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January 1, 2004

Spectral variations in rocks and soils containing ferric iron hydroxide and(or) sulfate minerals as seen by AVIRIS and laboratory spectroscopy Spectral variations in rocks and soils containing ferric iron hydroxide and(or) sulfate minerals as seen by AVIRIS and laboratory spectroscopy

Analysis of Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS) data covering the Big Rock Candy Mountain area of the Marysvale volcanic field, west-central Utah, identified abundant rocks and soils bearing jarosite, goethite, and chlorite associated with volcanic rocks altered to propylitic grade during the Miocene (2321 Ma). Propylitically-altered rocks rich in pyrite associated...

Authors

Barnaby W. Rockwell

Mineral Resources Program, Spectroscopy Lab

January 1, 2004

Development of microanalytical reference materials for geochemical analysis Development of microanalytical reference materials for geochemical analysis

[No abstract available]

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S. A. Wilson, P.A. Potts

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

January 1, 2004

Simulation of ventilation efficiency, and pre-closure temperatures in emplacement drifts at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, using Monte Carlo and composite thermal-pulse methods Simulation of ventilation efficiency, and pre-closure temperatures in emplacement drifts at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, using Monte Carlo and composite thermal-pulse methods

Predictions of waste canister and repository driftwall temperatures as functions of space and time are important to evaluate pre-closure performance of the proposed repository for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Variations in the lithostratigraphic features in densely welded and crystallized rocks of the 12.8-million-year-old Topopah Spring...

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J.B. Case, D.C. Buesch

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, 2004

Alaska resource data file, Ruby quadrangle, Alaska Alaska resource data file, Ruby quadrangle, Alaska

No abstract available.

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Cheryl E. Cameron, Garth E. Graham

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

January 1, 2004

Alaska resource data file: Tanana quadrangle Alaska resource data file: Tanana quadrangle

No abstract available.

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David J. Szumigala, Garth E. Graham, Jennifer E. Athey

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

January 1, 2004

Paleomagnetism and 40Ar/39Ar ages from volcanics extruded during the Matuyama and Brunhes Chrons near McMurdo Sound, Antarctica Paleomagnetism and 40Ar/39Ar ages from volcanics extruded during the Matuyama and Brunhes Chrons near McMurdo Sound, Antarctica

Maps of virtual geomagnetic poles derived from international geomagnetic reference field models show large lobes with significant departures from the spin axis. These lobes persist in field models for the last few millenia. The anomalous lobes are associated with observation sites at extreme southerly latitudes. To determine whether these features persist for millions of years...

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L. Tauxe, Philip B. Gans, Edward A. Mankinen

January 1, 2004

Chapter 8 Petrogenesis and mineralogic residence of selected elements in the meade peak phosphatic shale member of the permian phosphoria formation, Southeast Idaho Chapter 8 Petrogenesis and mineralogic residence of selected elements in the meade peak phosphatic shale member of the permian phosphoria formation, Southeast Idaho

The Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale Member of the Permian Phosphoria Formation hosts the ore mined by the phosphate industry of southeast Idaho. It also hosts environmentally sensitive elements (ESE) such as Se, As, Hg, Ni, Cd, Zn, and Cr. Primary chemistry, elemental distribution patterns, and mineralogy within the Meade Peak were modified by element migration and possibly the introduction...

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Richard I. Grauch, George A. Desborough, Gregory P. Meeker, A. L. Foster, Russell G. Tysdal, J. R. Herring, Heather A. Lowers, B. A. Ball, Robert A. Zielinski, E. A. Johnson

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

January 1, 2004

Photomosaics and logs of trenches on the San Andreas Fault at Mill Canyon near Watsonville, California Photomosaics and logs of trenches on the San Andreas Fault at Mill Canyon near Watsonville, California

We present photomosaics and logs of the walls of trenches excavated for a paleoseismic study at Mill Canyon, one of two sites along the San Andreas fault in the Santa Cruz Mtns. on the Kelley-Thompson Ranch. This site was a part of Rancho Salsipuedes beginning in 1834. It was purchased by the present owner’s family in 1851. Remnants of a cabin/mill operations still exist up the canyon...

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Thomas E. Fumal, Timothy E. Dawson, Rebecca Flowers, John C. Hamilton, Gordon F. Heingartner, James Kessler, Laura Samrad

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

December 31, 2003

Rooted Brooks Range ophiolite: Implications for Cordilleran terranes: Comment and Reply Rooted Brooks Range ophiolite: Implications for Cordilleran terranes: Comment and Reply

No abstract available.

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R. Harris, Thomas E. Moore, K.R. Wirth, C. G. Mull

December 31, 2003

Ophiolite and volcanic arc assemblages on the Vizcaino Peninsula and Cedros Island region, Baja California Sur, Mexico: Mesozoic forearc lithosphere of the Cordilleran magmatic arc Ophiolite and volcanic arc assemblages on the Vizcaino Peninsula and Cedros Island region, Baja California Sur, Mexico: Mesozoic forearc lithosphere of the Cordilleran magmatic arc

Mesozoic ophiolites in the Vizcaíno Peninsula and Cedros Island region of Baja California Sur are suprasubduction zone Cordilleran-type ophiolites structurally juxtaposed with underlying high pressure-temperature subduction complex assemblages. The region is divided into three separate tectonostratigraphic terranes, but here we recognize stratigraphic, intrusive, and petrologie links...

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D.L. Kimbrough, Thomas E. Moore

December 1, 2003

Alaska resource data file: Nabesna quadrangle Alaska resource data file: Nabesna quadrangle

Descriptions of the mineral occurrences shown on the accompanying figure follow. See U.S. Geological Survey (1996) for a description of the information content of each field in the records. The data presented here are maintained as part of a statewide database on mines, prospects and mineral occurrences throughout Alaska.

Authors

Travis L. Hudson

Ecosystems Mission Area, Mineral Resources Program, Alaska Science Center

December 1, 2003

Alaska resource data file: McCarthy quadrangle Alaska resource data file: McCarthy quadrangle

Authors

Travis L. Hudson

Ecosystems Mission Area, Mineral Resources Program, Alaska Science Center