnetic anomalies are...

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Richard W. Saltus, Richard J. Blakely, Peter J. Haeussler, Ray E. Wells

Ecosystems Mission Area, Mineral Resources Program, Alaska Science Center, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center

April 6, 2005

Chapter J: Issues and challenges in the application of geostatistics and spatial-data analysis to the characterization of sand-and-gravel resources Chapter J: Issues and challenges in the application of geostatistics and spatial-data analysis to the characterization of sand-and-gravel resources

Sand-and-gravel (aggregate) resources are a critical component of the Nation's infrastructure, yet aggregate-mining technologies lag far behind those of metalliferous mining and other sectors. Deposit-evaluation and site-characterization methodologies are antiquated, and few serious studies of the potential applications of spatial-data analysis and geostatistics have been published...

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Daniel R. Hack

Mineral Resources Program

March 11, 2005

Analysis of background residential dust for World Trade Center signature components using scanning electron microscopy and x-ray microanalysis Analysis of background residential dust for World Trade Center signature components using scanning electron microscopy and x-ray microanalysis

No abstract available.

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Heather Lowers, Gregory P. Meeker, Isabelle K. Brownfield

Mineral Resources Program, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Denver Microbeam Laboratory

January 19, 2005

Determination of a diagnostic signature for World Trade Center dust using scanning electron microscopy point counting techniques Determination of a diagnostic signature for World Trade Center dust using scanning electron microscopy point counting techniques

No abstract available.

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Gregory P. Meeker, Amy M. Bern, Heather Lowers, Isabelle K. Brownfield

Mineral Resources Program, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Denver Microbeam Laboratory

January 1, 2005

Implications of volcanism in coastal California for the Neogene deformation history of western North America Implications of volcanism in coastal California for the Neogene deformation history of western North America

The geologic record of coastal California includes evidence of numerous volcanic centers younger than 30 Ma that do not appear to have erupted in an arc setting. By correlating these volcanic centers with specific slab windows predicted from analysis of magnetic anomalies on the Pacific plate, we add new constraints to tectonic reconstructions since 30 Ma. Our correlations, such as...

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Douglas S. Wilson, Patricia A. McCrory, Richard G. Stanley

Energy Resources Program, Mineral Resources Program, National Laboratories Program, Science and Decisions Center, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center

January 1, 2005

Historical statistics for mineral and material commodities in the United States Historical statistics for mineral and material commodities in the United States

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provides information to the public and to policy-makers concerning the current use and flow of minerals and materials in the United States economy. The USGS collects, analyzes, and disseminates minerals information on most nonfuel mineral commodities. This USGS digital database is an online compilation of historical U.S. statistics on mineral and...

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Thomas Kelly, Grecia R. Matos, David A. Buckingham, Carl A. DiFrancesco, Kenneth E. Porter, Cyrus Berry, Melissa Crane, Thomas Goonan, John Sznopek

Mineral Resources Program

January 1, 2005

View_SPECPR Software, Installation Procedure, and User's Guide (Version 1.1) View_SPECPR Software, Installation Procedure, and User's Guide (Version 1.1)

No abstract available.

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Raymond F. Kokaly

Mineral Resources Program, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Spectroscopy Lab

January 1, 2005

Chapter I: Geology of a Middle Tertiary Clay Deposit in thePatagonia Mountains near Harshaw, Santa Cruz County, Southeastern Arizona Chapter I: Geology of a Middle Tertiary Clay Deposit in thePatagonia Mountains near Harshaw, Santa Cruz County, Southeastern Arizona

A middle Tertiary rhyolite tuff on the northeast side of the Patagonia Mountains in Santa Cruz County, southeastern Arizona contains lenses of calcareous low-swelling montmorillonite clay, as much as 10 to 15 m thick. The presence of the tuff has been known for years, but the clay has not been described previously. The clay lenses, which are virtually silt- and sand-free, were probably...

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Brenda B. Houser

Mineral Resources Program

January 1, 2005

Statistical guides to estimating the number of undiscovered mineral deposits: an example with porphyry copper deposits Statistical guides to estimating the number of undiscovered mineral deposits: an example with porphyry copper deposits

Estimating numbers of undiscovered mineral deposits is a fundamental part of assessing mineral resources. Some statistical tools can act as guides to low variance, unbiased estimates of the number of deposits. The primary guide is that the estimates must be consistent with the grade and tonnage models. Another statistical guide is the deposit density (i.e., the number of deposits per...

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Donald A. Singer, W. D. Menzie

Geology, Energy, and Minerals Mission Area, Energy Resources Program, Mineral Resources Program, National Laboratories Program, Science and Decisions Center, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center

January 1, 2005