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January 1, 1988

Models of grades and tonnages of some lode tin deposits Models of grades and tonnages of some lode tin deposits

Descriptive and grade/tonnage models have recently been built for many types of deposits. Such models consist of descriptions of mineralogy, host rocks, ore textures, controls, alteration, geochemical signatures, age, and tectonic settings, together with statistical models of grades, tonnages, and contained metal of deposits of each type. The models are used to identify areas that may...

Authors

W. D. Menzie, B.L. Reed, Donald A. Singer

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, 1988

Geologic map of the Ajo and Lukeville 1° by 2° quadrangle, southwest Arizona Geologic map of the Ajo and Lukeville 1° by 2° quadrangle, southwest Arizona

No abstract available.

Authors

Floyd Gray, R. J. Miller, M. J. Grubensky, R. M. Tosdal, G. B. Haxel, D. W. Peterson, D. J. May, L. T. Silver

Mineral Resources Program

January 1, 1988

The relative contribution of accretion, shear, and extension to Cenozoic tectonic rotation in the Pacific Northwest The relative contribution of accretion, shear, and extension to Cenozoic tectonic rotation in the Pacific Northwest

Large Cenozoic clockwise rotations defined by paleomagnetic data are an established fact in the Pacific Northwest, and many tectonic models have been proposed to explain them, including (1) rotation of accreted oceanic microplates during docking, (2) dextral shear between North America and northward-moving oceanic plates to the west, and (3) microplate rotation in front of an expanding...

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Ray E. Wells, Paul L. Heller

January 1, 1988

Paleomagnetic results from the Shasta Bally Plutonic Belt in the Klamath Mountains Province, northern California Paleomagnetic results from the Shasta Bally Plutonic Belt in the Klamath Mountains Province, northern California

Available paleomagnetic data show approximately 100° of clockwise rotation for Permian and Triassic strata of the Eastern Klamath terrane. Jurassic strata of this terrane are rotated approximately 60° clockwise, which is comparable to rotations reported for Jurassic plutons that occur elsewhere in the Klamath Mountains province. Paleomagnetic data obtained during the present study from...

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Edward A. Mankinen, William P. Irwin, C. Sherman Gromme

January 1, 1988

Reconnaissance geologic map of the Pilot Creek Quadrangle, Humboldt and Trinity counties, California Reconnaissance geologic map of the Pilot Creek Quadrangle, Humboldt and Trinity counties, California

No abstract available.

Authors

K. R. Aalto, William Porter Irwin, H.M. Kelsey

January 1, 1988

Geologic map and structure sections of the Loma Prieta 7 1/2' quadrangle, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz Counties, California Geologic map and structure sections of the Loma Prieta 7 1/2' quadrangle, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz Counties, California

No abstract available.

Authors

Robert J. McLaughlin, Joseph C. Clark, Earl E. Brabb

January 1, 1988

Vitrinite reflectance and illite crystallinity, Franciscan central belt and Yolla Bolly terrane, northern California Vitrinite reflectance and illite crystallinity, Franciscan central belt and Yolla Bolly terrane, northern California

No abstract available.

Authors

M.B. Underwood, R.H. Strong, M.C. Blake

January 1, 1988

Element concentrations in soils and other surficial materials of Alaska Element concentrations in soils and other surficial materials of Alaska

Mean concentrations of 35 elements, ash yields, and pH have been estimated for samples of sils and other unconsolidated surficial materials from 266 collection locations throughout Alaska. These background values can be applied to studies of environmental geochemistry and health, wildlife management, and soil-forming processes in cold climates and to computation of element abundances on...

Authors

L. P. Gough, R. C. Severson, H.T. Shacklette

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

December 31, 1987

Crustal extension along a rooted system of imbricate low-angle faults: Colorado River extensional corridor, California and Arizona Crustal extension along a rooted system of imbricate low-angle faults: Colorado River extensional corridor, California and Arizona

The upper 10 to 15 km of crystalline crust in the 100-km-wide Colorado River extensional corridor of mid-Tertiary age underwent extension along an imbricate system of gently dipping normal faults. Detachment faults cut gently down-section eastward in the direction of tectonic transport from a headwall breakaway, best expressed in the Old Woman Mountains, California. Successively higher...

Authors

Keith A. Howard, B.E. John

December 31, 1987

Comment and reply on "Correlation of the Peach Springs Tuff, a large-volume Miocene ignimbrite sheet in California and Arizona" Comment and reply on "Correlation of the Peach Springs Tuff, a large-volume Miocene ignimbrite sheet in California and Arizona"

No abstract available.

Authors

S.K. Mittwede, A. F. Glazner, Keith A. Howard, D. M. Miller

December 31, 1987

Metamorphic core complexes, Mesozoic ductile thrusts, and Cenozoic detachments: Old Woman Mountains: Chemehuevi Mountains transect, California and Arizona Metamorphic core complexes, Mesozoic ductile thrusts, and Cenozoic detachments: Old Woman Mountains: Chemehuevi Mountains transect, California and Arizona

No abstract available.

Authors

Keith A. Howard, B.E. John, C. F. Miller

December 31, 1987

Thermal maturity of tectonostratigraphic terranes within the Franciscan Complex, California Thermal maturity of tectonostratigraphic terranes within the Franciscan Complex, California

Indicators of organic metamorphism provide valuable tools for analyzing the thermal history of tectonostratigraphic terranes. Paleotemperature estimates derived from vitrinite reflectance, for example, are more precise than values based upon inorganic mineral assemblages in low‐grade rocks. Isothermal geometries must be interpreted within the context of structural and stratigraphic data...

Authors

M.B. Underwood, M. Clark Blake, D. G. Howell